Sinéad O’Connor: Tributes flow for Irish singer dead at 56

BBC News says Tributes have poured in for “radical and incredible” Sinéad O’Connor after the Irish singer’s death at 56.

She had a voice that “cracked stone”, said English musician Alison Moyet, while British band Massive Attack spoke of the “fire in her eyes”.

English musician Jah Wobble told the BBC the singer and activist had “the essence of a Celtic female warrior”.

Her family announced the death “with great sadness” on Wednesday. The cause of death was not made public.

The Grammy-winning singer shot to international stardom in 1990 with the hit ballad Nothing Compares 2 U, and released 10 studio albums between 1987 and 2014.

As a teenager in Dublin, she was placed in one of the notorious former Magdalene laundries, originally set up to incarcerate young girls deemed to be promiscuous.

In 1992 she faced controversy after ripping up a picture of Pope John Paul II on US TV show Saturday Night Live in protest against child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

She suffered personal tragedy in January last year when her 17-year-old son Shane was found dead.

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