Irish singer Sinead O'Connor, who died in July at the age of 56, died of "natural causes", according to the conclusions of the judicial inquiry made public on Tuesday 9 January in London.
The singer, who became a global star with her hit Nothing Compares 2 U in 1990, was found unresponsive by police on July 26 at her home in southeast London. In a statement, Southwark Magistrates' Court in south London, which is in charge of the inquest into her death, "confirms that Ms O'Connor died of natural causes". After the singer's death, police said her death was "not being treated as suspicious."
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His death sparked an outpouring of tributes in Ireland and around the world. She was buried south of Dublin, after a funeral procession along the seafront in Bray, a small town south of Dublin where she lived for 15 years.
In addition to her music, the singer was known for her fight against sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, which she accused of not doing enough to protect children. In 1992, she tore up an image of Pope John Paul II on television in the United States, a scene whose images went around the world.
In recent years, Sinead O'Connor has been venting on social media, threatening his former associates with legal action, describing his physical and mental health problems, sharing his suicidal thoughts and complicated relationships with his family. According to her agents, she was finishing a new album before her death, preparing a tour, and had plans to bring her autobiography, Rememberings, to the screen, released in 2021.
A tribute concert to Sinéad O'Connor and Shane MacGowan, entitled Sinéad & Shane at Carnegie Hall, will be given on March 20 at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The show will feature performances by artists Cat Power and Dropkick Murphys.