History Music / SineadOConnor

'''Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor''' (born December 8, 1966) is an Irish singer-songwriter well-known for her honest lyrics, whose subjects tend to range from the Irish famine to feminism. She is also known to straddle [[GenreRoulette extremely different genres]], such as [[FolkMusic Folk Rock]], {{Reggae}}, and IndiePop. Since her 1987 debut ''The Lion and the Cobra'' and her 1990 follow-up ''I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got'', O'Connor has continued to remain relevant in the music industry, collaborating with a wide variety of artists and experimenting with various styles.

She is also a [[LoveItOrHateIt contentious figure]], sparking controversy after she refused to have the US National Anthem performed at her concerts (Music/FrankSinatra was very offended). She accused Prince of domestically abusing her (though this was later patched up), she made certain comments against people who criticized her [[BaldWomen shaved head]]... but she is probably most notorious for [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu ripping up a picture of the pope]] on Series/SaturdayNightLive in 1992 to protest child abuse in the Catholic church. Yes, that's right, O'Connor single-handedly unleashed the wrath of virtually every Catholic in the Western world, and she will officially NeverLiveItDown. While she does not regret her actions, she did state in an interview that she wished it wouldn't have inspired that knee-jerk reaction and instead have had more of an impact toward ending the actual abuse. And she also attracted negativity regardless of herself from Music/{{Madonna}}, who, according to Sinead, in her own words, said, [[HollywoodHomely "that I look like I had a run in with a lawnmower and that I was about as sexy as a Venetian blind."]]

She is also a [[LoveItOrHateIt contentious figure]], sparking controversy after she refused to have the US National Anthem performed at her concerts (Music/FrankSinatra was very offended). She accused Prince of domestically abusing her (though this was later patched up), she made certain comments against people who criticized her [[BaldWomen shaved head]]... but she is probably most notorious for [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu ripping up a picture of the pope]] on Series/SaturdayNightLive in 1992 to protest child abuse in the Catholic church. Yes, that's right, O'Connor single-handedly unleashed the wrath of virtually every Catholic in the Western world, and she will officially NeverLiveItDown. While she does not regret her actions, she did state in an interview that she wished it wouldn't have inspired that knee-jerk reaction and instead have had more of an impact toward ending the actual abuse. And she also attracted negativity regardless of herself from Creator/{{Madonna}}, who, according to Sinead, in her own words, said, [[HollywoodHomely "that I look like I had a run in with a lawnmower and that I was about as sexy as a Venetian blind."]]

She is best known for her cover of Music/{{Prince}}'s song "Nothing Compares 2 U", which topped the charts in 1990. The music video, which featured a close-up of O'Connor [[TheOner performing the song in a single take]], became iconic and received heavy rotation on Creator/{{MTV}}. While she won multiple awards for the song, and her album ''I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got'' won a UsefulNotes/GrammyAward for Best Alternative Album in 1991, O'Connor began to distance herself from the fame. She boycotted the Grammys and eventually withdrew her name from consideration for all future awards. This led to her CreatorBreakdown during the mid-Nineties, though she has since recovered.

She is also a [[LoveItOrHateIt contentious figure]], sparking controversy after she refused to have the US National Anthem performed at her concerts (Music/FrankSinatra was very offended). She accused Prince of domestically abusing her (though this was later patched up), she made certain comments against people who criticized her [[BaldWomen shaved head]]... but she is probably most notorious for [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu ripping up a picture of the pope]] on Series/SaturdayNightLive in 1992 to protest child abuse in the Catholic church. Yes, that's right, O'Connor single-handedly unleashed the wrath of virtually every Catholic in the Western world, and she will officially NeverLiveItDown. While she does not regret her actions, she did state in an interview that she wished it wouldn't have inspired that knee-jerk reaction and instead have had more of an impact toward ending the actual abuse.

'''Sinéad O'Connor''' (born in 1966) is an Irish singer-songwriter well-known for her honest lyrics, whose subjects tend to range from the Irish famine to feminism. She is also known to straddle [[GenreRoulette extremely different genres]], such as [[FolkMusic Folk Rock]], {{Reggae}}, and IndiePop. Since her 1987 debut ''The Lion and the Cobra'' and her 1990 follow-up ''I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got'', O'Connor has continued to remain relevant in the music industry, collaborating with a wide variety of artists and experimenting with various styles.

She is best known for her cover of Music/{{Prince}}'s song "Nothing Compares 2 U", which topped the charts in 1990. The music video, which featured a close-up of O'Connor [[LeaveTheCameraRunning performing the song in a single take]], became iconic and received heavy rotation on Creator/{{MTV}}. While she won multiple awards for the song, and her album ''I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got'' won a UsefulNotes/GrammyAward for Best Alternative Album in 1991, O'Connor began to distance herself from the fame. She boycotted the Grammys and eventually withdrew her name from consideration for all future awards. This led to her CreatorBreakdown during the mid-Nineties, though she has since recovered.

* OneWomanSong: Music/RedHotChiliPeppers

She is also a [[LoveItOrHateIt contentious figure]], sparking controversy after she refused to have the US National Anthem performed at her concerts (Music/FrankSinatra was very offended), she accused Prince of domestically abusing her (though this was later patched up), she made certain comments against people who criticized her [[BaldWomen shaved head]]... but she is probably most notorious for [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu ripping up a picture of the pope]] on Series/SaturdayNightLive in 1992 to protest child abuse in the Catholic church. Yes, that's right, O'Connor single-handedly unleashed the wrath of virtually every Catholic in the Western world, and she will officially NeverLiveItDown. While she does not regret her actions, she did state in an interview that she wished it wouldn't have inspired that knee-jerk reaction and instead have had more of an impact toward ending the actual abuse.

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* CulturalRebel: She often goes against the traditionalist attitudes of Catholicism, the dominant religion of her home country. Most famously, she ripped up a photo of UsefulNotes/ThePope [[RefugeInAudacity on a live TV broadcast]].

-->"Nothing Compares 2 U"

She is also a [[LoveItOrHateIt contentious figure]], sparking controversy after she refused to have the US National Anthem performed at her concerts (Music/FrankSinatra was very offended), she accused Music/{{Prince}} of domestically abusing her (though this was later patched up), she made certain comments against people who criticized her [[BaldWomen shaved head]]...

...but she is probably most notorious for [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu ripping up a picture of the pope]] on Series/SaturdayNightLive in 1992 to protest the child abuse in the Catholic church. Yes, that's right, O'Connor single-handedly unleashed the wrath of virtually every Catholic in the Western world, and she will officially NeverLiveItDown. While she does not regret her actions, she did state in an interview that she wished it wouldn't have inspired that knee-jerk reaction and instead have had more of an impact toward ending the actual abuse.

* {{Badass}}: In the early 90s, she did more than most public figures to force people to acknowledge the Irish clerical abuse scandals, and it earned her horrible amounts of mockery and abuse from the Irish and American media and public, not to mention the contempt of Music/{{Madonna}} and the Church itself. Turns out she was right all along.

...but she is probably most notorious for [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu ripping up a picture of the pope]] on Series/SaturdayNightLive in 1992 to protest the child abuse in the Catholic church. Yes, that's right, O'Connor single-handedly unleashed the wrath of virtually every Catholic in the Western world, and she will officially NeverLiveItDown. While she does not regret her actions, she did state in an interview that she wished it wouldn't have inspired that knee-jerk reaction and instead have had more of an impact toward ending the actual abuse.

* {{Badass}}: In the early 90s, she did more than most public figures to force people to acknowledge the Irish clerical abuse scandals, and she got endlessly mocked and abused by the media and the public in Ireland and America, not to mention Music/{{Madonna}} and the Church itself... but she was right all along.

* {{Badass}}: In the early 90s, she did more than most public figures to force people to acknowledge the Irish clerical abuse scandals, and she got endlessly mocked abused by the media and the public in Ireland and America, not to mention Music/{{Madonna}} and the Church itself... but she was right all along.

* {{Badass}}: Probably did more than most to force people to acknowledge the Irish clerical abuse scandals than any cultural figure of the early 90s, and was mocked by Ireland, America, Music/{{Madonna}} and the Church for it... but she was right all along.

* CulturalRebel: She often goes against the traditionalist attitudes of Catholicism, the dominant religion of her home country. Most famously, she ripped up a photo of ThePope [[RefugeInAudacity on a live tv broadcast]].

She is also a [[LoveItOrHateIt contentious figure]], sparking controversy after she refused to have the US National Anthem performed at her concerts (Music/FrankSinatra was very offended), she accused Music/{{Prince}} of domestically abusing her (though this was later patched up), she made certain comments against people who criticized her [[BaldWomen bald hair]]...

* CulturalRebel: She often goes against the traditionalist attitudes of Catholicism, the dominant religion of her home country.

* CoversAlbum: ''Am I Not Your Girl?''

* NeverLiveItDown: Her aforementioned SNL stunt, obviously.

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O'Connor tends to keep her views on religion and and her own sexuality ambiguous, and continues to maintain her bald hair to challenge preconceived attitudes toward female beauty. She is an enigmatic figure but keeps an assertive and opinionated attitude, and she continues to inspire attention no matter what she decides to talk about.