She never stopped working, however, releasing 10 albums over the course of her career.
OConnor was born in Dublin in 1966.
She earned a Grammy nomination for best female rock vocal performance that year.
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On stage at the Grammy Awards in 1989.
Subsequent albums,Am I Not Your Girl?
(1992) andUniversal Mother(1994), both went gold in the UK.
On stage at the Grammy Awards in 1989.
A sudden and publicfall from gracefollowed, with the UK press treating her especially brutally.
In a best-sellingmemoirpublished in 2021, however, shepresentedthe story differently: I feel that having a No.
1 record derailed my career, and my tearing the photo put me back on the right track.
On stage with Peter Gabriel in 1993
She reiterated at that time that she planned to keep her 2022 tour dates.
But when her son Shane committed suicide later that year, she cancelled the tour.
OConnor struggled with mental health issues herself and was in and out of mental health facilities for several years.
On stage with Peter Gabriel in 1993
Shes always been rock-solid in what she believed.
This article first appeared onVogue.
