Sinéad O'Connor beamed accepting an award at March's RTÉ Choice Music Prize in the final photos before the Irish singer's tragic death at 56.

Sinéad O'Connor, who gained fame for her cover of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U," has died, her family announced on July 26. Here's a look at her life in pictures.

Sinead O'Connor. Alan Singer/NBCU In 1992, O'Connor tore apart a photo of Pope John II on the sketch show, a response to the Catholic Church's then-alleged sexual abuse of children.

Sinéad O'Connor's official cause of death was revealed on the one-year anniversary of her passing, and days after a controversial wax figure of the singer was removed from a museum.

Nothing Compares 2 her. A wax figure of the late Sinead O’Connor was unveiled on Thursday — one day before the first anniversary of her death — at a wax museum in her hometown of Dublin ...

It's time for a revamp! After a Dublin wax museum received tons of backlash for unveiling a shockingly poor figure of Sinead O’Connor, the organization announced on Friday, July 26, that they ...

Sinead O'Connor dead at 56. Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor - whose hit Nothing Compares 2 U propelled her to worldwide fame - dies aged 56.

Sinead O'Connor dead at 56 Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor - whose hit Nothing Compares 2 U propelled her to worldwide fame - dies aged 56. Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor's cause of death has been ...