rish singer Sinéad O’Connor has died at the age of 56, her family has confirmed.
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.”
It comes just a year after her son Shane passed away last year aged 17.
In her final tweet, O’Connor posted a photo of Shane and wrote: “Been living as undead night creature since. He was the love of my life, the lamp of my soul.
“We were one soul in two halves. He was the only person who ever loved me unconditionally.”
She is survived by her three children.
O’Connor shot to stardom across the world in 1990 with a heartrending cover of Prince’s Nothing Compares 2 U, which reached number one on the Billboard Music Awards.
Her debut album, I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got, was released in the same year and sold more than seven million copies.
She went on to release another nine studio albums.
Earlier this year, she received the inaugural award for Classic Irish Album at the RTÉ Choice Music Awards.
O’Connor cancelled a string of concerts in 2021 after announcing she would undergo a one-year treatment programme for trauma and addiction.
Writing on Twitter, she said she had been through a “traumatic six years”, but now “recovery starts”.
In an interview in 2007, O’Connor revealed that she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder four years prior. She later said that she had received three separate opinions that she did not have the condition.
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