Sinéad O’Connor dead: ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ singer was 56

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the post read. “Paul bravely and privately fought cancer for years with his trademark tenacity and wit.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Irish singer and legendary “Live Aid” leader Bob Geldof showed that he’s lost none of his eloquence in paying tribute to Sinead O’Connor, who died Wednesday at the age of 56, during a concert at Ireland’s Cavan Festival on Saturday. More than just pop-star acquaintances, Geldof said he was “very good friends” with both Sinead and her brother Joseph and “grew up with the O’Connors”: They lived just 75 yards apart, and shared the same bus stop going to school.

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Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Sinead O’Connor’s 2021 memoir “Rememberings” has jumped to to the top of bestseller lists following the beloved pop star’s death last week. The Irish singer, best known for her hit single “Nothing Compares 2 U,” was found “unresponsive” at her home in London on Wednesday morning.

statement on his official Instagram account read.The cause of death was cancer, according to the statement.“Paul bravely and privately fought cancer for years with his trademark tenacity and wit. A gifted and prolific talent, he will forever live in the comedy pantheon and in our hearts as a treasured friend and man of remarkable character and generosity of spirit.”The Instagram post included a quote from Reubens directly to be shared with his fans after his passing: “Please accept my apology for not going public with what I’ve been facing the last six years.

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Bob Geldof has recalled speaking with Sinead O’Connor just weeks before her death, at a recent show.The singer-songwriter and activist recalled his longtime friendship with the musician while on stage during the Cavan Calling festival in Ireland. Here, he reflected on growing up on the same road as her and her family, as well as his admiration for her courage while in the public eye.“She meant a lot to everyone. She meant a lot to us,” The Boomtown Rats singer began.

died on Wednesday, July 26, at age 56. At present, no cause of death has been announced, and the autopsy results will reportedly take “several weeks” to be delivered. However, her 17-year-old son, Shane, died by suicide in January of 2022, and she later wrote on Twitter: “I’ve decided to follow my son.

Bob Geldof was in touch with the late Sinéad O’Connor shortly before her death — and he said she was experiencing a wide range of emotions in her final days.

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Singer and songwriter Bob Geldof is speaking out about his friend Sinéad O’Connor, who passed away at the age of 56 last week.

untimely death at the age of 56 last week has spurred memories of both her eclectic career as well as her most controversial moments.One contentious event infamously occurred in 1992 when the “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer appeared on “Saturday Night Live” and proceeded to rip up a photo of Pope John Paul II in protest of child sex abuse rampant in the Catholic Church.Fast forward to the next week when actor Joe Pesci criticized the Irish songstress during his own appearance.A video clip of the “Goodfellas” star’s “SNL” 1992 monologue has now resurfaced following her passing.“Before we start the show, there’s a little matter I wanna clear up. There was an incident on the show last week,” the Oscar winner, 80, said as he held up the photograph to the audience.

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Bob Geldof is sharing his memories of his friend, Sinéad O’Connor.

Sinéad O’Connor told fans that she was being harassed by a “violent” stalker just two weeks before her death.The iconic Irish musician and activist died at the age of 56 last week (July 26), after being found unresponsive in her London home. She was pronounced dead at the scene, and her death is not being treated as suspicious.In a tweet dated July 15, O’Connor wrote: “Also there is one stalker. Female.

Lily Allen has said that she is “incensed” by the “spineless” tributes coming in for Sinéad O’Connor after the singer’s death, suggesting that the same people would not have stood up for her while she was alive.The musician and activist died at the age of 56 last week (July 26), after being found unresponsive in her London home, prompting a wave of tributes from fans and artists including Garbage, Billy Corgan, Michael Stipe and Ice-T.Best known for her rendition of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’, O’Connor was outspoken in her political and religious views, most infamously protesting sexual abuse in the Catholic Church live on SNL by tearing up a photo of the pope in 1992.Allen, however, has since expressed frustration with the apparent hypocrisy of positive tributes shared for the singer.It’s hard not to feel incensed when there are so many people posting about Sinead and how fearless she was, people who would never in a million years align themselves with with anybody who stood for something or had anything remotely controversial to say. It’s so spineless.

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Sinéad O’Connor fans gathered in Dublin this weekend and sang her song ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ in memory of the late singer.The iconic Irish singer and activist died at the age of 56 last week, after being found unresponsive in her London home. She was pronounced dead at the scene.The news of her passing came a year after her 17-year-old son Shane took his own life in January 2022.Tributes quickly poured in from across the music industry from Garbage, Billy Corgan, Michael Stipe, Ice-T and many more.On Sunday afternoon (July 30), around 100 people gathered at Dublin’s City Hall to pay tribute to O’Connor, organised by socialist feminist group Rosa (via PA Media).Dozens of people gathered at City Hall in Dublin on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the life, work and activism of Sinead O'Connor and an event which culminated with an emotion-packed singing of Nothing Compares 2 U.

Lady Gaga has shared a tribute to jazz singer Tony Bennett, speaking of a “painful but beautiful” loss.The singer and actress, 37, broke her silence following the death of her “real true friend” and long-time collaborator Bennett, who died from Alzheimer's in his hometown of New York age 96 on July 21.The pair had been frequent musical collaborators, with Bennett breaking his own record as the oldest living performer with a number one album on the US Billboard 200 chart for his duet project with Gaga titled Cheek To Cheek, released when the singer was 88 years old. He had topped the charts three years earlier with Duets II, featuring stars including Gaga, Carrie Underwood and Amy Winehouse, in her last studio recording. Bennett’s final album in 2021 titled Love For Sale, featured duets with Gaga on the title track, Night And Day and other Cole Porter songs, and won him his last Grammy award.

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Bob Geldof has revealed he was in contact with fellow Irish star Sinead O’Connor in the weeks leading up to her death last week. The musician, 71, was a close pal to the Nothing Compares To U singer over the years.

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