Sinéad O’Connor dead: ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ singer was 56

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.

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.

Fall Out Boy have covered Sinead O’Connor‘s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ in honour of the late Irish singer at their most recent gig.At their show on July 26 in Atlanta, Georgia, frontman Patrick Stump took to the stage to play the 1990 hit on the piano. He played a partial cover of the track, turning the ballad into a piano-accompanied solo.Stump has previously covered the critically acclaimed 90s anthem, but the rendition at the band’s latest ‘So Much For (Tour) Dust’ show was a tribute to the late Irish singer.

Russell Crowe is thankful he got to meet a hero of his.

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.

Pink and Brandi Carlile are honoring the late Sinéad O’Connor.

P!nk and Brandi Carlile paid tribute to Sinéad O’Connor at a show last night (July 26) – watch them cover ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ below.The acclaimed Irish singer and activist died yesterday (July 26) at the age of 56, her family announced.“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,” read a statement by the singer’s family reported by The Guardian.At P!nk’s show in Cincinatti, Ohio on Wednesday, she brought Carlile to the stage and told the crowd: “When I was a little girl, my mom grew up in Atlantic City and I used to go down to the Ocean City Boardwalk with my ten dollars and I would make a demo tape… I would make a little cassette tape and imagine it was my demo for the record company.“And it would always be either ‘Greatest Love of All’ by Whitney Houston or ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ by Sinead O’Connor.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 posted a heartbreaking final message in tribute to her late son, Shane, just over a week before she died.The Nothing Compares 2 U singer passed away aged 56 this week - her cause of death is as yet unknown - just 18 months after her beloved son took his own life after going missing from hospital whilst on suicide watch. In her final, devastating, social media post on July 17, 2023, Sinéad shared an image of herself and her late son hugging when he was younger, as she wrote: "Been living as undead night creature since. He was the love of my life, the lamp of my soul.