SINEAD O CONNOR. Singer Sinéad O’Connor has died aged 56. Suffering from mental health issues, she had made several suicide attempts in the past, but the causes of death were not revealed at this stage.
[Updated July 26, 2023 9:13 PM] Sinéad O’Connor died on Wednesday, July 26, at the age of 56, according to the Irish Times. The singer was one of the greatest Irish musicians of her generation and was adored by millions of fans around the world. His 1990 rendition of Nothing Compares 2 U topped the charts and won him three Grammy Awards. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad,” the family said in a statement released by public broadcaster RTE. “His family and friends are devastated.” For the moment, the causes of his death have not been revealed.
The Irish singer’s career enjoyed a meteoric rise with the release of her second album, ‘I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got’, which includes a cover of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’, a song written in origin by Prince. The song earned her a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year, as well as another for Best Female Vocal Performance in the Rock category. The album won him a Grammy for Best Performance in Alternative Music.
Upon announcing Sinéad O’Connor’s death, his family sent a statement to the BBC. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinead. His family and friends are devastated and ask for their privacy at this difficult time,” it read. The exact causes of his death have not been disclosed at this time.
Sinéad O’Connor had a difficult childhood after her parents separated when she was eight years old. The singer claimed early on that her mother, whom she lived with after the separation, physically abused her. At 15, she spent eighteen months in a convent due to truancy and shoplifting.
The singer revealed in a 2007 interview that she was diagnosed with bipolar in 2003 and attempted suicide in 1999, on her 33rd birthday. She had been sharing her distress on social networks for years. In 2015, she posted a letter on Facebook saying she wanted to end her life by overdose. She was eventually located and hospitalized.
In 2017, she posted a video stating that she suffered from multiple mental illnesses and felt lonely after losing custody of her 13-year-old son Shane. She went on to say that she had wanted to kill herself for several years and that only her psychiatrists and doctor were keeping her alive. The Irish singer was the mother of four children, Jake, born in 1987, Roisin born in 1995, Shane born in 2004, and Yeshua Francis Neil, born in 2006.
His death comes a year after that of his son, Shane. He was 17 and had taken his own life after running away from a hospital where he was being followed for suicidal tendencies. “How could a 17-year-old, traumatized and followed for suicidal tendencies disappear?” Asked Sinéad O’Connor, in a tweet, threatening to take legal action. According to the British newspaper, the singer would not have succeeded in overcoming this ordeal. On July 17, she paid tribute to her son on Twitter: “I’ve lived like an undead nocturnal creature ever since. He was the love of my life, the light of my soul,” she shared on the network. social.
