The Beatles were also finding their feet. The singer made a name for herself in the iconic Cavern Club, where she originally worked as a cloakroom girl, before releasing her first hit single Anyone Who Had a Heart.
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Sinead O’Connor is packing it in.
The Irish singer, whose interpretation of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” topped the charts back in 1991, took to Twitter on Saturday to announce her retirement “from touring and from working in the record business.”
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According to O’Connor, 54, she’s “gotten older and I’m tired,” insisting her upcoming 2022 album, No Veteran Dies Alone, “will be my
The Beatles were also finding their feet. The singer made a name for herself in the iconic Cavern Club, where she originally worked as a cloakroom girl, before releasing her first hit single Anyone Who Had a Heart.
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Girli has announced a new headline UK and Ireland tour set to kick off later this year – see the full list of dates below.The singer, songwriter and rapper’s ‘Damsel In Distress’ tour will begin in Bristol at The Lanes on November 7, followed by stops in Cardiff, Brighton, London, Manchester and more, before wrapping up at the Arts Club Loft in Liverpool on December 3.“I am BEYOND excited to go on tour again,” Girli (real name Milly Toomey) said in a statement.
Sinead O’Connor has confirmed her retirement from the music industry, weeks after making similar claims and later retracting them.The Irish singer said on social media that she had been in “two minds” about retiring, but confirmed that she will now begin a new career as a writer.“This is to announce that having been in two minds about retiring I have now, in consultation with my medical team, and on their advice, decided to go ahead and retire so that I may now focus on my new career as a
Sinead O'Connor says she spoke too soon about her plans to retire. The Irish singer-songwriter, 54, backtracked an announcement she made on Twitter last week in which she revealed plans to retire from touring and making music after the release of her "NVDA" album, which is expected in 2022.
Big Thief have announced a UK and European tour for early 2022.The four-piece – Adrianne Lenker, Buck Meek, James Krivchenia and Max Oleartchik – will play 23 headline shows from January to March next year, concluding with a trio of gigs at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London.In the UK Big Thief will also perform in Glasgow, Manchester and Bristol, while an Irish date in Dublin is also set for February 26.You can see Big Thief’s upcoming UK and European tour dates below.January 202231 –
Former Westlife star Brian McFadden has opened up about his upcoming wedding to Danielle Parkinson after welcoming their first child together.The Irish singer and songwriter, 41, and his fiancé Danielle went through a three-year journey of IVF to conceive a baby. Now, speaking exclusively to OK!, the sweet couple have detailed the plans for their nuptials – and revealed which of their celebrity friends on the guestlist.
Sinéad O’Connor is bidding farewell to it all, declaring that she’s retiring from music and touring, and that her next album will be her last. O’Connor made the announcements in a series of tweets posted on Friday.
Sinéad O’Connor has revealed her retirement from music and touring in an announcement made on Twitter. After a long career, the Irish singer, 54, confirmed her upcoming 11th album, No Veteran Dies Alone, will go ahead in January 2022 but that it would be her last.
First Minister joined her Welsh and Northern Irish counterparts for a virtual discussion with Downing Street earlier today to debate such issues as extending furlough and vaccine supply. But despite "frank" discussions lasting several hours between Boris Johnson and the devolved leaders there no final agreed strategy was produced - but those present did agree to meet again soon to discuss how best for the UK to emerge from the pandemic.
Sinéad O’Connor has shared more details of her forthcoming 11th album, confirming the title, ‘No Veteran Dies Alone’, and its release date in 2022.The Irish singer-songwriter teased the album back in December, revealing that its undisclosed cover art was designed by Donegal illustrator Jacob Stack and that fans could expect the record in “late 2021”.Now, the musician has confirmed that the follow-up to 2014’s ‘I’m Not Bossy, I’m The Boss‘ will arrive in January, though with no firm date set.She
EXCLUSIVE: Adrian Dunbar has become a household name in the UK thanks to his gruff performance as Superintendent Ted Hastings in hit BBC series Line Of Duty. Now, the Irish actor is turning his hand to another detective role — this time for ITV.
Sinead O’Connor has announced plans to boycott BBC’s Woman’s Hour after an interview which she found to be “offensive and misogynistic”.The Irish singer spoke to host Emma Barnett on Tuesday morning (June 1) to discuss her new memoir Rememberings.However, their chat took an awkward turn when Barnett mentioned that The Telegraph‘s music critic Neil McCormick had described O’Connor as “the crazy lady in pop’s attic”.O’Connor, who has changed her birth name to Shuhada Sadaqat, replied: “I think
Here’s the first image from Aisha, the drama starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor that recently wrapped filming in Ireland. Cornerstone has boarded worldwide sales rights ahead of the Cannes virtual market this month.
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