Biography
Sinéad O'Connor (8 December 1966 – 26 July 2023) was an Irish singer and musician. She was born December 8, 1966, in Dublin, Ireland. After a difficult childhood (her parents divorced early on and her mother was frequently abusive), O'Connor was sent to reform school after being caught shoplifting. Her music career began when she was "discovered" by the drummer of the popular Irish band In Tua Nua and co-wrote their hit song "Take My Hand." Before finishing school, O'Connor ran away to Dublin, where she sang and played guitar on the street and in pubs and worked for a singing telegram service. While performing with a Dublin band called Ton Ton Macoute, O'Connor caught the attention of the two owner-managers of a small London record label called Ensign Records. Ensign released her debut album, The Lion and the Cobra, late in 1987. Critics lauded O'Connor's powerful and expressive voice and noted the complexity of her songs, even while acknowledging their decidedly uncommercial nature. Though it had no major hit singles, the album eventually sold over 500,000 copies and went platinum. With the 1990 release of O'Connor's second album, I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, the baldheaded singer-songwriter became an international star. Driven by the phenomenal success of the smash hit single "Nothing Compares 2 U" (a once-obscure song written by Prince and first recorded by a band called the Family), the album shot to the top of the Billboard charts and nabbed O'Connor four Grammy Award nominations including Best Album, Best Song, Best Female Vocalist, and Best Alternative Album. The video for "Nothing Compares 2 U" won the MTV Award for Video of the Year, and O'Connor was named Artist of the Year in 1991 by Rolling Stone. Her next two albums, Am I Not Your Girl? (1992) and Universal Mother(1994), made far less of an impact either critically or commercially. Soon, however, O'Connor became famous for her controversial public outbursts, beginning in 1989 when she announced her support for the radical Irish Republican Army (IRA); she retracted the statement one year later. She again made headlines in 1990 when she refused to appear onstage in New Jersey if "The Star-Spangled Banner" were played before the concert. In 1991, O'Connor boycotted the Grammy ceremony and refused her award for Best Alternative Album, maintaining that her absence was a protest against the extreme commercialism of the Grammy Awards. Even more publicity surrounded a 1992 performance by O'Connor on Saturday Night Live, during which she tore up a photograph of Pope John Paul II, denouncing the Catholic Church as "the real enemy." Despite her contempt for the clerical hierarchy, O'Connor maintained she was a Catholic and devoutly spiritual.
Filmography
all 47
self 35
Movies 33
TV Shows 14
Sinéad (2024)
Sinéad (2024)
Nothing Compares (2022)
The Busk - A Decade of Christmas on Grafton Street (2020)
Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats (2020)
The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities (2015)
Irish Rock at the BBC (2015)
Outlander (2014)
Meteor Choice Music Prize 2014 (2014)
Music (2010)
Sinéad O'Connor - Theology (Live & Accoustic) (2008)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Top of the Pops: 40th Anniversary 1964 - 2004 (2004)
Sinéad O'Connor Live (2003)
Kinky Gerlinky (2003)
Sinead O'Connor - Goodnight, Thank You. You've Been a Lovely Audience (2003)
Greatest Hits of the 70's & 80's (2002)
The Beatles Revolution (2000)
Gael Force (2000)
Rove (1999)
The Righteous Babes (1998)
A Song for Eurotrash (1998)
The Butcher Boy (1998)
The Irish In America: Long Journey Home (1998)
The Best of Sessions at West 54th: Vol. 1 (1997)
Behind the Music (1997)
The View (1997)
Perfect Moment (1997)
The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan (1997)
A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who (1994)
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration (1993)
Wuthering Heights (1992)
Terry Wogan's Friday Night (1992)
Hush-a-Bye Baby (1992)
The Ghosts of Oxford Street (1991)
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin (1991)
Sinéad O'Connor - The Year of the Horse (1991)
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter (1990)
Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards) (1990)
Stars 90 (1990)
Roger Waters: The Wall—Live in Berlin (1990)
Sinéad O'Connor: The Value of Ignorance (1989)
MTV Video Music Awards (1984)
Verstehen Sie Spaß? (1980)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
A Kettle of Colour (1972)
Top of the Pops (1964)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1966-12-08
Deathday2023-07-26 (56 years old)
Birth NameSinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor
Birth PlaceGlenageary, Ireland
ReligionSunni Islam
RelationshipsJohn Reynolds (1989-03-01 - 1991-11-01), Steve Cooney (2010-07-01 - 2011-04-01), Nick Sommerlad (2001-01-01 - 2002-07-01), Barry Herridge (2011-01-01 - 2011-01-01)
ChildrenYeshua Bonadio, Shane O'Connor Lunny, Roisin Waters, Jake Reynolds
SiblingsJoseph O'Connor
CitizenshipsRepublic of Ireland
ResidencesLondon, United Kingdom, Bray · Dalkey · Knockananna, Ireland
Also Known AsShuhada' Sadaqat, Magda Davitt, Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor, שינייד או'קונור, シネイド・オコナー, 希妮德·奥康娜, 시네이드 오코너, Shuhada’ Davitt, شنیڈ او کونر
AwardsGrammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance, BRIT Award for International Female Solo Artist, World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film, Rockbjörnen, Choice Music Prize, MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year, MTV Video Music Award for Best Post-Modern Video, Billboard Music Awards, Goldene Europa
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