Sinead O’Connor, the Irish singer known for breaking out in the 1980s with a hit written by Prince, but who was a star beyond then, has died at the age of 56.
As noted by USA TODAY: “The news comes more than a year after O’Connor’s 17-year-old son, Shane, died by suicide in January 2022. The singer posted a series of troubling messages to her Twitter account in the weeks following his death, writing, “I’ve decided to follow my son. There’s no point living without him.” Shane was one of O’Connor’s four children.”
Here’s a look back at some of her best songs, including her biggest hit: