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Sinéad O'Connor
A rebellious, outspoken figure with one of pop's most ethereal and majestic voices, Sinead O'Connor became a huge star in the 1990s producing multi-million selling albums and causing controversy wherever she went. Shaped by a turbulent childhood in Ireland during which she was placed in a strict Magdalene Asylum, O'Connor found her singing voice with the band Ton Ton Macoute before moving to London and signing with Ensign Records. Her debut The Lion and the Cobra (1987) brought cult recognition, but it was her brilliant version of Prince's Nothing Compares 2 U, along with its teary video that brought massive success reaching Number 1 in 10 countries (including the UK and US). It propelled second album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (1990) to sales of over 7 million, but the shaven-headed star soon caused outrage when she infamously tore up a picture of the Pope while performing on the TV show Saturday Night Live as a protest against child abuse. Her passionate views on politics and religion have remained just as fierce down the years, and despite never recapturing that level of commercial fame she has gone on to work with acts as diverse as Pink Floyd, Christy Moore and Massive Attack. She continues to perform regularly and returned in 2012 with her ninth studio album How About I Be Me And You Be You.

Songs

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Nothing Compares 2 U
Sinead O'Connor
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Nothing Compares 2 U (Live in Europe, 1990) (2020 Remaster)
Sinéad O'Connor
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Nothing Compares 2 U (Live)
Sinéad O'Connor
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Mother (Live In Berlin)
Roger Waters
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Drink Before the War
Sinead O'Connor

Albums

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I'm Not Bossy, I'm the Boss (Deluxe Version)

2014
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I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (Deluxe Version)

1990
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Faith and Courage

2000
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I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

1990
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Universal Mother

1994
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Lion and the Cobra

1987
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Am I Not Your Girl?

1992
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So Far: The Best of Sinéad O'Connor

1997

Singles & EPs

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You Made Me The Thief Of Your Heart

EP • 2024
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How About I Be Me (In Dub)

Single • 2018
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Gospel Oak

EP • 1997
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How About I Be Me (Pop Reggae Mix)

Single • 2023
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HushYoga Mindfulness Meditation

Single • 2013
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Haunted

EP • 1994
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Trouble Of The World

Single • 2020
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How About I Be Me

Single • 2013
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Nothing Compares 2 U [30th Anniversary Remaster]

Single • 2020
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When a Child Is Born

Single • 2012

Videos

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The Last Day of Our Acquaintance (2009 Remaster) [Official Audio]

Sinead O'Connor • 60K views
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This is to Mother You (Live at Tops of the Pops in 1997)

Sinéad O'Connor • 1.1M views
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The Emperor's New Clothes (Official Music Video)

Sinead O'Connor • 5.2M views
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I Want Your Hands On Me (Official Music Video)

Sinéad O'Connor • 962K views

Live performances

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Nothing Compares 2 U (Live at Top of the Pops in 1990)

Sinéad O'Connor • 3.7M views
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The Last Day Of Our Acquaintance (Live in Rotterdam, 1990)

Sinéad O'Connor • 1.6M views
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Irish Ways & Irish Laws (Live At Forest National, Brussels 1990)

Sinéad O'Connor • 205K views
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Sinead O'Connor - Jerusalem (Live in 1990)

Sinead O'Connor • 426K views
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GLEN WASHINGTON backed by IRIE ITES SOUND @ SPRING REGGAE FEST # 6 - LE MANS - FRANCE (2012)

IRIE ITES REGGAE TV • 24K views

Featured on

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'90s Alternative Watch Party

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Ultimate St. Patrick's Day

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Pop Gold

Playlist • YouTube Music

Playlists by Sinéad O'Connor

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Nothing Compares 2 U: Sinéad O'Connor Love Songs

Playlist • Sinéad O'Connor • 1.4K views
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Sinéad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Playlist • Sinéad O'Connor • 11K views
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Sinéad O'Connor's Best Live Performances

Playlist • Sinéad O'Connor • 114K views
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Sinéad O'Connor - Universal Mother

Playlist • Sinéad O'Connor • 5.6K views
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Sinéad O'Connor - Am I Not Your Girl?

Playlist • Sinéad O'Connor • 3.6K views

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