[ad_1] Scores of devoted fans guided singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor to her final resting place Tuesday in her coastal hometown of Bray, Ireland. Fans lined the streets singing O’Connor’s hit “Nothing Compares 2 U” as a flower-filled hearse carrying the singer’s body made its way to her home. Fans also tossed an array of flowers onto… Continue reading Sinéad O’Connor fans gather for late singer’s funeral
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Sinéad O’Connor, activist and haunting singer, dead at 56
[ad_1] Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor, who shot to fame in 1990 with a shaved head and the Prince-written hit “Nothing Compares 2 U,” then cemented her place in pop culture by shredding a picture of the pope on “Saturday Night Live,” has died. The death of the soulful, complicated star, whose mental health struggles often… Continue reading Sinéad O’Connor, activist and haunting singer, dead at 56
Sinéad O’Connor dead: Irish singer mourned by friends, fans
[ad_1] Tributes honoring singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor poured in Wednesday from all corners, following news of the Irish artist’s death. Celebrities from across the entertainment world and political figures praised O’Connor’s musical talent and her knack for calling out injustices. “Really sorry to hear of the passing of Sinéad O’Connor,” tweeted Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s taoiseach, or… Continue reading Sinéad O’Connor dead: Irish singer mourned by friends, fans
Appreciation: Sinéad O’Connor was right all along
[ad_1] For many years, like most of the world, what I knew about Sinéad O’Connor was limited to three facts: her head was shaved, she had a mega-hit in 1990 with “Nothing Compares 2 U” and two years later her career came crashing down when she destroyed a photograph of Pope John Paul II on… Continue reading Appreciation: Sinéad O’Connor was right all along
My favorite Sinéad O’Connor album nearly ended her career
[ad_1] Everyone in the world knows whose photo Sinéad O’Connor ripped up on “Saturday Night Live” in 1992. Hardly anybody recalls why she was there in the first place. The Irish singer and songwriter, whose death at age 56 was announced Wednesday, famously nuked her career that night when she punctuated an a cappella performance… Continue reading My favorite Sinéad O’Connor album nearly ended her career
The Unapologetic Brilliance of Sinéad O’Connor
[ad_1] On Wednesday, the Irish singer and songwriter Sinéad O’Connor was found dead in a private home in London. She was fifty-six. O’Connor’s discography—she released ten studio albums, beginning in 1987—is so broad and dynamic that it’s difficult to efficiently characterize her sound, from the buoyant, whooping new wave of “Mandinka,” a single from her… Continue reading The Unapologetic Brilliance of Sinéad O’Connor
We still haven’t learned from Sinead O’Connor controversy
[ad_1] This week your social media timeline was probably flooded with images of Sinéad O’Connor, the Irish singer-songwriter who died Wednesday at 56, providing a contrast to all those bright “Barbie” memes. Though her mainstream career effectively ended the moment she shredded a picture of Pope John Paul II on “Saturday Night Live,” O’Connor loomed… Continue reading We still haven’t learned from Sinead O’Connor controversy
Sinéad O’Connor Was Always Herself
[ad_1] The Irish musician Sinéad O’Connor died, on Wednesday, at the age of fifty-six, without having received adequate apologies from this society we inhabit, which is often fuelled by an obsession with doling out gleeful, prolonged punishment. Even before O’Connor tore up a picture of the Pope on “Saturday Night Live,” in 1992, to protest… Continue reading Sinéad O’Connor Was Always Herself