Innalillahi, Sinead O'Connor Dies

Sinead O'Connor (Twitter S wayada 'Davitt)

JAKARTA - The famous Irish singer and activist Sinead O'Connor died at the age of 56.

The news of the death of the singer who decided to convert to Islam in 2018 and changed her name to S sameda Davitt was announced by the Sinead family.

"It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Sinead. His family and friends were devastated and have asked for privacy at this very difficult time," reads a statement from the singer's family as reported by The Guardian.

The news of Sinead's death came a year after his 17-year-old son, Shane, committed suicide in January 2022. His last social media post was a tweet from a photo of his late son with the caption: "Since then he has lived as a living body of a night creature. He is the love of my life", my agent wrote.

So far, no cause of Sinead's death has been revealed.

Born with the name Sinead Marie Total O'Connor in Dublin on December 8, 1966, she became famous in the late 80s with her debut album The Lion And The Cobra.

Throughout his career, Sinead released 10 studio albums, in which a cover song from Prince, Nothing Compares 2 U won worldwide recognition and peaked at Number One Billboard Hot 100 in the same year.

His success in bringing Nothing Compares 2 U to the top of the charts around the world and getting three Grammy nominations followed by iconic videos accompanying the song, directed by British filmmaker John Maybury, became as famous as the song itself.

Sinead claimed in an interview with The New York Times that he faced violent confrontations from Prince at his home regarding the hit Nothing Compares 2 U.

Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun... Goodbye Sinead O'Connor.