Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer who has released seventeenth studio albums. Her career has led to three Goldene Europa awards, an Echo Award, a Variety Club of Great Britain Award, a Gold Badge Award for her contribution to Britain's Music Industry, and a Steiger Award for a lifetime career in music. Tyler represented the United Kingdom at the World Popular Song Festival in 1979, winning the festival with her song "Sitting on the Edge of the Ocean". She later represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013.
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Awards and nominations
editAward | Year[a] | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref. |
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Academy of Country Music Awards | 1978 | Bonnie Tyler | Top New Female Vocalist | Nominated | [1] |
American Music Awards | 1984 | Bonnie Tyler | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Nominated | [2] |
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" | Favorite Pop/Rock Single | Nominated | |||
AMOA Jukebox Awards | 1978 | "It's a Heartache" | Country Record of the Year | Won | [3] |
Bravo Otto | 1977 | Bonnie Tyler | Female Singer (Gold) | Won | [4] |
Brit Awards | 1977 | Bonnie Tyler | British Female Breakthrough Act | Nominated | [5] |
1984 | British Female Solo Artist | Nominated | |||
1986 | Nominated | ||||
The Ivors Academy | 2013 | Bonnie Tyler | Gold Badge Award of Merit | Won | [6] |
BMI Awards | 2011 | "It's a Heartache" | Million-Air Award | Won | [7] |
Echo Music Prize | 1993 | Bonnie Tyler | Best Pop/Rock Singer | Nominated | |
1994 | Bonnie Tyler | Won | |||
Europe 1 | 1979 | "It's a Heartache" | Best Foreign Song in France | Won | [8] |
Goldene Europa | 1978 | Bonnie Tyler | Discovery of the Year | Won | [9] |
1983 | Bonnie Tyler | Comeback of the Year | Won | [10] | |
1993 | Bonnie Tyler | Best International Singer | Won | [11] | |
Grammy Awards | 1984 | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | Best Pop Solo Female Vocal Performance | Nominated | |
Faster Than the Speed of Night | Best Female Rock Vocal Performance | Nominated | |||
1985 | "Here She Comes" | Nominated | [12] | ||
Ivor Novello Awards | 1979 | "It's a Heartache" | International Hit of the Year | Nominated | [13] |
Midem Chansong Spécial Midem | 1979 | Bonnie Tyler | Révélation Internationale 78 | Won | [14] |
R.SH Gold | 1992 | Bonnie Tyler - Bitterblue | Most Successful German-Produced Artist and Catchy Song of the Year | Won | [15] |
Radio Regenbogen Awards | 1999 | Bonnie Tyler | Lifetime Rock International | Won | [16] |
Steiger Award | 2005 | Bonnie Tyler | Lifetime Award | Won | |
Variety Club of Great Britain Awards | 1984 | Bonnie Tyler | Best Recording Artist | Won | [17] |
World Popular Song Festival | 1979 | "Sitting On the Edge of the Ocean" | Grand Prix International | Won | [18] |
Other accolades
editHonours
editOrganisation | Honour | Year(s) | Ref. |
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Lord Mayor of Swansea | Services to Music | 2016 | [19] |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | Freeman of Neath Port Talbot | 2011 | [20] |
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama | Honorary Fellow | 2002 | [21] |
Swansea University | Honorary Doctor of Letters | 2013 | [22] |
Listicles
editBillboard Year End Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1978[23] | Herself | Pop Female Artist | 15th place |
Herself | Pop New Artist Combined (Male/Female) | 16th place | |
Herself | Pop Single Artist Combined (Male/Female) | 14th place | |
Herself | Pop Female Single Artist | 12th place | |
Herself | New Female Single Artist | 2nd place | |
Herself | New Female Album Artist | 6th place | |
Herself | New Country Single Artist | 6th place | |
It's a Heartache | Pop Singles | 24th place | |
It's a Heartache | Pop Singles Artists | 57th place | |
It's a Heartache | Country Albums | 31st place | |
Herself | Country Albums Artists | 26th place | |
1979[24] | Bonnie Tyler | Top Female Album Artist (World of Country Music) | 12th place |
1983 [25] | Top Pop Single Artist Combined | 17th place | |
Top Pop Single | 6th place | ||
Pop Album Artist Female | 23rd place | ||
Top Pop Single Artist Female | 5th place | ||
1984[26] | Top Female Album Artist | 17th place | |
Top Pop Female Single Artist | 10th place | ||
Top Pop Single Artist | 50th place |
Cashbox Year End Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1978[27] | Herself | Pop Female Vocalists Singles | 4th place |
Herself | New Pop Female Vocalists Singles | 2nd place | |
Herself | New Female Vocalists Longest Charted | 2nd place | |
Herself | Female Vocalists Highest Debuts | 6th place | |
Herself | New Female Vocalists Highest Debuts | Won | |
Herself | A/C Female Vocalists (Pop Single) | 3rd place | |
Herself | Country Female Crossover | 3rd place | |
Herself | Female Vocalists (Pop Album) | 9th place | |
Herself | New Female Vocalists (Pop Album) | Won | |
Herself | New Female Vocalists Highest Debuts (Pop Album) | Won | |
Herself | New Female Vocalists Longest Charted | 3rd place | |
It's a Heartache | Top 100 Singles | 17th place | |
Herself | New Female Vocalist (Country Poll) | 2nd place | |
Herself | New Female Vocalist Highest Debuts | 4th place | |
Herself | New Female Vocalist Longest Charted | 2nd place | |
Herself | Female Vocalists (Country) | 4th place | |
Herself | New Female Vocalists (Country) | Won | |
Herself | New Female Vocalist Highest Debut (Country) | Won | |
Herself | Top FM Rotation 1978 (Country) | 3rd place | |
1983[28] | Herself | Female (Pop Single) | 2nd place |
Herself | A/C Female | 2nd place | |
Herself | Female (Pop Album) | 3rd place | |
Herself | Pop Album Female A/C | Won | |
Total Eclipse of the Heart | Top 100 Singles | 5th place | |
Faster Than The Speed of Night | Top 100 Albums | 23rd place |
Record World Year End Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1978[29] | Bonnie Tyler | Solista Femenino Extranjera del Año (Spotlight on Spain) | Won |
Bonnie Tyler | Most Promising Female Vocalist (Mid Year Award)[30] | Won | |
1979[31] | It's a Heartache | Top Record Solo Artist | 16th place |
Bonnie Tyler | Top Female Vocalist | 7th place | |
Bonnie Tyler | Most Promising Female Vocalist | Won |
Notes
edit- ^ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
References
edit- ^ "ACM Award Winners". Academy of Country Music Awards. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "11th American Music Awards". Rock on the Net. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "AMOA" (PDF).
- ^ "BRAVO OTTO - 1977!". Bravo. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Bonnie Tyler BRITs Profile". Brit Awards. British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ Turner, Robin (24 September 2013). "Bonnie Tyler wins major music award". Wales Online. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ "Queen, the Script, Andrew Frampton, Fraser T. Smith & more honored at 2011 BMI London Awards". BMI.com. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "Radio Europe Special for Midem" (PDF). Music Week. 13 January 1979. p. 6. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Gilbert Becaud, Jürgen Drews, Bonnie Tyler, Howard Carpendale, Nana Mouskouri, Udo Lindenberg, Udo Jürgens, Dieter Thomas Heck, Intendant Dr. Rhode". Getty Images. Carlyle Group. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "Goldene Europa". Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "25 Goldene Europa". Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ Hilburn, Robert (23 February 1985). "Here's one critic's picks for Grammys". Ottawa Citizen. Canwest. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ "Ivor Novello Awards". 18 October 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Chansong Spécial Midem". Melody.tv.
- ^ "RSH – Wie alles begann... – RSH Gold 1992". Rsh-history.de. 15 February 1992. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Regenbogen Awards". Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald". 8 February 1984. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "第10回世界歌謡祭 World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo '79 - ヤマハ音楽振興会". Yamaha-mf.or.jp. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Geraint (21 July 2016). "Look who is about to be honoured by the Lord Mayor of Swansea". South Wales Evening Post. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Bonnie Tyler becomes freeman of Neath Port Talbot". bbc.co.uk. 12 March 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Honorary Fellows". Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ "Bonnie Tyler and Gareth Edwards receive honorary degrees". Wales Online. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Billboard Year End" (PDF). Billboard. December 30, 1978.
- ^ "World of the Country Music" (PDF). Billboard. October 13, 1979.
- ^ "Billboard Year End" (PDF). Billboard. December 30, 1983.
- ^ "Talent Almanac" (PDF). Billboard. December 22, 1984.
- ^ "Cash Box Award Winners" (PDF). Cash Box. December 30, 1978.
- ^ "Cash Box Award Winners" (PDF). Cash Box. December 3, 1983.
- ^ "Awards España" (PDF). Record World. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Record World Awards" (PDF). Record World. July 22, 1978.
- ^ "Record World Awards" (PDF). Record World. July 7, 1979.