Sinéad O’Connor dead: Celebs pay tribute to ‘greatest voice of her generation’

Following the phenomenal success of Elvis, Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman, the late Irish superstar Sinead O'Connor was planning her very own big-screen biopic based on the 2021 memoir Rememberings. Almost a week on from the Nothing Compares 2 U singer's funeral, which unfolded in County Wicklow, The Sun now reports that Indecent Proposal's Demi Moore, Raised by Wolves actress Niamh Algar and The Grand Budapest Hotel's Saoirse Ronan had all been attached to play Sinead - 56 years old at the time of her passing - across different periods of her life.

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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.

found dead at her home in London on July 26 at the age of 56, were announced in a statement on behalf of her family on Sunday.Per the Irish Times, they have invited mourners to pay their final respects during a funeral cortege that will pass her home of 15 years in Bray, on the Eastern Irish coast just south of Dublin.Beginning at 10:30 a.m., the processional will take place along Bray’s seafront Strand Road, and culminate at the other end of the one-kilometer strip before turning for a private burial with the family.“Sinéad loved living in Bray and the people in it. With this procession, her family would like to acknowledge the outpouring of love for her from the people of Co[unty] Wicklow and beyond, since she left last week, to go to another place,” the message concluded.The Post reached out to O’Connor’s representatives for comment.O’Connor, who was born on Dec.

Sinéad O'Connor has died. The singer's family confirmed her death on July 26, telling RTE in a statement that «her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.» She was 56.Before she died, O'Connor, who was open about her mental health struggles, had been mourning her son Shane's 2022 death by suicide.

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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.

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's death.The 64-year-old singer took to his blog on Wednesday to call many of the tributes hypocritical and questioning why those who called her an «icon» and «legend» in their tributes to O'Connor didn't have the guts to support her when she was still alive.«She had only so much 'self' to give. She was dropped by her label after selling 7 million albums for them.

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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.

Sinead O’Connor had said she was working on a new album before her death aged 56.Earlier this month, she had offered fans an update on new music, writing on Twitter that she was finishing the follow-up to 2014’s ‘I’m Not Bossy, I’m The Boss’. O’Connor also said she hoped to release it early next year.She also said a world tour for 2024-2025 was in the works and confirmed that she had moved back to London. These would have been her first live shows in almost half a decade, after she cancelled all her live shows for 2022 “for her health and wellbeing” following the suicide of her son Shane.“Hi All, recently moved back to London after 23 years absence.

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.

Pink and Brandi Carlile are honoring the late Sinéad O'Connor. After news of O'Connor's death broke on Wednesday, Pink and Carlile took the stage in Cincinnati, Ohio, to pay tribute to the Irish-born global star with a stunning duet of «Nothing Compares 2 U.» The duo is currently on tour together, with Carlile serving as support on Pink's North American Summer Carnival 2023 dates.

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.

Before her death, Sinead O'Connor claimed her record company wanted her to terminate her pregnancy in 1987 to focus on recording her first album. The singer opened up about her life and career in Nothing Compares, the latest documentary from Sky, and spoke about becoming pregnant with her first son, Jake.The Irish singer and activist died on 26 July, aged 56. Sinead was recording her first album, The Lion and the Cobra, when she learnt of her pregnancy at the age of 20 - and said the record company NSign asked her to reconsider carrying the baby.

Sinead O’Connor has died at age 56. The iconic singer, best known for her rendition of Prince’s hit song ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ has reportedly passed away following a successful career, as first published by The Irish Times.The talented singer released 10 studio albums throughout her career, was recognized for having the number one world single in 1990 at the Billboard Music Awards for her popular rendition, and went on to win a Grammy in 1991 for her album I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got.The Dublin singer had a tumultuous life following the death of her 17-year-old son in January 2022.

Sinead O'Connor posted about her son Shane's death in the days leading up to her own.O'Connor recently took to Twitter, where she reflected on her 17-year-old son's suicide, writing that she's been «lost» since his untimely death. Shane died in January 2022 after going missing in Ireland.«Been living as undead night creature since… He was the love of my life, the lamp of my soul,» O'Connor wrote of Shane. «We were one soul in two halves.