The tearjerking moment Sinead O'Connor fans broke out into a rendition of her biggest hit as they waited for her funeral cortege to pass her Irish home was captured on video.
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Russell Crowe is thankful he got to meet a hero of his.
As remembrances poured in for Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor, who died Wednesday at age 56, the “Gladiator” star shared the story of his chance meeting with her a year ago.
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Crowe posted the story in a series of tweets, recalling that he was at a pup in Ireland while working there, when a friend notice O’Connor.
O’Connor ended up joining Crowe and his friends at their table and they had a long conversation covering many subjects.
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Crowe said, “I had the opportunity to tell her she was a hero of mine.”
Calling O’Connor an “amazing woman,” Crowe added, “Peace be with your courageous heart Sinéad.”
Best known for her global hit “Nothing Compares 2 U”, O’Connor’s family confirmed her death in a statement Wednesday.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad,” they said. “Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.”
The tearjerking moment Sinead O'Connor fans broke out into a rendition of her biggest hit as they waited for her funeral cortege to pass her Irish home was captured on video.
Swarms of fans lined an Irish coastal road to bid farewell to Sinéad O'Connor ahead of her funeral this afternoon.The acclaimed singer's family asked people who wish to say a “last goodbye” to stand along Bray seafront in Co Wicklow as the cortege passes by before a private burial.The procession was due to begin at 10.30am at the Harbour Bar end of the Strand Road, where it's to continue past her former home, Montebello, where she lived for 15 years. Hoards of fans were packed on the street as Sinéad's hits blasted out.
Fans are expected to line an Irish coastal road to bid farewell to Sinead O’Connor ahead of her funeral on Tuesday.
Sinéad O’Connor‘s funeral is set to be held in Ireland tomorrow (August 8).Fans of the late singer, who died at the age of 56 last month, have been invited to say a “last goodbye” and line a route along the seafront in Bray, County Wicklow, with the funeral procession due to pass the house where O’Connor previously lived for 15 years.The cortege will begin at the Harbour Bar end of Strand Road and continue to the other end of Strand Road, with a private burial ceremony to follow.A statement issued yesterday (August 6) on behalf of O’Connor’s family encouraged people to line Bray’s seafront from 10.30am.“Sinead loved living in Bray and the people in it.
As Sinead O’Connor ’s family prepare to say their final goodbyes to the singer on Tuesday, her loved ones are calling on fans to line the seafront where she used to live in Co Wicklow for a "last goodbye”. The 56 year old Nothing Compares 2 U singer tragically passed away in July at the age of 56, just one year on since the death of her son Shane Lunny, who took his own life in 2022, when he was just 17 years old.
Russell Crowe has recalled a chance encounter with the late Sinead O’Connor following her death last week aged 56.The actor took to Twitter to recount the story of meeting her while he was working in Ireland last year.Crowe said he was sitting outside a pub with a group of friends when “a woman with purpose strode past us”.“Puffy parker zipped to the nape and her bowed head covered in a scarf. One of my new friends muttered an exclamation, jumped up and pursued the woman,” he continued. “Thirty metres down the road the friend and the woman embraced and he (waved) me over.
Singer and songwriter Bob Geldof is speaking out about his friend Sinéad O’Connor, who passed away at the age of 56 last week.
Sinéad O’Connor fans gathered in Dublin this weekend and sang her song ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ in memory of the late singer.The iconic Irish singer and activist died at the age of 56 last week, after being found unresponsive in her London home. She was pronounced dead at the scene.The news of her passing came a year after her 17-year-old son Shane took his own life in January 2022.Tributes quickly poured in from across the music industry from Garbage, Billy Corgan, Michael Stipe, Ice-T and many more.On Sunday afternoon (July 30), around 100 people gathered at Dublin’s City Hall to pay tribute to O’Connor, organised by socialist feminist group Rosa (via PA Media).Dozens of people gathered at City Hall in Dublin on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the life, work and activism of Sinead O'Connor and an event which culminated with an emotion-packed singing of Nothing Compares 2 U.
Bob Geldof has revealed he was in contact with fellow Irish star Sinead O’Connor in the weeks leading up to her death last week. The musician, 71, was a close pal to the Nothing Compares To U singer over the years.
Sinead O’Connor documentary Nothing Compares will still be broadcast on Saturday to allow people to “hear her tell her side of the story”, the filmmaker has said.
Sinead O’Connor was finishing a new album, reviewing tour dates for next year and was also considering “opportunities” around a movie of her book, a message from her management company has said. “Wonderful plans were afoot at this time,” they added of the Grammy-winning singer and songwriter who was found unresponsive by police at a home in south London on Wednesday.The death of the Irish star at the age of 56 is not being treated as suspicious and was confirmed by her family in a statement given to Irish media.
Sinead O'Connor. The Irish-born musician, who became an international star in 1990 with her cover of Prince’s «Nothing Compares 2 U,» died at the age of 56. No cause of death has yet been reported.
Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Sinéad O’Connor made a truly heart-wrenching promise that she would stop performing, following the devastating death of her 17 year old son Shane in January 2022. She told her fans that there would "never be anything to sing about again". The iconic Irish singer, who crooned a version of one of the most famous 90s songs in the world, Nothing Compares 2 U, was sadly confirmed dead yesterday, July 26, at the age of 56.
Sinead O'Connor said in an interview years before she died that she couldn't wait to get to heaven and see her mother again.The Irish singing icon passed away on Wednesday, 26 July, aged just 56 with her family breaking the news as millions mourned across the world. But an interview she did with American psychologist and TV host, Dr Phil, has resurfaced where the Nothing Compares 2 U singer admitted that she was excited at the prospect of seeing her mother again on the other side. The singer lost her mum, Marie, at the tender age of 18 after being in a car crash, but the relationship the two shared had always been difficult.
The late singing icon Sinead O'Connor posed with quite the unlikely crew in a resurfaced snap from 2019 which includes Love Island stars, Lewis Capaldi and Irish comedian Aisling Bea. On Wednesday it was announced by her family that the singer had passed away aged just 56, which has led to an outpouring of grief across the world. Many stars have paid tribute to the icon, including Aisling who posted a photo she had with Sinead O'Connor backstage at the Late Late Show in 2019.
Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Yesterday (26 July) it was announced that Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor had tragically died at the age of 56. Speaking of the news, Sinéad’s family said that they were “devastated” and made the announcement with “great sadness”. The pop superstar was known by people across the world by fans thanks to songs including Nothing Compares 2 U, which stayed at the top of the Official Singles Chart for four consecutive weeks following its release in 1990.
Sinéad O'Connor was found "unresponsive" at home and police have issued a statement following her tragic death at 56 years old. It read: "Police were called at 11:18hrs on Wednesday, 26 July to reports of an unresponsive woman at a residential address in the SE24 area. "Officers attended.
Morrissey has blasted celebrities and music industry figures who have paid tribute to Irish singer Sinead O'Connor after it was announced that she had passed away, aged of 56.
Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor's family have said they are ‘devastated’ following her death on Wednesday at the age of 56. After the announcement of her passing, a family statement followed: "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." Sinéad had four children and was married and divorced four times.
Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag People across the world have paid tribute to singer Sinéad O'Connor after it was announced yesterday that she had tragically passed away at the age of 56. Revealing the sad news, Sinéad’s family said that they were “devastated” to share the news regarding their “beloved Sinéad”. The singer first shot to fame in 1990 with an emotional rendition of Prince's song, Nothing Compares 2 U.Throughout her 37-year long career, Sinéad secured eight UK Top 40 singles and seven UK Top 40 albums.