The Irish singer Sinead O’Connor has died at the age of 56
The singer died 18 months after her 17-year-old son Shane also passed away
In her final social media post, Sinead tweeted a picture of her late son and wrote: “Been living as undead night creature since. He was the love of my life, the lamp of my soul.”
Paying tribute to her The Manchester Musician Tim Burgess said:
“Sinead was the true embodiment of a punk spirit. She did not compromise and that made her life more of a struggle. Hoping that she has found peace”
Poet Seamus Heaney said of her:
“A great Irish poet and singer left us today.She was beautiful, courageous and wore her heart on her sleeve. She was before her time.Nothing will ever compare to Sinéad O’Connor.”
Another tribute said
“She took a Prince song and made it her own and turned it into one the biggest hits of a new decade and she took on the church when people were too afraid and knew it could (and would) destroy her career.”
She was heavily criticized in 1992 for tearing up a picture of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live, condemning of paedophilia in the Catholic Church but has been described as one of the most beautiful musical voices to come out of Ireland and an even more incredible voice as an advocate for change
O’Connor had consistently advocated on behalf of abused children and has done so much over the years to help.
During her musical career she released ten studio albums, with Nothing Compares 2 U reaching Billboard’s number one world single spot in 1990.
