Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler released one video album and has appeared in numerous music videos, television shows, television commercials and in one film. While Tyler was signed to RCA Records between 1976 and 1981, she released three music videos for "Lost in France", "It's a Heartache" and "Sitting On the Edge of the Ocean". She also filmed three videos for the first and second season of The Kenny Everett Video Show.
Tyler's fifth album Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983) spawned the single "Total Eclipse of the Heart", whose music video was filmed at Holloway Sanatorium. Directed by Russel Mulcahy, it depicts Tyler as a high school teacher fantasizing about her students. She also released videos for "Have You Ever Seen the Rain", "Faster Than the Speed of Night" and "Take Me Back". In 1984, Tyler recorded "Holding Out for a Hero" for the Footloose soundtrack, and filmed a video at the Grand Canyon in Arizona, directed by Doug Dowdle. She also filmed a video for "A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)" with Shakin' Stevens. Her 1985 music video for "Loving You's a Dirty Job (but Somebody's Gotta Do It)" is based on a couple fighting. It was recorded as a duet between Tyler and Todd Rundgren, and features Welsh actor Hywel Bennett miming his lines. In 1986, Tyler filmed a video for her single "If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)" which received six nominations at the 1986 Billboard Video Music Conference.
In 1986, Tyler released her first and only video album The Video, featuring eight music videos from her CBS years. "The Best" became her final video with CBS in 1988. Tyler continued to release videos in the 1990s; four with Hansa and one with EastWest. From the 2000s, Tyler released music videos less frequently, including "Si demain... (Turn Around)" with Kareen Antonn, "Louise" in 2005, "Believe in Me" in 2013 and "Love's Holding On" with Axel Rudi Pell in 2017.
Tyler appeared in only one film, singing the title song for The World Is Full of Married Men in 1979 during the opening credits. In 2005, BBC One Wales produced a documentary of Tyler's career titled In One Voice, which focused on her recordings in the 1970s and 1980s, and her album Wings (2005). Tyler made several acting roles on television, including Three of a Kind in 1983, on French comedy sketch show Y a-t-il encore un coco dans le show ? in 1990, and Hollyoaks Later in 2009. She also appeared in two television commercials.
Music videos
Title Year Other performer(s) credited Director(s) Description "Lost in France" 1976rowspan=7 Tyler is seen wandering the grounds of a château, and singing inside a cafe."It's a Heartache" 1978 The video features Tyler performing the song with a microphone in hand, under a spotlight. It opens and closes with a visual effect of water running down a glass pane."Sitting on the Edge of the Ocean" 1979 Tyler is seen singing on the edge of a lakeside jetty, with occasional close-up shots of the lake."Total Eclipse of the Heart"1983 Russell MulcahyTyler appears as a school teacher wandering the corridors and grounds at night, with scenes of choirboys singing, fencers in combat, and ninjas performing acrobatics."Take Me Back" The video features Tyler as a powerful mistress seated on a throne, flanked by henchmen. Her lover is summoned to her amidst sequences of fighters clashing, with an owl perched nearby."Faster Than the Speed of Night" In the video, Tyler is seen running with her boyfriend to an arcade game at a fair. The video features sequences inspired by the names of arcade games, including 'Guitar Warriors,' with a man dancing with an electric guitar, 'Bikers of the Round Table,' showcasing medieval knights jousting on motorbikes, and 'Space Punks,' with men in sporting outfits dancing. The final game, 'Heathens,' transitions to a pagan ritual-style bonfire dance."Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" In the video, Tyler walks around the grounds of Waverley Abbey House at night with a candle. She opens wooden panes to let in bright light, and is later seen singing indoors, looking out through the glass. The final sequence shows her walking the grounds in daylight."A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)"1984 Shakin' Stevens "Holding Out for a Hero"rowspan=2 Doug DowdleThe video features Tyler escaping from a burning house, with scenes set near the Grand Canyon. Angelic background singers in white appear alongside a showdown between evil cowboys in black and a heroic cowboy in white. The hero, armed with a revolver, pursues the villains on horseback, and as the song fades, he confronts Tyler."Here She Comes" Brian JohnsonSet near Tower Bridge in London, the video features surreal imagery, including Tyler walking past mannequins resembling royal guards, who come to life and follow her. The video plays with two versions of Tyler, one chasing the other. It ends with a UFO appearing above London and taking off into space."Loving You's a Dirty Job (but Somebody's Gotta Do It)" 1985 Hywel Bennett Tim PopeSet in a theatre, the video features Tyler and Welsh actor Hywel Bennett as stars of a play called Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire. They have a heated argument backstage and on the roof in the pouring rain before reconciling and embracing."If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)"1986 Stuart Orme, Jim SteinmanThe video opens with a monologue by an older version of Tyler, played by Mary Morris, reflecting on her youth as a singer in a club called The Dive in the fictional city of Obsidian, under siege. The video features strong feminine imagery, including people holding the female symbol, a woman walking a man on a leash, a mud pit fight, and a sequence where a character resembling Rambo transforms into Marilyn Monroe."Sem Limites Pra Sonhar (Reaching for the Infinite Heart)" Fabio Junior The video features Tyler and Fábio Jr. singing in a recording studio, interspersed with scenes of Fábio wandering the streets of London."Islands" 1987 Mike Oldfield "The Best" 1988rowspan=3 In the music video, Tyler performs the song in front of a band and interactions between other people present are filmed."Breakout" 1990 "Fools Lullaby"1992 "Pethaino Stin Erimia (The Desert is In Your Heart)" Sofia Arvaniti George SofoulisTyler's appearance is archived footage from the music video for "If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)""Call Me" 1993rowspan=2 "Making Love (Out of Nothing At All)" 1995 Randee St. Nicholas "Si demain... (Turn Around)" 2003 Kareen Antonn Vincent EgretFilmed in Québec. The video opens with Antonn sat holding a puppy outside a coffee shop as Tyler sits beside her. It periodically cuts to show Antonn's past; leaving her lover, meeting Tyler while hitchhiking, and the pair playing with a pack of Siberian Huskies in a field."Louise" 2005 Thierry Vergnes, Fabien Valour Filmed in an old cargo ship wreck called M/V Ydra located in Tunisia."Total Eclipse of the Heart" 2007 BabyPinkStar Tyler appears at the beginning of the video, on a phone call with the manager of Babypinkstar while waiting at an airport gate. She explains that she will not be able to appear in the music video as her flight has been postponed."Believe in Me" 2013 Orlando Cubitt "Love's Holding On" 2017 Axel Rudi Pell The video features Tyler, Johnny Gioeli and Axel Rudi Pell in a recording studio."Yes I Can" 2025 Luke WadeThe video features Tyler performing "Yes I Can" in a corridor of hourglasses. As she sings and dances, hourglasses display photographs and video clips from her life, including family moments, early career highlights, and stage performances.
Guest appearances Title Year Performer(s) Description "It's a Live-In World" 1986 The Anti-Heroin ProjectTyler is seen singing part of the pre-chorus in the recording studio, and later between Elkie Brooks and Nik Kershaw . She also appears as part of the chorus toward the end of the video."Sailing" 1990 Rock Against RepatriationTyler is seen singing a portion of the first verse in the recording studio, and later singing parts of the chorus
Video albums Title Album details DescriptionThe Video Released: 1986 Label: CBS Format: VHSContains a VHS of eight of Tyler's music videos, filmed under CBS Records.Andrew Lloyd Webber The Royal Albert Hall Celebration Released: 2000 Label: Universal Format: DVDContains a live performance: "Tyre Tracks and Broken Hearts".Bonnie on Tour Released: 10 July 2006 Label: Stick Music Formats: DVD, CD & digital downloadContains a DVD of Tyler performing concerts at La Cigale in Paris, Zaragoza in Spain, and at the 2005 Sopot Festival. It was issued in the US by San Juan Music on 2 November 2017.Rock for Asia Released: 2006 Label: e-m-s Format: DVDContains three live performances: It's a Heartache, To Love Somebody and Sweet Child O' Mine.The Complete Bonnie Tyler Released: 2007 Label: Axis Formats: DVD & CDContains the Bonnie on Tour DVD and a bonus CD of Tyler's 2005 album Wings.Musas Do Pop Released: 2010 Label: NFK Format: DVDA DVD containing seven of Tyler's music videos, and eight music videos by Olivia Newton-John.Live in Germany 1993 Released: 2 December 2011 Label: ZYX Music Formats: DVD, CD & digital downloadContains a DVD and CD of Tyler performing at a concert in Germany in 1993. It was re-released as a CD and DVD box in 2013 under the title Live & Lost in France.
Filmography Films Title Year Role Notes The World Is Full of Married Men 1979HerselfPerforming the title song during the title sequence 36.15 code Père Noël 1989Performing the theme song "Merry Christmas"
Television Title Year Role(s) Channel Notes The Kenny Everett Video Show 1978HerselfITVSeries 1, Episode 1 and Episode 6 The Kenny Everett Video Show 1979Series 2, Episode 4 Three of a Kind 1983 BBC OneSeries 3, Episode 1 The Magic of David Copperfield VI: Floating Over the Grand Canyon 1984 CBSTelevision special Y a-t-il encore un coco dans le show ? 1990 TF1Episode: "Bonnie Tyler" Der König von St. Pauli 1998 Sat.1 2 Days Later with Jools Holland 1999 Episode: "Bonnie Tyler" On Show2005 BBC One WalesEpisode: "Bonnie Tyler In One Voice" Zacisze gwiazd TVP2Episode: "Zacisze Bonnie Tyler" James Bond's Greatest Hits 2006 Channel 4Television special Never Mind the Buzzcocks2007 BBC TwoSeason 20, Episode 6 Challenge Anneka ITV1Episode: "Over The Rainbow Hospice CD" Bonnie Tyler's Top 50 Power Ballads 2008 Television special Hollyoaks Later 2009 E4Series 2, Episode 5 Eurovision Song Contest 2013 VariousGrand Final Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell2015 BBC FourTelevision special The Nation's Favourite 80s Number One ITV1 Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief 2017 BBC OneSeason 1, Episode 1 Top of the Pops: The Story of 1985 2018 BBC FourTelevision special
AAdditional footage of Tyler was also released on the 2009 DVD The Best of Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
Commercials Company Year Promoting Title Theme song(s) Region Suntory 1981Mild vodkarowspan=3 "Sayonara Tokyo" JapanPierre Cardin 1984Cardin Man's Cologne"You Wear It Well"United StatesFolgers 1985Coffee"The Best Part of Wakin' Up"MasterCard 2010World MasterCard"Thanks""Total Eclipse of the Heart" United KingdomWestpac 2012rowspan=3 rowspan=3 "Total Eclipse of the Heart" AustraliaMunicipio de Albufeira 2021"Albufeira Safe" PortugalJaffa Cakes 2023"Total Eclipse of the Heart (Full Moon Remix)" United Kingdom
Home media Title Year Role Notes Frankie Miller's Double Take 2016 HerselfDVD edition. Interview and footage of Tyler recording "True Love" in David Mackay's studio.
See also List of awards and nominations received by Bonnie Tyler
References
External links
Bonnie Tyler's official Vevo channel on YouTube