Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor has died at age 56.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time,” O’Connor’s family said in a statement to The Irish Times and the BBC. A cause of death was not given.
O’Connor, who courted controversy throughout her long career, rose to fame with her 1990 rendition of the Prince song “Nothing Compares 2 U,” which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 that year.
Her 17-year-old son, Shane O’Connor, died of an apparent suicide last year. She announced his passing in January 2022.
In her lengthy career, she released 10 studio albums, kicking off with her 1987 alternative rock debut, “The Lion and the Cobra.”
O'Connor, who was born in Dublin, made as many headlines for her activism and provocations as she did for her music.
In 1991 she said she would boycott the Grammy awards, claiming the Recording Academy awarded artists based on commercial success.
In October 1992, she infamously tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II and said "Fight the real enemy" as she performed as a musical guest on “Saturday Night Live.” She said the move was in protest of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
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