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Sinéad O'Connor

1966 - 2023

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Shuhada' Sadaqat (born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor; shin-AYD, Irish Gaelic: [ˈʃɪnʲed̪ˠ]; 8 December 1966 – 26 July 2023) was an Irish singer-songwriter, record producer and activist. Her debut studio album, The Lion and the Cobra, was released in 1987 and achieved international chart success. Her 1990 album, I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, was her biggest commercial success, selling over seven million copies worldwide. Its lead single, "Nothing Compares 2 U", was named the top world single of the year at the Billboard Music Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sinéad O'Connor is the 60th most popular singer (up from 280th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 59th in 2019) and the most popular Irish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Sinéad O'Connor ranks 60 out of 4,381. Before her are Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Jacques Brel, Albano Carrisi, Sade, Shakira, and Kate Bush. After her are James Brown, Amanda Lear, 50 Cent, Nina Simone, George Michael, and Rod Stewart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Sinéad O'Connor ranks 2. Before her is Jimmy Wales. After her are Romário, Mike Tyson, Sophie Marceau, George Weah, Salma Hayek, Grigori Perelman, Hristo Stoichkov, Eric Cantona, Tony Adams, and Helena Bonham Carter. Among people deceased in 2023, Sinéad O'Connor ranks 17. Before her are Martti Ahtisaari, Bobby Charlton, Kenzaburō Ōe, Jane Birkin, Giorgio Napolitano, and Michael Gambon. After her are Yevgeny Prigozhin, Just Fontaine, Robert Lucas Jr., Harald zur Hausen, Ted Kaczynski, and Fernando Botero.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Sinéad O'Connor ranks 19 out of 549. Before her are Brigid of Kildare (451), Bram Stoker (1847), Edmund Burke (1729), Michael Gambon (1940), Francis Bacon (1909), and Eddie Jordan (1948). After her are George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence (1449), Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769), William Rowan Hamilton (1805), Pierce Brosnan (1953), Grace O'Malley (1530), and J. D. Bernal (1901).

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Among SINGERS In Ireland

Among singers born in Ireland, Sinéad O'Connor ranks 1. After her are Enya (1961), Bob Geldof (1951), Niall Horan (1993), Hozier (1990), Brian McFadden (1980), Markus Feehily (1980), Luke Kelly (1940), Charlie McGettigan (1950), Róisín Murphy (1973), Paul Harrington (1960), and Barney McKenna (1939).

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