Sinead O'Connor , famous Irish singer & activist passes away at 56

 


Sinead O'Connor, the Irish singer known for her stirring voice, 1990 chart-topping hit "Nothing Compares 2 U" , has died at the age of 56, Irish media quoted her family as saying on Wednesday.


The circumstances of her death were unclear.


"It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinead. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time," RTE quoted a statement from the singer's family as saying.



"To those of us who had the privilege of knowing her, one couldn't but always be struck by the depth of her fearless commitment to the important issues which she brought to public attention, no matter how uncomfortable those truths may have been," Irish President Michael D. Higgins said in a statement.




After O'Connor's death was announced, the Irish national radio broadcaster's regular evening music show exclusively played her songs and read out tributes from listeners



She was a star from her 1987 debut album, The Lion and the Cobra, and became a sensation in 1990 with her cover of Prince's ballad Nothing Compares 2 U, a seething, shattering performance that topped charts from Europe to Australia and was heightened by a promotional video featuring the gray-eyed O'Connor in intense close-up.


Nothing Compares 2 U received three Grammy nominations and was the featured track on her acclaimed album, I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, which helped lead Rolling Stone to name her Artist of the Year in 1991. 



Brash and outspoken - her shaved head, pained expression, and shapeless wardrobe a direct challenge to popular culture's long-prevailing notions of femininity and sexuality – O'Connor changed the image of women in music in the early 1990s.



Known as much for her outspoken views on religion, sex, feminism and war as for her music, she will be remembered in some quarters for ripping up a photo of Pope John Paul II during a television appearance on "Saturday Night Live."



O'Connor converted to Islam in 2018 and changed her name to Shuhada Sadaqat, though continued to perform under the name Sinead O'Connor.

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