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Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer, dies at 56

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Newest development Jul 27, 2023 · 4 reportsSinead O’Connor’s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ Enters Spotify Charts As Police Confirm She Died At Her London Home

O’Connor, who began her musical career singing on the streets of Dublin, became an international sensation in 1990 with her cover of Prince’s ballad “Nothing Compares 2 U”.

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    Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer, dies at 56

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    Sinead O’Connor’s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ Enters Spotify Charts As Police Confirm She Died At Her London Home

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  1. Madison

    Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer, dies at 56 (opens Madison)

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    O’Connor, who began her musical career singing on the streets of Dublin, became an international sensation in 1990 with her cover of Prince’s ballad “Nothing Compares 2 U”.

  2. Brainerd Dispatch

    Sinéad O’Connor, ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ singer who courted controversy, dies at 56 (opens Brainerd Dispatch)

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    The soulful, complicated star, whose mental health struggles often eclipsed her art, died Wednesday, according to a family statement issued to the BBC.

  3. Fox26 Houston

    Sinéad O’Connor, Irish singer known for ‘Nothing Compares 2 U,’ dies at 56 (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor has died at 56. The gifted and troubled Irish performer was known for her shaved head and for her fierce and expressive voice.

  4. KSDK

    Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor has died (opens KSDK)

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    O'Connor was thrust into fame for her arresting 1990 cover of the Prince song "Nothing Compares 2 U."

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer-songwriter, dies at 56 (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor has died at 56. The gifted and troubled Irish performer was known for her shaved head and for her fierce and expressive voice. O’Connor, who began her

  6. KVOA Tucson

    Sinéad O’Connor, Irish singer behind ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ and more, dead at 56, Irish media says (opens KVOA Tucson)

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    (CNN) — Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor, who became as well known for her remarkable music as her personal life, has died, according to RTE, Ireland’s public broadcaster. She was 56.

  7. Jezebel

    Sinead O'Connor, Irish Icon and 'Troubled Soul,' Is Dead at 56 (opens Jezebel)

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    The perpetually misunderstood artist, who famously tore up a photo of the pope to protest child abuse, bared her soul in her music and 2021 memoir Rememberings.

  8. NJ.com / Star-Ledger

    Sinéad O’Connor, Irish singer of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U,’ dead at 56 (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)

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    O’Connor, the gifted singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s, was known as much for her provocative actions as for her fierce and expressive music

  9. Relevant Magazine

    Sinead O'Connor Dies at 56 - RELEVANT (opens Relevant Magazine)

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    Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor has died at the age of 56, the Irish Times reported on Wednesday. The news comes just one year after her 17-year-old son,

  10. France 24

    Irish singer Sinead O'Connor dies aged 56 (opens France 24)

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    Irish pop singer Sinead O'Connor, who shot to worldwide fame in the 1990s, has died at the age of 56, Irish media reported on Wednesday.

  11. KVIA El Paso

    Singer Sinead O'Connor dead at 56 (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    (KVIA) -- Acclaimed singer Sinead O'Connor is dead, according to multiple reports. The Irish Times first broke the news Wednesday. The circumstances surrounding O'Connor's death remain unknown at this time.

  12. The Oregonian

    Singer Sinead O’Connor dies at age 56 (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Irish singer and songwriter was best known for her cover version of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U."

  13. Deadline

    Sineád O’Connor Dies: ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ Singer Who Got Banned From ‘SNL’ Was 56 (opens Deadline)

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    Sineád O’Connor, the troubled Irish singer and activist who scored a global smash with Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” in 1990 and was banned from Saturday Night Live for tearing …

  14. The Daily Caller

    Sinead O’Connor Dies At 56 (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Legendary singer Sinead O'Connor reportedly died at the age of 56. Her cause of death has not yet been revealed.

  15. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer, has died at 56 (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    She was a lifelong non-conformist, but her political and cultural stances and troubled private life often overshadowed her music.

  16. New York Post

    Sinéad O’Connor, ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ singer, dead at 56 (opens New York Post)

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    Sinead O’Connor, the “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer, has died at the age of 56.

  17. NPR

    Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has died at 56 (opens NPR)

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    O'Connor, who had one of the biggest hits of the early 1990s with her version of "Nothing Compares 2 U," became as well known for her political convictions and the tumult in her life as for her songs.

  18. UPI

    Singer Sinéad O'Connor dies at 56 (opens UPI)

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    Singer Sinéad O'Connor died Wednesday according to a statement her family released to the Irish press.

  19. The Guardian

    Sinéad O’Connor dies aged 56 (opens The Guardian)

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    Irish-born singer known for 1990 single Nothing Compares 2 U has died

  20. Rolling Stone

    Watch Sinead O'Connor Perform a Breathtaking 'Nothing Compares 2 U' on Her Final Tour (opens Rolling Stone)

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    She pledged to stop performing the song in 2015, but brought it back for her final tour just a few years later

  21. Washington Blade

    Sinead O’Connor dead at 56 (opens Washington Blade)

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    Irish musician's family announced passing on Wednesday

  22. New York Times

    Sinead O’Connor, Outspoken and Evocative Singer, Dies at 56 (opens New York Times)

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    She broke out with the single “Nothing Compares 2 U,” then caused an uproar a few years later by ripping up a photo of Pope John Paul II on “S.N.L.”

  23. Al Jazeera

    Acclaimed and outspoken Irish singer Sinead O’Connor dies at 56 (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Known for her shaved head and fierce voice, she shot to fame with her cover of Prince’s ballad ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’.

  24. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer of 'Nothing Compares 2 U,' dies at 56 (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    Sinéad O'Connor, an Irish singer-songwriter who sold millions of records in the 1990s with her ethereal ballads and rebellious anthems, all while defying expectations of how a female pop star

  25. amNewYork

    Sinéad O’Connor, Irish singer-songwriter, dies at 56 (opens amNewYork)

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    LONDON (AP) — Sinéad O’Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s but was known as much for her private struggles and

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