Sinead O'Connor, the Irish singer known for her stirring voice, 1990 chart topping hit "Nothing Compares 2 U" and outspoken views, has died at the age of 56, Irish media quoted her family as saying on Wednesday (July 26).
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00:04 Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has died at the age of 56, according to Irish media reports.
00:09 O'Connor is known for topping charts around the world with the 1990 hit
00:14 "Nothing Compares to You." Irish national broadcaster RTE quoted a family statement
00:20 saying they were "devastated" over the passing of their beloved Sinead.
00:23 The brash and outspoken singer shifted the image of women in music in the early 1990s.
00:29 Her shaved head directly challenged pop culture's notions of femininity.
00:33 She had outspoken views on religion, sex, feminism, and war. For some, she will be
00:40 best remembered for ripping up a photo of Pope John Paul II during a television
00:44 appearance on Saturday Night Live. In her 2021 memoir, O'Connor wrote,
00:48 "I am a protest singer. I just had stuff to get off my chest. I had no desire for fame."
00:55 She converted to Islam and changed her name in 2018,
00:59 but continued to perform under the name Sinead O'Connor.
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