Dolores O'Riordan
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O'Riordan with The Cranberries, 13 March 2010
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| Birth name | Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan |
| Born |
September 6, 1971 Limerick, Ireland |
| Genres | Alternative rock, post-grunge, Celtic rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Sanctuary, Cooking Vinyl |
| Associated acts | The Cranberries, D.A.R.K. |
Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan (/oʊˈrɪərdən/; born 6 September 1971) is an Irish musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She led the rock band The Cranberries to worldwide success for thirteen years before the band took a break starting in 2003, reuniting in 2009.
Her first solo album Are You Listening? was released in May 2007 and was followed up by No Baggage in 2009. O'Riordan is notable for her lilting mezzo-soprano voice, for yodeling and for her strong Limerick accent. She appeared as a judge on RTÉ's The Voice of Ireland during the 2013/14 season. In April 2014 O'Riordan joined Jetlag (now called D.A.R.K.) and began recording new material.
Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan was born and brought up in the Ballybricken area of County Limerick, Ireland. She is the daughter of Terence and Eileen O'Riordan and is the youngest of seven children. She attended Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ in South Circular Road, Limerick.
In 1990 O'Riordan auditioned and won the role of lead singer for a band called The Cranberry Saw Us (later changed to The Cranberries).
The band released five albums: Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (1993), No Need to Argue (1994), To the Faithful Departed (1996), Bury the Hatchet (1999) and Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (2001) and a greatest-hits compilation entitled Stars: The Best of 1992–2002 (2002), before they went on hiatus in 2003.
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