Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.
Her tweets hinted at suicidal thoughts.
She posted this tweet on July 17:
#lostmy17yrOldSonToSuicidein2022.Been living as undead night creature since.
Sinéad O’Connor in 2020 and performing on 1988Paul Bergen/Redferns/Getty
He was the love of my life, the lamp of my soul.
We were one soul in two halves.
He was the only person who ever loved me unconditionally.
Michel Linssen/Redferns
Her single hit No.
1 more than 20 countries becoming the No.
1 single worldwide that year and spent four weeks atop the Billboard 200 in 1990.
1 in the U.S. for six weeks and has gone double platinum.
It won a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Performance.
That was her only win amid nine career nominations, the most recent coming in 1995.
Despite the commercial juggernauts that were the single and album, OConnor struggled to follow their success.
19, but neither would spawn a hit single.
Her most recent wasIm Not Bossy, Im the Bossin 2014.
The singer also appeared onThe Viewand NBCsTodayin 2021.
OConnor alsoperformed the title song for Season 7of StarzsOutlander,whichpremiered in June.
Born on December 8, 1966, in Dublin, OConnor courted controversy throughout her career.
Reaction was swift in the pre-social media world, and the singer was banned fromSNLpermanently.
OConnors autobiography,Rememberings,was published in 2021 by Dey Street Books.
