Sinéad O’Connor has handed away on the age of 56.
The Nothing Compares 2 U singer’s household introduced her loss of life in a press release on Wednesday.
“It’s with nice disappointment that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad,” they stated. “Her household and mates are devastated and have requested privateness at this very troublesome time.”
The information of the hitmaker’s passing comes a yr after her son Shane took his personal life on the age of 17 in January 2022 after escaping a hospital whereas he was on suicide watch.
On the time of her loss of life, the Irish singer was considered spending time between County Roscommon and London.
The musician, who modified her title to Shuhada’ Sadaqat in 2018 when she transformed to Islam, shot to stardom in 1990 along with her cowl of Prince’s hit Nothing Compares 2 U, which was named the primary world single of that yr on the Billboard Music Awards.
Sinéad launched 10 studio albums and was nominated for seven Grammys over the course of her profession. She gained the Grammy Award for Finest Various Music Efficiency for her most profitable album, I Do Not Need What I Have not Received.
Sinéad is survived by her three kids, Jake, 36, Roisin, 27, and Yeshua, 16.
No additional particulars about her loss of life have been disclosed.
