The "Nothing Compares 2 U" singer had struggled for years with her mental health, and announced her retirement in 2021.
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00:00 Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has died.
00:03 Her family confirmed the sad news
00:13 Wednesday in a statement to RTE.
00:15 O'Connor broke through in 1990 with
00:17 her number one hit Nothing compares
00:19 to you, which was nominated for
00:22 four Grammy Awards in 1991,
00:23 though she would boycott that year
00:26 ceremony writing in an open letter
00:28 to the Academy quote acknowledges
00:30 mostly the commercial side of art.
00:32 Two years after that,
00:33 O'Connor made headlines again with
00:35 the now infamous appearance on
00:37 Saturday Night Live tearing up
00:38 a photo of the Pope on air.
00:40 The stunt sparked serious backlash,
00:42 though she later said she had no regrets.
00:45 She went on to release 10
00:46 albums over her career.
00:48 In 2021, she announced her
00:49 retirement from music and touring,
00:51 writing that she'd gotten older and was tired.
00:54 But days later she reversed course,
00:55 saying in part, I love my job.
00:58 And in spite of her complicated success,
01:00 O'Connor's life was marred by tragedy
01:02 and mental health struggles.
01:03 In 2020 she announced she'd entered rehab.
01:06 Then two years later in January of 2022,
01:09 she revealed her 17 year old son.
01:11 Shane had died.
01:12 Sinead O'Connor was 56 years old.