Sinead O’Connor

Sinéad O’Connor
O’Connor during Festival Interceltique de Lorient 2013
Background information
Birth name	Sinéad Marie Bernadette O’Connor
Born	(1966-12-08) 8 December 1966 (age 50) Glenageary, County Dublin, Ireland
Genres	Alternative rock pop rock folk rock
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter musician priest
Instruments	Vocals guitar bass keyboards percussion low whistle
Years active	1986–present
Labels	Ensign Vanguard Chocolate and Vanilla One Little Indian Nettwerk
Associated acts	Ton Ton Macoute
Website	SineadOConnor.com

Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor (/ʃɪˈneɪd oʊˈkɒnər/; born 8 December 1966) is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra. O'Connor achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a new arrangement of Prince's song "Nothing Compares 2 U".

Since then, while maintaining her singing career, she has occasionally encountered controversy, partly due to her statements and gestures—such as her ordination as a priest despite being a woman with a Roman Catholic background—and her strongly expressed views on organised religion, women's rights, war, and child abuse.

In addition to her ten solo albums, her work includes many singles, songs for films, collaborations with many other artists, and appearances at charity fundraising concerts.

O'Connor was born in Glenageary in County Dublin and was named after Sinéad de Valera, wife of Irish President Éamon de Valera and mother of the doctor presiding over the delivery, and Saint Bernadette of Lourdes. She is the third of five children, sister to novelist Joseph, Eimear, John, and Eoin.