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Breaking: Singer Sinead O’Connor Dead At 56 Years

Sinead O’Connor has died at the age of 56 after years of mental health battles, her ‘devastated’ family confirmed.

The Irish singer shot to stardom across the world in 1990 by her heartrending cover of Prince’s Nothing Compares 2 U.

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It comes a year after the mother-of-four’s son Shane, 17, took his life in January 2022 after escaping hospital while on suicide watch.

At the time of her death, the musician, who changed her name to Shuhada’ Sadaqat in 2018 when she converted to Islam, was thought to be spending her time between Co Roscommon, Ireland, and London.

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In her last Tweet, O’Connor posted a photo of Shane and said: ‘Been living as undead night creature since. He was the love of my life, the lamp of my soul.

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