Sinead O’Connor died of natural causes, coroner confirms

Sinead O’Connor, who was found unresponsive at her London home last year, died of natural causes, a coroner has said.

The Irish singer died in July, aged 56.

No medical cause for her death was given at the time, with London Inner South Coroner’s Court saying a postmortem would be conducted and the results could take several weeks.

Now, the coroner has confirmed she died of natural causes and said it was no longer investigating her death.

O’Connor was best known for her 1990 song Nothing Compares 2 U.

The track made her a global star, partly due to its iconic video.

She was also known for her outspoken views on subjects such as religion, war and feminism.

She infamously tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live in 1992 to protest against abuse in the Catholic Church.

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In 2018, she announced she had converted to Islam and changed her name to Shuhada’ Sadaqat, but continued to perform and record as Sinead O’Connor.

Her funeral was held in Ireland in August, with stars including U2’s Bono and Bob Geldof attending, along with Ireland’s president Michael Higgins and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, as thousands of mourners lined the streets to pay their respects.

The music star’s life was celebrated at a private ceremony before the funeral cortege travelled past her former home in Bray, Co Wicklow, Ireland, so fans could say farewell.

‘Wonderful plans were afoot’

Following her death, the star’s management company revealed she had been finishing off a new album, reviewing potential tour dates, and discussing a possible film version of her book.

“Wonderful plans were afoot at this time,” 67 Management’s Kenneth and Carl Papenfus said as they paid tribute. “Testament and tribute to those who have put their hearts first for Sinead, to whom we are forever grateful.”

“It has been an honour to have worked with Sinead professionally, as musicians, producers and her artist managers over the last nine years, but much, much more than that Sinead was family. May she rest in peace.”