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Sinéad O'Connor
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I have an invitation for you. Is there a celebration? No, I'm not inviting you to a celebration. I'm inviting you to a war...
— Ave Maria
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)
- Audience1.4M
- Fame80.3
- Momentum0.0
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- Audience1.4M
- Fame80.3
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- Global rank#146
- Musicians rank#250
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Lived 1966–2023, aged 57
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Updated 2026-06-13
She tore up the Pope's photograph on live television in 1992 — nearly a decade before the abuse scandals broke wide open — and the world never forgave her for being early. "Nothing Compares 2 U" made her a star; that single gesture made her a pariah.
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Sinéad O'Connor's debut, The Lion and the Cobra, arrived in 1987 and charted internationally, but it was I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got in 1990 that detonated: seven million copies sold, "Nothing Compares 2 U" named the top world single of the year. The Saturday Night Live protest in 1992 — ripping the Pope's photo on camera — ignited global fury and effectively ended her mainstream moment, though she kept recording: Am I Not Your Girl? and Universal Mother both went gold in the UK, Faith and Courage in Australia, Throw Down Your Arms in Ireland. She converted to Islam in 2018, took the name…
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Sinéad O'Connor
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Maybe it sounds mean But I really don't think so You asked for the truth And I told you Through their own words They will be exposed
— The Emperor's New Clothes
Sinéad O'Connor
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I'm walking through the desert And I am not frightened although it's hot I have all that I requested And I do not want what I haven't got
— I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinéad O'Connor
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You will rise You'll return The phoenix from the flame You will learn You will rise You'll return Being what you are There is no other Troy For you to burn.
— Official music video · Live At The Dominion Theatre (1988)
Sinéad O'Connor
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And I never meant to hurt you I swear I didn't mean Those things I said I never meant to do that to you Next time I'll keep my hands to myself instead.
— Official music video · Live At The Dominion Theatre (1988)
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- Theology2007
- She Who Dwells in the Secret Place of the Most High Shall Abide Under the Shadow of the Almighty2003
- Sean‐Nós Nua2002
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