Sinead O’Connor had stated she was engaged on a brand new album earlier than her demise aged 56.
Earlier this month, she had supplied followers an replace on new music, writing on Twitter that she was ending the follow-up to 2014’s ‘I’m Not Bossy, I’m The Boss’. O’Connor additionally stated she hoped to launch it early subsequent yr.
She additionally stated a world tour for 2024-2025 was within the works and confirmed that she had moved again to London. These would have been her first stay exhibits in nearly half a decade, after she cancelled all her stay exhibits for 2022 “for her well being and wellbeing” following the suicide of her son Shane.
“Hello All, just lately moved again to London after 23 years absence. Very joyful to be house : ) Quickly ending my album. Launch early subsequent yr : ),” she wrote. “Hopefully Touring Australia and New Zealand towards finish 2024. Europe, USA and different territories starting early 2025 : ) #TheBitchIsBack”
Hello All, just lately moved again to London after 23 years absence. Very joyful to be house : ) Quickly ending my album. Launch early subsequent yr : ) Hopefully Touring Australia and New Zealand towards finish 2024. Europe, USA and different territories starting early 2025 : ) #TheBitchIsBack
— Sinead Marie-Bernarde Aoibheann O’Connor (@786OmShahid) July 8, 2023
O’Connor would have solely been residing in London for a few weeks by the point of her demise. The Metropolitan Police confirmed earlier that O’Connor was discovered unresponsive at her house in London yesterday morning (July 26) and was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
Her demise just isn’t being handled as suspicious and a file will now be ready for the coroner.
In an announcement, the Metropolitan Police stated: “Police have been referred to as at 11.18am on Wednesday 26 July to stories of an unresponsive girl at a residential deal with within the SE24 space.
“Officers attended. A 56-year-old girl was pronounced lifeless on the scene.” [via SkyNews]
Tributes have been paid from throughout the business to O’Connor, together with from Rubbish, Billy Corgan, Michael Stipe and Ice-T.
In the meantime, the Irish singer and activist’s remaining social media publish revealed the devastating influence of her son’s demise final yr.
“Been residing as undead night time creature since. He was the love of my life, the lamp of my soul. We have been one soul in two halves,” she wrote on Twitter on July 17. “He was the one one who ever beloved me unconditionally. I’m misplaced within the bardo with out him.”