tonight, nothing compares to her. irish singer and often controversial activist sinéad o connor died today at the age of 56. my colleague and friend kate snow has a closer look at her life and legacy. her voice was haunting, her activism unapologetic. there were simply no one like sinéad o connor. tonight, her family telling irish and british media they are devastated she is gone at the age of 56. her rendition of princes nothing compares 2 u catapulted her to stardom in 1990, earning her three grammy nominations. but her meteoric rise quickly came crashing back to earth after a controversial appearance on saturday night live in 1992, when she ripped up a photo of pope john paul ii live on air. fight the real enemy!
sinéad o connor, singing the hits on that catapulted her to international stardom, nothing compares 2 u . the song was written by prince, and in 1990, she topped the music charts with her version of it. the irish singer earned four grammy nominations for the song and the album it was on. she also won the award for mtv s video of the year. in 1991, rolling stone magazine named her artist of the year. o connor s singing voice was extraordinary. pure power. and her stage presence, electric. but behind all of that were or perhaps helping fuel it, there was pain. lots of it. o connor spoke about how her
sad news tonight, fires singer sinéad o connor has passed away. that s according to reports from ireland s public broadcaster. her cover of prince s song nothing compares 2 u became a number one hit in 1990, earning her multiple grammy nominations. the singer made headlines in 1992 when she tore up a picture of pop john paul ii on snl with a message, fight the real enemy. an outspoken activists, in recent years, cornucopia vote her struggles with addiction and mental health. and she s also talked about the abuse that she s rendered as a child. my mother was a beast the. and i was able to sue there with my voice. as able to use my voice to make the devil fall asleep. my father is the type of man who don t want anyone to talk about what happened, and that s what was wrong with me, it
O'Connor was a critic of the Catholic Church long before allegations of sexual abuse were widely reported, and made headlines by tearing up a photo of Pope John Paul II in October 1992 while appearing on live television.
Irish singer Sinead O'Connor, known for topping the charts around the world with the 1990 song "Nothing Compares 2 U", has died at the age of 56, Irish national broadcaster RTE quoted her family as saying on Wednesday.