Sinead O’Connor died of natural causes, coroner says
Sinead O'Connor FILE PHOTO: Musician Sinead O'Connor performs at the Highline Ballroom on February 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
ByTheresa Seiger, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Acclaimed Irish singer Sinead O’Connor died of natural causes, a London coroner’s office confirmed on Tuesday.
O’Connor she was found unresponsive at her home in London in July and pronounced dead, Sky News reported. No cause of death was immediately given.
She was 56.
On Tuesday, officials confirmed in a statement obtained by BBC News that O’Connor had died of natural causes. Officials said they are no longer investigating her death.
The outspoken singer-songwriter rose to international fame in 1990 with her rendition of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U.”
She is survived by her four siblings and three children, Róisín, Jake and Yeshua, according to The Irish Times. Her son Shane died in January 2022.
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Sinead O'Connor NETHERLANDS - JANUARY 01: Photo of Sinead O'CONNOR (Photo by Michel Linssen/Redferns) (Michel Linssen/Redferns via Getty Images)
Sinead O'Connor SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 07: Sinead O'Connor performs at August Hall on February 07, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) (Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)
Sinead O'Connor WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - JANUARY 06: Actress Glenn Close (L) and recording artist Sinead O'Connor attend the "Albert Nobbs" soundtrack release party at Palihouse on January 6, 2012 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images) (David Livingston/Getty Images)
Sinead O'Connor LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 10: Sinead O'Connor performs her Christmas Show on stage at the Royal Festival Hall on December 10, 2013 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Joseph Okpako/Redferns via Getty Images) (Joseph Okpako/Redferns via Getty Images)
Sinead O'Connor STRADBALLY, IRELAND - AUGUST 31: Sinead O'Connor performs on stage at Electric Picnic at Stradbally Estate on August 31, 2014 in Stradbally, Ireland. (Photo by Carrie Davenport/Redferns via Getty Images) (Carrie Davenport/Redferns via Getty Images)
Sinead O'Connor LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 27: Sinead O'Connor and Debbie Harry attends the amfAR Inspiration Gala at Chateau Marmont on October 27, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage) (Steve Granitz/WireImage via Getty Images)
Sinead O'Connor LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 29: Sinead O'Connor seen arriving at the BBC Radio 1 Studios on July 29, 2014 in London, England. Photo by Alex Huckle/GC Images) (Alex B. Huckle/GC Images via Getty Images)
Sinead O'Connor Sinead O'Connor and Craig Ferguson (Photo by Jesse Grant/WireImage) (Jesse Grant/WireImage via Getty Images)
Sinead O'Connor UNIVERSAL CITY,CA - SEPTEMBER 6: Musician Sinead O'Connor attends the Seventh Annual MTV Video Music Awards on September 6, 1990 at Universal Amphitheater in Universal City, California. (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Sinead O'Connor View of broadcaster Gay Byrne and musician Sinead O'Connor on the final episode of the Late Late Show, May 21, 1999. (Part of the Independent Newspapers Ireland/NLI Collection) (Photo by David Conachy/Independent News and Media/Getty Images) (DAVID CONACHY/Getty Images)
Sinead O'Connor UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 06: T IN THE PARK Photo of Sinead O'CONNOR, posed, backstage (Photo by Ross Gilmore/Redferns) (Ross Gilmore/Redferns via Getty Images)
Sinead O'Connor LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 13: Sinead O'Connor performs on stage at Barbican Centre on April 13, 2015 in London, United Kingdom (Photo by Rob Ball/Redferns via Getty Images) (Rob Ball/Redferns via Getty Images)
Sinead O'Connor LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 11: Singer Sinead O'Connor performs during the UFC 189 event inside MGM Grand Garden Arena on July 11, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) (Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Sinead O'Connor TURIN, ITALY - JANUARY 19: Sinéad O'Connor performs at Hiroshima Mon Amour on January 19, 2020 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Roberto Finizio/Getty Images) (Roberto Finizio/Getty Images)
Sinead O'Connor NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT - SEPTEMBER 06: Sinéad O'Connor performs at Day 2 of Bestival at Robin Hill Country Park on September 6, 2013 in Newport, Isle of Wight (Photo by Caitlin Mogridge/Getty Images) (Caitlin Mogridge/Getty Images)
Sinead O'Connor Glastonbury Festival, Britain - 1995, Sinead O'Connor (Photo by Brian Rasic/Getty Images) (Brian Rasic/Getty Images)
Sinead O'Connor Irish Pop and Rock musician Sinead O'Connor (left) and American Blues musician Buddy Guy perform onstage together at Buddy Guy's Legends nightclub, Chicago, Illinois, January 22, 2016. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) (Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
Sinead O'Connor Sinead O'Connor performs live at Campus Industry Music in Parma, Italy, on January 18 2020. (Photo by Mairo Cinquetti/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (Mairo Cinquetti/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Sinead O'Connor VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - FEBRUARY 01: Singer-songwriter Sinead O'Connor performs on stage at Vogue Theatre on February 01, 2020 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Andrew Chin/Getty Images) (Andrew Chin/Getty Images)
Sinead O'Connor NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 27: Sinead O'Connor performs at City Winery on October 27, 2014 in New York, New York. (Photo by Al Pereira/WireImage) (Al Pereira/WireImage via Getty Images)
Sinead O'Connor MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JULY 01: Sinead O'Connor performs at Manchester International Festival at Pavilion Theatre on July 1, 2011 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage) (Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage via Getty Images)
Sinead O'Connor Irish singer Sinead O'Connor at Lourdes in France where she was ordained as a Priest in the Latin Tridentine Church and adopted the name Mother Bernadette Mary O'Connor. (Photo by Michael Crabtree - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images) (Michael Crabtree - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)
Sinead O'Connor Sinead O'Connor au Montreux Jazz Festival le 4 juillet 2015, Montreux, Suisse. (Photo by Lionel FLUSIN/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) (Lionel FLUSIN/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
Sinead O'Connor Sinead O'Connor during Sinead O'Connor Sighting in Dublin Ireland - November 8, 2006 at Sugar Club in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Phillip Massey/FilmMagic) (Phillip Massey/FilmMagic via Getty Images)
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Sinéad O'Connor funeral People lay flowers and tributes on the hearse during the funeral procession of late Irish singer Sinead O'Connor, outside the former home in Bray, eastern Ireland, ahead of her funeral on August 8, 2023. A funeral service for Sinead O'Connor, the outspoken singer who rose to international fame in the 1990s, is to be held on Tuesday in the Irish seaside town of Bray. (Photo by PAUL FAITH / AFP) (Photo by PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images) (PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images)
Sinéad O'Connor funeral BRAY, IRELAND - AUGUST 8: Members of the public sing along to 'Nothing Compares to You' before the hearse carrying Sinead O'Connor's coffin stops at her former home on the seafront on August 8, 2023 in Bray, Ireland. The public lined the streets of Bray today as the funeral cortËge of Sinead O'Connor passed through the town where she lived for 15 years. The iconic Irish singer known for her hit single "Nothing Compares 2 U" passed away at the age of 56 on July 26, 2023. O'Connor was renowned as a protest singer who used her fame to champion human rights, anti-racism, and expose injustice, particularly within the Catholic Church. She leaves behind three children. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
Sinéad O'Connor funeral A photograph taken on August 8, 2023 shows the coffin and a picture of late Irish singer Sinead O'Connor, in the hearse during her funeral procession outside her former home in Bray, eastern Ireland, ahead of her funeral on August 8, 2023. A funeral service for Sinead O'Connor, the outspoken singer who rose to international fame in the 1990s, is to be held on Tuesday in the Irish seaside town of Bray. (Photo by PAUL FAITH / AFP) (Photo by PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images) (PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images)
Sinéad O'Connor funeral BRAY, IRELAND - AUGUST 8: Crowds of people throw flowers as they line the street as the hearse carrying Sinead O'Connor's coffin passes by her former home on the seafront on August 8, 2023 in Bray, Ireland. The public lined the streets of Bray today as the funeral cortËge of Sinead O'Connor passed through the town where she lived for 15 years. The iconic Irish singer known for her hit single "Nothing Compares 2 U" passed away at the age of 56 on July 26, 2023. O'Connor was renowned as a protest singer who used her fame to champion human rights, anti-racism, and expose injustice, particularly within the Catholic Church. She leaves behind three children. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
Sinéad O'Connor funeral BRAY, IRELAND - AUGUST 8: People leave flowers and messages outside the former home of the late Sinéad O'Connor on August 8, 2023 in Bray, Ireland. The public lined the streets of Bray today as the funeral cortege of Sinéad O'Connor passed through the town where she lived for 15 years. The iconic Irish singer known for her hit single "Nothing Compares 2 U" passed away at the age of 56 on July 26, 2023. O'Connor was renowned as a protest singer who used her fame to champion human rights, anti-racism, and expose injustice, particularly within the Catholic Church. She leaves behind three children. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
Sinéad O'Connor funeral BRAY, IRELAND - AUGUST 8: People leave flowers and messages outside the former home of the late Sinéad O'Connor on August 8, 2023 in Bray, Ireland. The public lined the streets of Bray today as the funeral cortege of Sinéad O'Connor passed through the town where she lived for 15 years. The iconic Irish singer known for her hit single "Nothing Compares 2 U" passed away at the age of 56 on July 26, 2023. O'Connor was renowned as a protest singer who used her fame to champion human rights, anti-racism, and expose injustice, particularly within the Catholic Church. She leaves behind three children. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
Sinéad O'Connor funeral BRAY, IRELAND- AUGUST 08: A screen grab captured from a video shows people during the funeral of 56-year-old Irish Musician Sinead O'Connor, in Bray, North Wicklow, Ireland on August 08, 2023. (Photo by Mostafa Darwish/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Sinéad O'Connor funeral BRAY, IRELAND - AUGUST 8: People leave flowers and messages outside the former home of the late Sinéad O'Connor on August 8, 2023 in Bray, Ireland. The public lined the streets of Bray today as the funeral cortege of Sinéad O'Connor passed through the town where she lived for 15 years. The iconic Irish singer known for her hit single "Nothing Compares 2 U" passed away at the age of 56 on July 26, 2023. O'Connor was renowned as a protest singer who used her fame to champion human rights, anti-racism, and expose injustice, particularly within the Catholic Church. She leaves behind three children. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
Sinéad O'Connor funeral BRAY, IRELAND - AUGUST 8: Flowers and a chair are seen outside the former home of the late Sinéad O'Connor on August 8, 2023 in Bray, Ireland. The public lined the streets of Bray today as the funeral cortege of Sinéad O'Connor passed through the town where she lived for 15 years. The iconic Irish singer known for her hit single "Nothing Compares 2 U" passed away at the age of 56 on July 26, 2023. O'Connor was renowned as a protest singer who used her fame to champion human rights, anti-racism, and expose injustice, particularly within the Catholic Church. She leaves behind three children. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
Sinéad O'Connor funeral BRAY, IRELAND - AUGUST 8: People leave flowers and messages outside the former home of the late Sinéad O'Connor on August 8, 2023 in Bray, Ireland. The public lined the streets of Bray today as the funeral cortege of Sinéad O'Connor passed through the town where she lived for 15 years. The iconic Irish singer known for her hit single "Nothing Compares 2 U" passed away at the age of 56 on July 26, 2023. O'Connor was renowned as a protest singer who used her fame to champion human rights, anti-racism, and expose injustice, particularly within the Catholic Church. She leaves behind three children. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
Sinéad O'Connor funeral BRAY, IRELAND - AUGUST 8: People leave flowers and messages outside the former home of the late Sinéad O'Connor on August 8, 2023 in Bray, Ireland. The public lined the streets of Bray today as the funeral cortege of Sinéad O'Connor passed through the town where she lived for 15 years. The iconic Irish singer known for her hit single "Nothing Compares 2 U" passed away at the age of 56 on July 26, 2023. O'Connor was renowned as a protest singer who used her fame to champion human rights, anti-racism, and expose injustice, particularly within the Catholic Church. She leaves behind three children. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
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