Talk Talk

In 2003 No Doubt released a cover version of "It's My Life" which became a international hit. A performer with enduring appeal, a new Bonnie Tyler CD is scheduled to be released later in 2004. Webb also collaborated under the name of Rustin Man with Beth Gibbons and released Out of Season in 2002. Si Demain, their French version of Total Eclipse of the Heart, was released in January of 2004 and went to No.1 in France and Belgium. In 1998, Mark Hollis released his eponymous debut Mark Hollis. After that her live performances continued to draw large followings but her recordings met with limited market success until 2004 when the young French singer Kareen Antonn approached her to record a duet. Paul Webb and Lee Harris went on to form the band .O.rang. In 1984 she had another major success with the single, Holding Out for a Hero.

After Laughing Stock, the band broke up. That same year, she again received a Grammy nomination as best Rock Female Vocalist for the song Here She Comes. Laughing Stock crystallized the experimental sound the band started with Spirit of Eden (which has been retroactively categorized as "post-rock" by some critics) and both are widely regarded as the group's masterpieces. At the 1984 Academy Award show, Tyler's stirring rendition of Total Eclipse brought down the house at what until then had been one of the dullest award shows in history. The less commercial sound did not go well with their label EMI, so they moved to Verve Records to release Laughing Stock in 1991. The album brought Tyler a 1983 Grammy Award nomination as best Pop Female Vocalist and the song Total Eclipse of the Heart earned her a nomination for best Rock Female Vocalist. They eventually abandoned the New Romantic style completely with Spirit of Eden (1988), an album founded on improvised structures and diverse, natural instruments (violin, harmonica) instead of a synth-driven, pop song mold. 1 on the British charts and going on to become a record that is regarded by rock connoisseurs as an operatic masterpiece with its thundering Tchaikovskyesque cannons.

With the addition of unofficial fourth member Tim Friese-Greene in 1983, replacing Simon Brenner on keyboards and becoming producer for the band, each successive Talk Talk release became more sophisticated and original. The multi-million selling album took the music world by storm, debuting at No. Though they were identified with the New Romantic movement and bands such as Duran Duran, Talk Talk had a progressive depth their contemporaries lacked. 1 for several weeks. The band achieved moderate success in the early to mid 1980s with several hit singles, including, "Today" (1982), "Talk Talk" (1982), "Such A Shame" (1984), "Its My Life" (1984) and "Life's What You Make It" (1986). Her album, Faster Than the Speed of Night proved an international blockbuster and the single Total Eclipse of the Heart written by Jim Steinman topped the charts worldwide, remaining at No. Talk Talk were an English synth-pop group formed in 1981 by Mark Hollis (vocals/guitar/songwriter), Paul Webb (bass), Lee Harris (drums), and Simon Brenner (keyboards). Following this success her ensuing recordings were met with only moderate acceptance but things changed when she signed with CBS Records in 1982.

Ascension Day (1991). The song It's A Heartache from her second album Natural Force, reached the top 5 in Britain, Europe and in the United States, leading to her first American tour. New Grass (1991). As it turned out, her next single, where she used all of her husky voice's power, made her an international star. After The Flood (1991). Under doctor's orders not to speak, she did, with the result that her singing voice took on a raspy quality that at first made her believe her singing career was over. Living In Another World (1991). Prior to the album's release, Tyler underwent surgery to remove nodules on her vocal chords.

Such A Shame (1990). Titled The World Starts Tonight, it met with only modest success but did well enough that she could tour throughout Europe. Life's What You Make It (1990). Her success with Lost In France led Tyler to record her first album in 1977. It's My Life (1990). Over the ensuing decades, the song has become one of the favorites of her fans. I Believe In You (1988). The record, that showed the potential of her powerful voice, made it into the top 10 of the British pop music charts after which it was released in Europe where it became an even bigger hit.

I Don't Believe In You (1986). Her second single Lost In France, was a whimsical melody with lyrics that demonstrated how seemingly meaningless words on paper can be rich with meaning in song. Give It Up (1986). In 1975 Bonnie Tyler recorded her first single for RCA Records called My My Honeycomb that failed to make the charts. Living In Another World (1986). Adopting different stage names until settling on Bonnie Tyler, for nearly a decade she and her band performed at pubs and nightclubs all over South Wales. Life's What You Make It (1986) (USA #90, UK #16). As a teen, she sang with a group called Bobby Wayne And The Dixies, following which she formed her own band, calling it Imagination.

Dum Dum Girl (1984). Born into a large working-class family of six children, her father worked as a miner while her mother, an opera fan, shared her love of music with her children. Such A Shame (1984) (USA #89). Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins on June 8, 1953 in Skewen, Neath) is a Welsh singer. It's My Life (1984) (USA #31). The World Starts Tonight 1977. My Foolish Friend (1983). It's a Heartache 1978.

Today (1982) (UK #14). Natural Force 1978. Talk Talk (1982) (UK #23). Diamond Cut 1979. Mirror Man (1982). Goodbye To the Island 1981. Remixed (2001). Silhouette In Red 1983.

12X12 Original Remixes (2000). Faster Than the Speed of Night 1983. History Revisited (1991). Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire 1986. Time It's Time (2003). Hide Your Heart 1988. Introducing (2003). Bitterblue 1991.

Essential (2003). Angel Heart 1992. Missing Pieces (2001). Free Spirit 1995. The Collection (2000). Heart Strings 2003. Asides Besides (1998).

The Very Best of Talk Talk (1997). Natural History (1990). London 1986 (live) (1999). Laughing Stock (1991).

Spirit of Eden (1988). The Colour of Spring (1986). It's My Life (1984). The Party's Over (1982).