Bacon provides a statement to EW, calling Tyler “one of the great voices of rock.”

Kevin Bacon reacts to Footloose soundtrack icon Bonnie Tyler’s death on his birthday (exclusive)

Bacon provides a statement to EW, calling Tyler “one of the great voices of rock.”

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July 9, 2026 9:42 a.m. ET

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- Kevin Bacon reacts to Bonnie Tyler’s death in an exclusive statement to **.

- Bacon starred in *Footloose*, for which Tyler recorded the soundtrack song “Holding Out for a Hero.”

- Bacon calls Tyler “one of the great voices of rock” after she died on his birthday.**

Kevin Bacon has reacted to recording legend and *Footloose* soundtrack icon Bonnie Tyler’s death on his birthday.

After news broke Thursday of the 75-year-old Welsh singer’s death, the actor tells* * in a statement that Tyler, who sang “Holding Out for a Hero” for the 1984 film’s soundtrack, was “one of the great voices of rock.”

He continues, “I could not imagine chicken racing a tractor to any other song. RIP.”**

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Tyler died July 8 — Bacon’s 68th birthday — in Portugal, months after she was placed into an induced coma following intestinal surgery. She awoke from the coma in June but remained in intensive care.

Besides the *Footloose* single, Tyler is best known for her 1983 signature hit “Total Eclipse of the Heart.”

*This is a developing story. EW will update it with more information as it becomes available.***

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