Shuhada' Sadaqat (Magda Davitt; Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor) Dies Aged 56

6.54pm Dublin / 1.54pm DC

Honesty I still waiting about Robert Hunter Biden’s trial since 9am DC, but I push myself to writing other (BREAKING) news. Shuhada' Sadaqat (previously Magda Davitt; born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor, 8 December 1966 – 26 July 2023) has died. Sinead following another Irish singer women who already passed away: Cranberries Singer Dolores Mary Eileen O’Riordan.

The death of Sinéad O’Connor is “not being treated as suspicious,” UK police have said.

Officers were called to an address in south London just after 11am yesterday morning, following reports that a woman was unresponsive.

In a statement, police said: “Police were called at 11:18hrs on Wednesday, 26 July to reports of an unresponsive woman at a residential address in the SE24 area.

"Officers attended. A 56-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

"Next of kin have been notified. The death is not being treated as suspicious. A file will be prepared for the Coroner."

The acclaimed Dublin performer released 10 studio albums, while her song Nothing Compares 2 U was named the number one world single in 1990 by the Billboard Music Awards.

Ms O’Connor was presented with the inaugural award for Classic Irish Album at the RTÉ Choice Music Awards earlier this year.

The singer received a standing ovation as she dedicated the award, for I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got, to “each and every member of Ireland’s refugee community”.

Ms O’Connor is survived by her three children. Her son, Shane, died last year aged 17.

The artist, who is best known for her 1990 hit version of the song Nothing Compares 2 U, said she had changed her name to Shuhada'.

In a message on Twitter, she thanked fellow Muslims for their support.

She has said that her decision was "the natural conclusion of any intelligent theologian's journey" and uploaded a video of herself singing the adhan, or Islamic call to prayer.

October 2018, Irish Imam Shaykh Dr Umar al-Qadri posted a video of the singer saying the Islamic declaration of faith.

It is not the first time O'Connor, who legally changed her name to Magda Davitt last year, has publicly spoken about religion.

In 1992, she sparked controversy after ripping up a photograph of the Pope live on US television.

Seven years later, she was ordained by a breakaway church in Lourdes. The Catholic Church, which does not allow women to become priests, did not recognise the ceremony.

Other famous converts to Islam:

Oscar-nominated Egyptian actor Omar Sharif converted and changed his name in 1955 to marry his wife Faten Hamama. He was born Michel Dimitri Chalhoub to a family of Melkite Christians in Alexandria, Egypt.

Singer-songwriter Yusuf Islam, known by his stage name Cat Stevens, converted to Islam in 1977 and halted his career two years later to focus on work in the Muslim community - not returning to music until the release of a new album in 2006.

Rapper Ice Cube converted to Islam in the 1990s. In 2017 he said he was still a practicing Muslim, but told The Daily Beast "I might change religions three or four times before I die".

Comedian Dave Chappelle became a Muslim in 1998. "I don't normally talk about my religion publicly because I don't want people to associate me and my flaws with this beautiful thing," he told Time magazine in 2005. "And I believe it is a beautiful religion if you learn it the right way."

Presentational grey line

O'Connor rose to fame in 1990 with a striking arrangement of Prince's Nothing Compares 2 U.

Her version of the ballad topped charts across the world and spent four weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, earning her three Grammy nominations.

The music video, directed by John Maybury, consists mostly of a close up on O'Connor's face as she sings the lyrics.

The visual won three Moonmen at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year, where the singer was the first female artist to win the esteemed prize of the night.

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