Sinead O'Connor: Last News

Sinéad O’Connor has died at the age of 56, the Irish Times reports.According to The Guardian, in a statement, the singer’s family said: “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.”Born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O’Connor in Dublin on 8 December 1966, she rose to fame in the late 80s with her debut album ‘The Lion And The Cobra’.Throughout her career, O’Connor released 10 studio albums, with her cover of Prince‘s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ reaching worldwide acclaim and was named the Number One world single in 1990 by Billboard.No cause of death has been revealed.The news of her passing comes a year after her son Shane, 17, took his own life in January 2022 after escaping the hospital while on suicide watch.

was first to report the news. No cause of death has yet been reported.«It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad,» her family confirmed in a statement to RTE.

The Irish Times.She released 10 studio albums during her record-setting career. Her rendition of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” was named the number one world single in 1990 at the Billboard Music Awards.

Sinéad O’Connor has shared a new version of ‘The Skye Boat Song’, the theme tune for sci-fi drama series Outlander – listen below.The Irish singer’s interpretation of the song will soundtrack the opening title sequence for the Starz show’s seventh season, which is due to premiere this summer. As Entertainment Weekly notes, the arrangement and artist of the theme changes with each season.Matthew B Roberts, showrunner and executive producer of Outlander, said: “We are honoured to have Sinéad O’Connor performing ‘The Skye Boat Song’.“Her rendition is, for me, a reminder of all that’s beautiful about Outlander.

Prince‘s estate denied Sinead O’Connor use of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ for her new documentary, it has been revealed.Nothing Compares, a new film directed by Kathryn Ferguson, will chronicle O’Connor’s rise to fame in the early ‘90s. In addition to input from people close to the singer, the documentary will include a new interview with O’Connor herself.A great part of this success came from her decision to cover ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ in 1990, with the song partially giving the film its title.However, the cover won’t appear in the film, with Prince’s half-sister and co-heir telling Billboard that the estate refused the request because “I didn’t feel she deserved to use the song.”Sharon Nelson added: “Nothing compares to Prince’s live version with Rosie Gaines that is featured on the ‘Hits 1‘ album and we are re-releasing that album on vinyl on November 4th.“I didn’t feel [Sinéad] deserved to use the song my brother wrote in her documentary so we declined. His version is the best.”Director Ferguson then added: “Initially we had intended to use the song, but we received a refusal (which as the rights holders, was their prerogative).“In the end we were very happy with that section of the film.

Sinéad O’Connor remains one of the most influential music acts to emerge into the pop mainstream in the late ’80s and early ’90s. Now, take a look at her life and career through the lens of Kathryn Ferguson, making her documentary feature debut with “Nothing Compares,” an in-depth look at O’Connor’s creative legacy.

Nothing Compares, an upcoming documentary chronicling Sinead O’Connor’s rise to fame in the early ‘90s.The trailer for Nothing Compares – which will be ​​available for streaming and on-demand on September 30 – opens with footage of the singer being met with cheers and boos during one of her concerts, before launching into a discussion of the 1990 song that courted controversy for a large period of her career: ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’.“The level when ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ became a hit was extraordinary”, one of the documentary’s narrators says, noting that “the song went number one everywhere in the world.” The trailer later hears from an employee on Saturday Night Live, the sketch comedy show where O’Connor infamously tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II in protest of clerical child abuse.“I had come across an article about families who had been trying to lodge complaints against the church for sexual abuse and were being silenced,” O’Connor elaborates in the trailer, declaring that “an artist’s job is sometimes to create difficult conversations that need to be had.”O’Connor’s 1992 SNL performance of the Bob Marley song ‘War’ – which also saw the singer replace the lyric “racism” with “child abuse” — was the subject of parodies and debate for years after. Referencing the fallout in the trailer, O’Connor says “they tried to bury me.

Sinead O’Connor has cancelled all her upcoming gigs in 2022 for “her own heath and well being” following the death of her son Shane earlier this year.Shane, who was 17, passed away earlier this year (January 7) after going missing from Newbridge, County Kildare. In a statement, O’Connor’s team said she will not be performing live in 2022 “due to continuing grief over the tragic loss of her beloved son Shane.”The statement continued: “This has not been an easy decision for Sinead but a decision she has had to make for her own health and well being at this time.

Sinead O’Connor has cancelled all upcoming live performances following the death of her and musician Donal Lunny’s teenage son.The singer has taken the decision to not perform for the rest of this year due to her continuing grief over the death of her son Shane O’Connor earlier this year aged 17.In a statement, her management said that it was not an easy decision for the singer, but she had cancelled the performances for the sake of ‘her own health and wellbeing’.‘We would like to respectfully announce that due to continuing grief over the tragic loss of her beloved son Shane earlier this year, Sinead O’Connor will not be performing live in 2022,’ they said in a statement.‘This has not been an easy decision for Sinead but a decision she has had to make for her own health and wellbeing at this time.‘We would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to Sinead’s worldwide agency ICM who have handled this with the utmost respect and dignity and have worked tirelessly.‘We would also extend our gratitude for the continuing support and understanding of local and international promoters.‘Thank you also to Sinead’s friends and fans whose support and understanding we hold in the highest esteem throughout this period.

Sinead O’Connor has made the devastating announcement that she’s unlikely to ever perform again following the death of her beloved son Shane. Shane died at the age of 17 in January after taking his own life, leaving his mother and musician father, Donal Lunny, heartbroken. Now as she continues to mourn his death, Sinead updated fans on her plans regarding resuming her music career and said they shouldn’t be hopeful of future live performance. The Nothing Compares 2 U singer tweeted on Saturday: ‘Just to say, suggestions there’ll be any performances this year or next year or ever again are erroneous.  There will never be anything to sing about again.’ She added simply: ‘#DropsMike.’ Shane took his own life days after he was reported missing from a hospital in Dublin. Just to say, suggestions thereâll be any performances this year or next year or ever again are erroneous. There will never be anything to sing about again.

Sinead O’Connor has confirmed her retirement from the music industry, weeks after making similar claims and later retracting them.The Irish singer said on social media that she had been in “two minds” about retiring, but confirmed that she will now begin a new career as a writer.“This is to announce that having been in two minds about retiring I have now, in consultation with my medical team, and on their advice, decided to go ahead and retire so that I may now focus on my new career as a writer,” wrote O’Connor.She went on to explain that she had fought against “the intellectually Lilliputian far right” in Ireland, and said she owed her life to “foreign residents in this country [Ireland]”.On Sunday I begin my new life as a writer, having

Sinéad O’Connor has backed down on her intention to retire, just days after her initial announcement.Over the weekend, the singer announced her retirement from music and touring in a series of tweets, confirming that her forthcoming album ‘No Veteran Dies Alone’, will be her last release.“This is not sad news. It’s staggeringly beautiful news.

Sinéad O’Connor has announced her retirement from music and touring in a series of new tweets.Posted last night (June 4), O’Connor wrote: “This is to announce my retirement from touring and from working in the record business. I’ve gotten older and I’m tired.”The musician went on to say that her upcoming album, ‘No Veteran Dies Alone’, will be her last album release.“NVDA in 2022 will be my last release. And there’ll be no more touring or promo.”She added: “This is not sad news.

cover of his song Nothing Compares 2 U.She claimed in her new memoir that she saw the irises in his eyes disappear.Sinead told The Times: ‘That is as true as God.

Sinéad O’Connor has shared more details of her forthcoming 11th album, confirming the title, ‘No Veteran Dies Alone’, and its release date in 2022.The Irish singer-songwriter teased the album back in December, revealing that its undisclosed cover art was designed by Donegal illustrator Jacob Stack and that fans could expect the record in “late 2021”.Now, the musician has confirmed that the follow-up to 2014’s ‘I’m Not Bossy, I’m The Boss‘ will arrive in January, though with no firm date set.She told Steve Wright on BBC Radio 2 yesterday (June 2) that the album will release next year and told The New York Times in a recent interview that it will comprise seven songs.Belfast musician David Holmes, who described Sinéad’s vocal on the album’s

Sinead O’Connor has announced plans to boycott BBC’s Woman’s Hour after an interview which she found to be “offensive and misogynistic”.The Irish singer spoke to host Emma Barnett on Tuesday morning (June 1) to discuss her new memoir Rememberings.However, their chat took an awkward turn when Barnett mentioned that The Telegraph‘s music critic Neil McCormick had described O’Connor as “the crazy lady in pop’s attic”.O’Connor, who has changed her birth name to Shuhada Sadaqat, replied: “I think it’s a bit extreme to make the Jane Eyre comparison, I don’t think I’ve ever been perceived as ‘the crazy lady in pop’s attic’ as represented in Jane Eyre…“It’s not like I’m trying to attack people with knives or trying to strangle people while I’m

The man in question was Prince.The controversial Irish singer tells the story of how they got to this point, among many other anecdotes from a bizarre and incredible life in her new memoir, “Rememberings,” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, June 1).O’Connor, now 54, delves deep into the good, bad and the sad (her mother abused her terribly as a child, once locking her in her room with no food and then leaving for the weekend). She also includes the downright silly aspects of her life, including an early stint as a “kissogram girl,” which found her “turning up in a French maid outfit, saying a stupid poem in a dreadful French accent, and placing a pair of frilly French knickers on some poor dude’s head” for 25 quid.She recounts the first time she

Sinead O’Connor has claimed that she faced a violent confrontation with Prince after securing her biggest hit with a cover of his song ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’.In a new interview with The New York Times, the Irish singer said the incident occurred when Prince invited her to his Hollywood mansion after the 1991 cover became a huge hit.According to O’Connor, Prince “chastised her for swearing in interviews, harangued his butler to serve her soup though she repeatedly refused it, and sweetly suggested a pillow fight only to thump her with something hard he’d slipped into his pillowcase.”After allegedly escaping the house on foot in the middle of the night, Prince is said to have “stalked her with his car, leapt out and chased her around the

agoraphobia left her out of food and unable to leave the house. Explaining and apologising to her fans in a long and poignant statement, Sinead posted on Twitter: ‘Message for folks who have tickets for next year’s shows: those shows are being postponed until 2022 so that I may go into a one year trauma and addiction treatment program because I had a very traumatic six years and this year was the end of it but now recovery starts.’ ‘I have been addicted to weed for 34 years.

Sinead O’Connor has reassured fans of her wellbeing after saying she was ‘starving’ and unable to obtain food. The Nothing Compares 2 U singer made a desperate plea on social media this week, revealing that she was struggling to find food with her agoraphobia preventing her from leaving the house. However she’s now provided a positive update and tweeted on Thursday: ‘All good now : ) found meal delivery service : ) Am replete and happy : ).’ A rep for Sinead also told Metro.co.uk: ‘Sinéad was happy and very well this afternoon when we spoke.’ Sinead, 53, had taken to one of her Twitter accounts – under her Islamic name Shuhanda Sadaqat – the previous day to cry out for help. The musician explained: ‘Ok here goes a reach out.

Singer Sinead O’Connor has said she will start training to become a ‘death midwife’ later this month.