Sinéad O’Connor has died at the age of 56, just 18 months on from the tragic death of her 17-year-old son, with tributes pouring in for the Nothing Compares 2 U singer
Sinead O’Connor broke hearts around the world with a voice of incomparable beauty and tragedy, and now her death aged 56 has left millions heartbroken all over again.
The mother-of-four was a self-confessed troubled soul, whose angelic tones delivered their defiant message in a life filled with pain.
Her death came just 18 months after her son Shane took his own life aged 17 after escaping hospital while on suicide watch.
In the star’s final tweet, she posted a photo of Shane, writing: “Been living as undead night creature since. He was the love of my life, the lamp of my soul.