Singer Sinead O'Connor dies aged 56

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Sinead O'Connor, the Irish singer known for her stirring voice, 1990 chart topping hit "Nothing Compares 2 U" and outspoken views, has died at the age of 56, Irish media quoted her family as saying on Wednesday (July 26). - REUTERS

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00:00 When we see something in something, usually, that's something that's within ourselves.

00:04 TAYA GRAHAM: Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has died at the age of 56,

00:08 according to Irish media reports.

00:09 O'Connor is known for topping charts around the world with the 1990 hit "Nothing Compares to You."

00:16 Irish national broadcaster RTE quoted a family statement saying they were devastated

00:21 over the passing of their beloved Sinead.

00:23 The brash and outspoken singer shifted the image of women in music in the early 1990s.

00:29 Her shaved head directly challenged pop culture's notions of femininity.

00:33 She had outspoken views on religion, sex, feminism, and war.

00:38 For some, she will be best remembered for ripping up a photo of Pope John Paul II

00:43 during a television appearance on "Saturday Night Live."

00:46 In her 2021 memoir, O'Connor wrote, "I am a protest singer.

00:50 I just had stuff to get off my chest. I had no desire for fame."

00:55 She converted to Islam and changed her name in 2018,

00:59 but continued to perform under the name Sinead O'Connor.

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