A close pal of Sinéad O’Connor has claimed the musician “died of a broken heart” following the tragic death of her 17-year-old son Shane.
The famous Irish singer songwriter died in her home in Herne Hill, London back in July 2023 at the age of 56, just 19 months after her second-youngest child passed away. Last year, no cause of death was established.
The coroner’s report confirmed an autopsy would take place, but the full details of the report are yet to be revealed. But now, in a new documentary that divulges into the singer’s stellar career, her close friend and producer David Holmes has claimed the mum-of-four “died of a broken heart.”
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Speaking on the RTÉ, he said: “Even though Sinéad was this incredibly resilient survivor, I totally believe that people can die of a broken heart.” The 54-year-old spent five years working with the singer on her planned 11th studio album, No Veteran Dies Alone, which is still unfinished and unreleased.
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He went on: “We ended up backstage. I just stopped and introduced myself. At that moment wasn’t a good time for Sinéad – everybody knows she had mental health issues.” The pair worked together on nine songs together, with plans to release the songs shortly before her death.
But the 10th and final song on the album was ultimately never finished, which forced the star to shelve her highly anticipated album. At the time of her death, famous friends from the music and entertainment industries paid tribute to the Nothing Compares 2 U singer online.
It wasn’t just famous faces who passed on their sympathies to the grieving family online, with thousands celebrating her life and work up and down the country. In January 2022, Sinéad shared the devastating news of her son’s death to her fans online.
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She explained how the 17-year-old was reported missing in the days leading up to his death, who she branded the “light of her life” in a heartbreaking post. She wrote: “The light of my life. The lamp of my soul.
“My blue-eyed baby. You will always be my light. We will always be together. No boundary can separate us.” Songwriter Phoebe Bridgers said at the time: “Even before I heard Sinéad’s music, I knew she was a revolutionary.
“I was obsessed with her and the Nothing Compares 2 U video. I even had a very, very short-shaved head in high school. I definitely shaved it for her.”
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Meanwhile, Just Lile a Pill singer Pink called Sinéad “brave” and “outspoken” as she revealed the days of being a child and recording demo tape covers of Nothing Compares 2 U.
Thousands lined the streets of Brain in the heart of Ireland’s County Wicklock where the hitmaker was buried in an Islamic ceremony. She adopted the name Shuhada’ Sadaqat in 2018 after converting to the religion.
Some of the famous faces who attended her funeral included the likes of U2’s Bono and Sir Bob Geldof, while a reading of the doting mum was a “resonant” singer who was blessed with a “gift”. Sinéad, which was broadcast in Ireland on Monday (January 8) on RTÉ, focused on the ups and downs of the Thank You For Hearing Me singer’s career.
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