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Sinead 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
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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Nothing Compares 2 U (Live in Europe, 1990) (2020 Remaster)
Sinéad O'Connor
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The Foggy Dew
The Chieftains

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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HushYoga Mindfulness Meditation

Single • 2013
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Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home

EP • 1992
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Trouble Of The World

Single • 2020
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When a Child Is Born

Single • 2012
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Don't Cry for Me Argentina

EP • 1992
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Nothing Compares 2 U [30th Anniversary Remaster]

Single • 2020
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Gospel Oak

EP • 1997
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One More Yard

EP • 2018
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Thank You for Hearing Me

EP • 1994

Videos

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The Value of Ignorance (2009 Remaster) [Official Audio]

Sinead O'Connor • 11K views
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What Do You Want (2009 Remaster) [Official Audio]

Sinead O'Connor • 3.6K views
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The Emperor's New Clothes (Official Music Video)

Sinead O'Connor • 4.4M views
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I Want Your (Hands on Me) (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, 25 May 1990) [Official Audio]

Sinead O'Connor • 2.9K views
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I Am Stretched on Your Grave (Apple Brightness Mix) [Official Audio]

Sinead O'Connor • 3.2K views

Featured on

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Ultimate St. Patrick's Day

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Rebel Spirit: '90s Visionaries

Playlist • YouTube Music
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'90s Sing-Alongs

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Irish Rock Classics

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Power Ballads Forever

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Pop Gold

Playlist • YouTube Music
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She Bop: '80s Divas

Playlist • YouTube Music
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I Wanna Know What Love Is

Playlist • YouTube Music
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'90s Slow Dance

Playlist • YouTube Music
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'90s One-Hit Wonders

Playlist • YouTube Music

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