Ireland’s Sinéad O’Connor, a singer, passed away.
According to a statement from her family, she passed away at the age of 56.
The statement states, “We announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad with deep sorrow.”
In a statement to RTE, they added, “Her family and friends are inconsolable and have sought privacy at this very trying time.
The singer-songwriter, whose name was Shuhada’ Sadaqat until she permanently changed it to Shuhada’ Sadaqat in 2018 after converting to Islam, is credited with 10 studio albums, with Nothing Compares 2 U reaching the Billboard charts at number one worldwide in 1990.
O’Connor made the Prince song, which had previously been covered by several artists, her own, and it quickly rose to the top of the charts everywhere.
A close-up view of the shaven-headed vocalist singing the ballad with tears streaming down her cheeks was virtually the only thing in the understated but unforgettable companion video.
O’Connor remarked that when singing, she would think of her mother.
Her second album, I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got, sold more over seven million copies globally while her first, The Lion and the Cobra, was published in 1987.
In addition to playing on 2014’s Band Aid 30 with artists like One Direction and Ed Sheeran to raise money for the Ebola outbreak, she has worked with people like U2 frontman Bono throughout her career.
O’Connor published a memoir called Rememberings in 2021 in addition to her music.
Throughout her career, she advocated for others and was outspoken about her difficulties with mental illness, activism, and religion.
O’Connor received a standing ovation when she accepted the first-ever award for Classic Irish Album for I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got earlier this year at the RTE Choice Music Awards.
‘Each and every member of Ireland’s refugee community,’ the singer said in dedicating the honour to them all.
Leo Varadkar, the Taoiseach of Ireland, led the tributes, expressing his regret at Sinead O’Connor’s passing.
“Her talent was unmatched and beyond compare, and her music was loved all over the world.”
Sinead was the biggest star I’ve ever met, said Laura Whitmore in an Instagram tribute. And I hardly spoke because I was so awestruck.
Having that much talent was certainly difficult for a star that blazed so brightly in many ways. voice, face, and aura are all the most lovely.
“As an Irish woman growing up in the 1990s, she was everything. She proved that females could be cool, Irish women could be renowned internationally, and that shaving one’s head was not exclusively for men – albeit it was not a look I could pull off.
“My mother informed everyone who came to see her that Sinead lived on our road and was our royalty. Queen X, rest in peace.
Sinead was the real personification of the punk mentality, according to English musician Tim Burgess.
She refused to make concessions, which made her life more difficult. I’m hoping she’s at peace x.”
‘Ah s***e, Sinead O’Connor has passed away,’ the comedian Dara Briain tweeted. Just incredibly awful news all around. Stupid thing. I sincerely hope she understood the depth of our affection for her.
The singer of Nothing Compares 2 U passed just a year after her son Shane, then 17 years old, committed suicide.
Due to her ongoing grief over his passing, she ultimately decided not to perform for the rest of the year.
Her management noted in a statement at the time that it had not been an easy choice for the singer, but that she had cancelled the shows for “her own health and wellbeing.”
In a statement, they said, “We would like to respectfully announce that Sinead O’Connor will not be performing live in 2022 due to continuing grief over the tragic loss of her beloved son Shane earlier this year.”
Sinead had to make this choice for her current health and wellness, and it was not an easy one for her.
O’Connor was honoured this year as she accepted the first-ever award for Classic Irish Album at the RTE Choice Music Awards to a standing ovation.
We want to express our gratitude and admiration to Sinead’s global management company, ICM, for handling this with the utmost respect and decency and for their diligent efforts.
We also like to express our gratitude to local and international promoters for their ongoing help and patience.
Thank you, too, to Sinead’s friends and supporters, whose help and understanding we have held in the highest regard during this time. Sinead has found a tremendous deal of solace and calm in the love being shared.
O’Connor’s three kids are left behind.
Shane passed away in January at the age of 17, and his body was found in Wicklow after he went missing.
‘My darling son, Nevi’im Nesta Ali Shane O’Connor, the very light of my life, decided to stop his earthly struggle tonight and is now with God,’ she stated at the time.
“May he rest in peace, and may others not emulate him.” My child. I adore you a lot. Be at peace, please.
In her final tweet, O’Connor shared a picture of her deceased son and wrote: “Been living as undead night creature since.” He was my true love and the light of my soul.
“We were two halves of one soul.” The only person who has ever shown me absolute affection is him.
Without him, “I am lost in the bardo.”