After her court hearing O'Riordan urged other people suffering mental illness to seek help. Medical records given to the court indicated she was mentally ill at the time of the altercation. She pleaded guilty and was fined 6,000 euros (USD 6,600). In 2014, O'Riordan was accused of assaulting three police officers and a flight attendant during a flight from New York to Ireland. I have forgotten about her, but when the news. Looking back now, I can see how silly an adolescent can get. I almost had a relationship with her in my head. I used to play her albums on a loop, like a maniac. Dolores ORiordan, the Irish soprano who led The Cranberries to worldwide fame as one of the most popular bands of the 1990s, has died, her publicist said Monday. I had a giant crush on her when I was in high-school. The tour was cut short because O'Riordan was suffering from back problems. Re: Dolores O’Riordan, Cranberries lead singer, dies at age of 46. The Cranberries released the acoustic album Something Else in 2017 and had been due to tour Europe and North America. The members of The Cranberries reunited that year, releasing the album Roses in 2012. As the female lead singer of a hugely successful rock band, she blazed a trail and. Dolores O'Riordan was the voice of a generation. O'Riordan released a solo album, Are You Listening, in 2007, and another, No Baggage, in 2009. The Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordan dead at 46. The band released three more studio albums before splitting up in 2003.
The follow-up, "No Need to Argue," sold in even greater numbers and contained Zombie, a howl against Northern Ireland's violent Troubles that topped singles charts in several countries. The group's 1993 debut album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? sold millions of copies and produced the hit single Linger. O'Riordan was The Cranberries' chief lyricist and co- songwriter, and her powerful, sometimes wailing, voice was key to the band's distinctive sound. Dolores ORiordan had been in London for a recording session at the time of her death on Monday, according to her publicist. "To all those who follow and support Irish music, Irish musicians and the performing arts, her death will be a big loss," he said in a statement. The lead singer of Irish rock band The Cranberries has died suddenly aged 46. Higgins said O'Riordan and the band "had an immense influence on rock and pop music in Ireland and internationally." "No further details are available at this time," Holmes said, adding that the singer's family was "devastated" by the news.įormed in Limerick, Ireland at the end of the 1980s, The Cranberries became international stars in the 90s with hits including Zombie and Linger that fused the alternative rock edge with Celtic-infused pop tunefulness. To all those who follow and support Irish music, Irish musicians and the performing arts her death will be a big loss.O'Riordan died in London, where she was recording, publicist Lindsey Holmes said. “I recall with fondness the late Limerick TD Jim Kemmy’s introduction of her and The Cranberries to me, and the pride he and so many others took in their successes. “Dolores O’Riordan and The Cranberries had an immense influence on rock and pop music in Ireland and internationally.” President of Ireland Michael D Higgins led tributes to the singer, saying: “It is with great sadness that I have learned of the death of Dolores O’Riordan, musician, singer and songwriter.” She had recently been recording tracks with her new band, D.A.R.K, which features Andy Rourke, bassist with The Smiths. The Cranberries reunited and released an album last year, but a US and European tour was cancelled in July due to an “ongoing back problem” suffered by O’Riordan.
The Cranberries attend the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on Januin Los Angeles, California. She said she had suffered from anorexia, nervous breakdowns, and depression throughout her career as a recording artist. Dolores ORiordan, lead singer of 'The Cranberries,' performs during the Spanish TVE Special Gala show Septemin Madrid, Spain. In 2013, the mother-of-four had disclosed that she had been raped as a child.