Sinéad O’Connor Memoir ‘Rememberings’ Jumps To Bestseller List Days After The Singer’s Death

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.

Pink has a tiny new fan with an epic birth story. During one of the singer’s Summer Carnival Tour stops at Boston’s Fenway Park, a pregnant concertgoer went into labour at the show.

Pink has a tiny new fan with an epic birth story. During one of the singer's stops at Boston's Fenway Park, a pregnant concertgoer went into labor at the show. Angela Mercer of Albany, New York, had traveled to Boston, Massachusetts, with family members to attend Pink's July 31 show while she was 31 weeks pregnant, according to a press release from the city's Brigham and Women's Hospital.

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.

tragic death last week at the age of 56, according to a new report.John Thompson, the clerk of the London Inner South district for Southwark Coroners Court, confirmed to the Irish Times on Thursday that an autopsy of O’Connor was completed before her remains were released to her family.However, her autopsy report may not be ready “for some weeks,” Thompson told the outlet.Details will be disclosed to the public only “if an inquest is opened into her death,” per the Irish Times.Her July 26 death is not being treated as suspicious.“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad,” the family of the “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer said in a statement last week. “Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.”London police said that O’Connor was pronounced dead at the scene when they were called at 11:18 a.m., to “reports of an unresponsive woman at a residential address in the SE24 area.”O’Connor was born on Dec.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Sinead O’Connor’s 2021 memoir “Rememberings” has jumped to to the top of bestseller lists following the beloved pop star’s death last week. The Irish singer, best known for her hit single “Nothing Compares 2 U,” was found “unresponsive” at her home in London on Wednesday morning.

untimely death at the age of 56 last week has spurred memories of both her eclectic career as well as her most controversial moments.One contentious event infamously occurred in 1992 when the “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer appeared on “Saturday Night Live” and proceeded to rip up a photo of Pope John Paul II in protest of child sex abuse rampant in the Catholic Church.Fast forward to the next week when actor Joe Pesci criticized the Irish songstress during his own appearance.A video clip of the “Goodfellas” star’s “SNL” 1992 monologue has now resurfaced following her passing.“Before we start the show, there’s a little matter I wanna clear up. There was an incident on the show last week,” the Oscar winner, 80, said as he held up the photograph to the audience.

Bob Geldof is sharing his memories of his friend, Sinéad O’Connor.

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.

For all the great music she left behind, most of the public knows Sinead O’Connor for one moment: tearing up a photo of Pope John Paul II on “Saturday Night Live” in 1992, a move that was intended as a blunt statement on abuse in the Catholic church. Not surprisingly, the move torpedoed her career and made her the object of vicious responses from the public and many celebrities — she was booed when she walked onstage at a Bob Dylan tribute concert just days after the incident — and the pillorying continued for many years, with the reaction to her statement changing only as the church’s countless, widespread abuses have become horrifyingly clear.

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.

Sinéad O’Connor once told Rolling Stone, “I don’t do anything in order to cause trouble. It just so happens that what I do naturally causes trouble.”

In the weeks leading up to her passing, the iconic singer Sinead O'Connor had just moved back to London, calling the city her “home,” and expressing her excitement about upcoming events and projects. Sinead, who was just 56 years old at the time of her death, had a rollercoaster life marked by mental health struggles and personal tragedies. Shortly before her passing, Sinead had shared her enthusiasm for seeing Rudolf Nureyev's Don Quixote ballet in London.

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.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Gianluca Matarrese’s “The Zola Experience,” which will have its world premiere at Venice Days, has been picked up for international sales by Syndicado. Cinecittà will distribute the film in Italy. According to Matarrese, the film “explores the boundaries between fiction and documentary.” It centers on Anne, a theater director, who has separated from her husband and is moving house.

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.

who died Wednesday at the age of 56 — shocked the world when she ripped up a picture of Pope John Paul II on “Saturday Night Live” in 1992.The move, which unfolded as she sang an a cappella version of Bob Marley’s once-banned song “War,” got her barred from NBC for life and booed off the stage at a Bob Dylan tribute concert a few weeks later. She initially said tearing up the photo was to protest the Catholic Church and “fight the real enemy” amid child sex abuse scandals, but the stunt had a much deeper meaning, which the singer detailed in her memoir, “Rememberings.” “My intention had always been to destroy my mother’s photo of the pope,” she wrote.