Singer Sinead O'Connor dies aged 56, Irish media reports
Source: Reuters
DUBLIN, July 26 (Reuters) - Irish singer Sinead O'Connor, known for topping the charts around the world with the 1990 song "Nothing Compares 2 U", has died at the age of 56, the Irish Times and national broadcaster RTE reported on Wednesday.
O'Connor crashed onto the global music scene with her mesmerizing version of the song originally written by Prince, facing directly into the camera for the music video that has subsequently been viewed almost 400 million times on YouTube.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/singer-sinead-oconnor-dies-aged-56-irish-times-2023-07-26/
Just breaking
Demovictory9
(32,491 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,407 posts)and when the programme started at 7:15, a slightly shocked presenter announced her death.
Runningdawg
(4,529 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,919 posts)I hadn't heard much from her recently given all the up and comings getting all the attention but I hope she is finally at peace.
PatSeg
(47,731 posts)That is quite a shock.
Backseat Driver
(4,401 posts)some tough stuff to deal with in that short lifetime.
Botany
(70,635 posts)mopinko
(70,315 posts)Oopsie Daisy
(2,757 posts)Coventina
(27,223 posts)We all know her issues with the Catholic faith she was raised with.
This news is so devastating to me.
It seems these lovely Irish voices get silenced far too soon:
Dolores
Kirsty
and now Sinead.
Warpy
(111,429 posts)and doesn't mean the convert had mental health issues.
However, she'd been abused six ways from Sunday, so of course she had some. Islam might have conferred some of the peace the RCC promises but rarely delivers, especially to women.
My guess is that she couldn't continue on in a world without her son in it. He committed suicide last year.
maxsolomon
(33,449 posts)Given her mood in the wake of her son's suicide, I won't be surprised when the cause is announced.
RIP Shuhada Sadaqat.
CountAllVotes
(20,879 posts)n/t
llashram
(6,265 posts)toesonthenose
(136 posts)Scrivener7
(51,080 posts)twodogsbarking
(9,904 posts)iluvtennis
(19,901 posts)Hekate
(91,003 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,650 posts)She was devastated ever since it happened. She had been in extreme grief. She has joined him now and they are together again.
prodigitalson
(2,465 posts)to the worlds oldest and largest child sex abuse ring.
lapfog_1
(29,243 posts)sung by Sinead