Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer known for her distinctive raspy voice, the result of surgery to remove vocal nodules in 1976.
She is best known for the 1983 power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and 1984's "Holding Out for a Hero." Her dramatic vocal style became emblematic of 1980s rock balladry.
Rough and grating
- huskyRough-voiced or stocky
- gravellyContaining small stones
- throatyLow, rough-voiced
- grittyCoarse or courageous
powerful · hoarse · scratchy · smoky · distinctive · belting · emotional · raw
Youth-oriented video network
- synthesizerElectronic sound-generating instrument
- melodramaSensational, emotionally overwrought drama
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- bombasticExcessively inflated language
Stored past experiences
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- yesteryearTime not long past
- retroEvoking recent past
- throwbackReturn to ancestral type
timeless · classic · revival · vintage · flashback · sentimental · enduring · iconic
Celtic British principality
- BritishOf the United Kingdom
- SwanseaWelsh coastal city
- UKBritish sovereign state
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
accent · homeland · European · Eurovision
Official song of praise
- chart-topperSong at position one
- singleOne in number
- comebackRecovery after decline
- duetPiece for two
raspy
Rough and grating
gritty · powerful · hoarse · scratchy · smoky · distinctive · belting · emotional · raw · passionate
MTV
Youth-oriented video network
- synthesizerElectronic sound-generating instrument
- melodramaSensational, emotionally overwrought drama
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
bombastic · reverb · epic · anthemic · glam · hair · stadium · cassette
memories
Stored past experiences
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- yesteryearTime not long past
- retroEvoking recent past
throwback · timeless · classic · revival · vintage · flashback · sentimental · enduring · iconic · singalong
Wales
Celtic British principality
Celtic · accent · homeland · European · Eurovision
anthem
Official song of praise
- chart-topperSong at position one
- singleOne in number
- comebackRecovery after decline
duet · karaoke · soundtrack
Bonnie TylerSade
Soul vocalist, single name
Grace Jones · Annie Lennox · Kate Bush · Debbie Harry · Nico