Mourning for Sinéad O'Connor: The Irish musician has died at the age of 56. O'Connor landed a worldwide hit with "Nothing Compares 2 U".
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- According to media reports, Irish musician Sinead O'Connor has died at the age of 56.
- No cause of death was given.
- O'Connor released a worldwide hit with "Nothing Compares 2 U".
Irish musician Sinead O'Connor has died at the age of 56. This was reported by the "Irish Times" and other media outlets. According to these reports, she died 18 months after the death of her 17-year-old son Shane. No cause of death was given.
"We are very sad to announce the death of our beloved Sinead," the Irish broadcaster RTE quoted a statement from her family. It went on to say that her family and friends were "devastated" and asked for "privacy at this difficult time".
O'Connor landed a worldwide hit with "Nothing Compares 2 U". The song was voted the most-played single in the world at the 1990 Billboard Music Awards. She released ten studio albums.
After that, O'Connor made a name for herself through scandals and disturbing actions. She made her debut in 1992 when she tore up a picture of the then Pope John Paul II during a television appearance in the USA.
According to her own statements, she was protesting against sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, but the action mainly caused outrage in the media. In 1999, she was ordained a priest by a secession from the church. In 2017, she changed her name to Magda Davitt and converted to Islam a year later.
The singer has suffered many strokes of fate in her life, including being severely abused by her mother. Four of O'Connor's marriages failed.
With material from AFP.