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Sinéad O'Connor: News Irish singer dies aged 56 ( World News ) |
Her family announced the news "with great sadness", saying "her family and friends are devastated". The cause of death has not been made public.
She was best known for her single Nothing Compares 2 U, released in 1990, which reached number one and brought her worldwide fame.
Taoiseach (Irish PM) Leo Varadkar said her music "was loved around the world and her talent was unmatched".
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Irish President Michael D Higgins praised O'Connor's "authenticity" as well as her "beautiful, unique voice".
"What Ireland has lost at such a relatively young age is one of our greatest and most gifted composers, songwriters and performers of recent decades, one who had a unique talent and extraordinary connection with her audience, all of whom held such love and warmth for her," he said.
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Born Sinead Marie Bernadette O'Connor in Glenageary, County Dublin, in December 1966, the singer had a difficult childhood.
As a teenager, she was placed in Dublin's An Grianan Training Centre, once one of the notorious Magdalene laundries, originally set up to incarcerate young girls deemed to be promiscuous.
One nun bought her a guitar and set her up with a music teacher - which led to the launch of O'Connor's musical career.
She released her first critically acclaimed album The Lion And The Cobra in 1987, which entered the top 40 in the UK and US.
Her follow-up was I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, which included Nothing Compares 2 U.
Written by Prince, the song reached number one around the world, including in the US and the UK.
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No cause of death has been disclosed. The Dublin-born singer-songwriter's death comes a year after the death by suicide of her 17-year-old son Shane
how did sinead o connor die
A cause of death was not disclosed. The singer's death was first reported by The Irish Times. A rep for O'Connor did not immediately reply to PEOPLE's request for comment
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Sinéad O'Connor's son Shane O'Connor died tragically in January 2022, leaving a profound impact on his grieving mother. Sinéad announced on Twitter that Shane died by suicide days after he had gone missing. He was 17 years old
