2023-07-27 22:42:00
SummaryCause of deathMental health problemsSuicide of his son Shane
[Mis à jour le 27 juillet 2023 à 22h42] Irish singer Sinead O’Connor, a resounding success in the 1990s before a descent into hell, died at the age of 56, Wednesday July 26, as reported by the newspaper The Irish Times. Sinead O’Connor was found dead at her London home and pronounced dead at the scene. His relatives have been notified and his death is not considered suspicious. No medical cause has been given for his death and an autopsy will be carried out, the results of which will take “up to several weeks”, British authorities have said.
In a press release relayed by Sky Newsthe British Metropolitan Police said that “Police were called at 11:18 a.m. on Wednesday July 26 to a report that a woman was unconscious at a residential address in the SE24 area (south-east London, editor’s note). officers attended the scene. A 56-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.”
Her cover of Prince Nothing Compares 2 U had made her world famous in 1990. Recognizable by her shaved head, the artist was also known to have caused many controversies. His interpretation of Nothing Compares 2 Uin 1990, topped the charts and won him three Grammy Awards.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad,” the family said in a statement released by public broadcaster RTE. “His family and friends are devastated.” For the time being, the causes of his death have not been revealed, but the local police have given more details on the circumstances of his disappearance and assured that his death was not considered “suspicious.”
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The career of the Irish singer has seen a meteoric rise with the release of her second album, I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Gotwhich sold seven million copies and includes the revival of Nothing Compares 2 U, a song originally written by Prince. But the famous Dublin performer has also released nine other studio albums. In his memoirs, Rememberingsreleased in 2021, she called herself a “committed singer”, saying she “has no desire for fame”.
The causes of death remained secret
The announcement of Sinéad O’Connor’s death was made by his family, who sent a statement to the BBC. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinead. His family and friends are devastated and ask for their privacy at this difficult time,” it read. The exact causes of his death have not been revealed at this time.
However, the day after the singer’s death, the local police gave some more details on the circumstances of her death. “Police were called at 11:18 a.m. Wednesday July 26 after a report of an unconscious woman at a residential address in the SE24 area (south-east London, editor’s note). Officers attended the scene. The 56-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene,” said a statement from the British Metropolitan Police, relayed by Sky News.
Health problems for years
Sinéad O’Connor had a difficult childhood after her parents separated when she was eight years old. The singer claimed early on that her mother, whom she lived with after the separation, physically abused her. At 15, she spent eighteen months in a convent due to truancy and shoplifting.
The singer revealed in a 2007 interview that she was diagnosed with bipolar in 2003 and attempted suicide in 1999, on her 33rd birthday. She had been sharing her distress on social networks for years. In 2015, she posted a letter on Facebook saying she wanted to end her life by overdose. She was eventually located and hospitalized.
In 2017, she posted a video stating that she suffered from multiple mental illnesses and felt lonely after losing custody of her 13-year-old son Shane. She went on to say that she had wanted to kill herself for several years and that only her psychiatrists and doctor were keeping her alive. She also declared facing the camera that without her loved ones and if she did not have to preserve them, she would already have “gone”. The Irish singer was the mother of four children, Jake, born in 1987, Roisin born in 1995, Shane born in 2004, and Yeshua Francis Neil, born in 2006.
The artist had moved away from the scene in recent years, and only spoke on social networks to report on her discomfort and sudden anger, threatening former collaborators with legal action in particular. She also delivered messages of resentment towards her family, shared her complex relationships with her children and publicly wondered whether she should end her life.
The death of his son Shane and the temptation of suicide
His death comes a year after that of his son, Shane. He was 17 and had taken his own life after running away from a hospital where he was being treated for suicidal tendencies. “How could a 17-year-old, traumatized and followed for suicidal tendencies disappear?” Asked Sinéad O’Connor, in a tweet, threatening to take legal action. According to the British newspaper, the singer would not have succeeded in overcoming this ordeal. On July 17, she paid tribute to her son on Twitter: “I’ve been living like an undead nocturnal creature ever since. He was the love of my life, the light of my soul,” she shared on the network. social.
A week after her son’s suicide, Sinéad O’Connor shared a series of posts on Twitter suggesting she was planning to end her life. “I decided to follow my son. There’s no point living without him. Everything I touch, I ruin it. I only stayed for him. And now he’s gone,” she shared. An hour later, she reported having been admitted to a health facility. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said that. I’m with cops now on my way to the hospital. I’m sorry for upsetting everyone. I’m lost without my child and I hate myself. L hospital will help for a while. But I’ll find Shane, but not now.”
Polemical remarks, strong convictions
The singer was never very comfortable with the success and show business of the 1990s. “The media made me look crazy because I didn’t act like a pop star was supposed to act. that being a pop star is almost like being in some kind of prison. You have to be a good girl,” she told the New York Times in 2021.
Sinéad O’Connor also marked the 1990s for his political positions against the Catholic Church. In 1992, she tore up an image of Pope John Paul II, live on television, on an American channel. She was ordained a “priestess” in 1999 by a dissident Irish church, which caused a scandal in her country. She converted to Islam in 2018.
In 2018, she announced on Twitter that she would “never want to hang out with white people again”, calling them “disgusting”. A year later, she will explain these remarks, apologizing and letting it be known that she had expressed herself out of “anger” and troubled by her illness. “These remarks were not true then and are not true today. I was angered by the Islamophobia I suffered. I apologize for any harm I may have caused. It was one of those crazy tweets, God knows,” she said at the time.
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