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Sinead O'Connor
Dec. 8, 1967
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Artistfacts:
| She was born and raised in Dublin. |
| As a teenager, she had a job delivering Kiss-O-Grams. |
| In 1992, she performed Bob Marley's "War," said "Fight the real enemy" and ripped up a photo of the Pope on Saturday Night Live. This caused a major backlash against her. She was later booed off the stage at a Bob Dylan tribute concert. |
| She was once married to drummer John Reynolds. They had a son in 1988. She also has a daughter from a relationship with journalist John Waters. |
| In 2000, she announced in Curve magazine that she was a lesbian. A year later, she was engaged to a man, British journalist Nick Sommerlad. |
| She was ordained Mother Bernadette Maria and made a Catholic priest by the Order of Mater Dei. The Catholic church does not recognize women as priests and does not associate with the Order of Mater Dei. |
| In 1990, she refused to have the National Anthem played before one of her concerts in New Jersey, prompting Frank Sinatra to say he would like to "Kick her ass." O'Connor refuses to have national anthems played at her shows because she thinks they have nothing to do with music. |
| She has songs on the soundtracks to The Talented Mr. Ripley, Rugrats In Paris, and You've Got Mail. |
| A character in the British sitcom Father Ted was based on her. The character, Niamh Connolly, played by Alted Images lead singer Claire Grogan, was a denim clad rock singer who had strong feminist views and a bit of an anti-Catholic slant, which put her in conflict with the central characters in Father Ted who were Catholic priests. Sinead is actually a fan of the show, she even came to the recording of the Christmas Special. Arthur Matthews, one of the writers for Father Ted, joked that the show probably had an effect on Sinead becoming a priest! (thanks, Adam - Dewsbury, England) |
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Comments:
| Chevelle did a cover of her song "Black Boys on Mopeds"... I've never heard the original, but the way Chevelle sings it makes it great. - Marina, Denver, CO |
| I respect her as a true artist. I AM STRECHED ON YOUR GRAVE was ahead of it's time. - Minna, Joplin, MO |
| Sorry everyone but Sinead is not confused at all! She always knew exactly what she was doing, its just to bad that she was misunderstood by the people that don't have a clue. She is one of the greatest female artists of her time and most have missed out on the great music that she has created only because they closed their minds. - Kelly Pickford, Chatham, ON |
| December 8th! That's also Jim Morrison's birthday! - Stefanie, Rock Hill, SC |
| Sinead O'Connor is a very confused person. - Paul, Detroit, MI |
| Quite possibly the worst entertainer in the history of entertainment. - Ken, Dupont, PA |
| Sinead O'Connor was born on 8th December 1966.According to the Chinese calendar, it was Year of the Horse. That's why she named her VHS movie filmed during her tour in Europe in 1990. Year of the Horse! Since I was a teenager, I adored her music and with every year I love it even more. Her songs literally help the world to go round. Cheers. Dejan, BL. - Dejan, Banja Luka, Bosnia |
| Wasn't Sinead O'Connor actually born in 1966? - Annabelle, Eugene, OR |
| Sinead O'Connor is a geat artist it make me sick that this country took her away and cursed her name i love you Sinead O'Connor - panda, newnan, GA |
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