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Sinéad O’Connor obituary
By her own account, the childhood of the musician Sinéad O’Connor, who has died aged 56, was more than usually difficult: her parents split when she was young and, against her wishes, she was sent to live with her mother, who she said physically abused her and encouraged her to shoplift. The stealing led to the 14-year-old Sinéad spending 18 months at a training centre that had previously been one of Dublin’s notorious church-affiliated Magdalene laundries.
Although she was unhappy, O’Connor credited it with saving her life. It was there that she received her first guitar and a “punk-rock parka”, gifts from a sympathetic nun. This basic kit instilled the idea of music as a career; a decade later, O’Connor topped charts around the world with the single Nothing Compares 2 U.
The single’s video showed O’Connor – startlingly beautiful, hair cut to within half an inch of her head – crying real tears. The track was written by Prince, but O’Connor’s version, which displayed the clarity and expressiveness of her voice, became the definitive one, and was one of
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Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer (1966–2023)
For the fictional character from Hollyoaks, see Sinead O'Connor (Hollyoaks).
Shuhada' Sadaqat[a] (born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor (shin-AYD); 8 December 1966 – 26 July 2023) was an Irish singer, songwriter, and activist.[8] Her debut studio album, The Lion and the Cobra, was released in 1987 and achieved international chart success. Her 1990 album, I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, was her biggest commercial success, selling over seven million copies worldwide.[9] Its lead single, "Nothing Compares 2 U", was honoured as the top world single of the year at the Billboard Music Awards.[10]
O'Connor achieved chart success with Am I Not Your Girl? (1992) and Universal Mother (1994), both certified gold in the UK,[11] as well as Faith and Courage (2000), certified gold in Australia.[12]Throw Down Your Arms (2005) achieved gold status in Ireland.[13] Her career encompassed songs for films, collaborations with numerous artists, and appearan
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Sinéad
O’Connor
2012 looks to be a particularly promising year for Sinéad O’Connor. The Irish singer sprang into mass consciousness in 1990, weeping her way through a love song in extreme close-up when the rest of the pop world was still vogueing and raving. At times, since then, it’s been her colourful life and opinions rather than her crystal voice that have captured headlines.
Now, aged 45, she’s reclaiming her standing as a musician, with a new album out in February and a reinvigorated acceptance in the industry. Her personal life will never be uncomplicated, but now that she’s accepting that crazy is probably what she does best, she says, it’s making her rather happy.
“Dearest hacks,” reads the handwritten sign taped up in the porch of Sinéad O’Connor’s house overlooking the sea in Bray, just outside Dublin. “Here’s your quote: It’s rock ’n’ roll!” The day before my visit, Sinéad will tell me later, there was a mob of about 100 journalists on the front drive of her big Georgian house, all jostling to get the inside story on her brief marriage to Barry Herridge, a man
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