Sinead O'Connor Biography

Sinead O'Connor biography

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NAME: Sinead O'Connor
OCCUPATION: Activist, Songwriter, Singer
BIRTH DATE: December 08, 1966 (Age: 46)
PLACE OF BIRTH: Dublin, Ireland
ZODIAC SIGN: Sagittarius

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With her signature shaved head, Sinead O'Connor emerged with a powerful and expressive voice, complex songs, and a fair share of controversy.

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Personal Life

Aside from the release of her 1997 single, Gospel Oak, O'Connor's recording career faltered in the late 1990s, eclipsed by the turmoil in the singer's private life. In 1995, an extended custody battle began between O'Connor and her ex-lover, Irish journalist John Waters, over their infant daughter, Roisin. Plagued by Waters' bitter accusations that she was an unfit mother,

O'Connor attempted suicide in March 1999. While recovering, O'Connor agreed to let Roisin live with Waters in Dublin. A few days later, however, she snatched the girl from Waters' home and flew with her back to London.

Less than a month later, O'Connor made headlines in an altogether different way-in April 1999, she was ordained as the first-ever priestess of the Latin Tridentine Church, a dissident Catholic group led by a self-styled Roman Catholic bishop from Ireland named Michael Cox. In April 2000, Mother Bernadette Marie (O'Connor's clerical name) was elevated to Archdeacon for her work with Dublin's homeless.

In 2000, O'Connor signed with Atlantic Records. Her first album in six years, Faith & Courage, was released later that year.

In addition to Roisin, O'Connor has a son, Jake, with her ex-boyfriend John Reynolds. After a whirlwind romance, O'Connor married the British journalist Nick Sommerlad in a secret ceremony in the summer of 2001.