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The Guardian is reporting Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan dies aged 46:
Death of Irish singer, whose band sold more than 40m records, is being treated as ‘unexplained’
[...] The news was confirmed by her publicist in a statement, but no cause of death has yet been announced. O’Riordan, who had to cancel a tour with a reunited Cranberries in 2017 because of a back problem, had been in London for a recording session.
The statement described the death as sudden, and added: “Family members are devastated to hear the breaking news and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.”
A Metropolitan police statement also confirmed the news, and that O’Riordan’s body was found at a Park Lane hotel. “At this early stage the death is being treated as unexplained,” the statement read.
A spokeswoman for the London Hilton on Park Lane said: “It is with deep regret that we can confirm a guest sadly passed away at the hotel on Monday 15 January. We offer our sincere condolences to their family at this difficult time.”
Irish president Michael D Higgins said he learned of the news with “great sadness”, adding: “To all those who follow and support Irish music, Irish musicians and the performing arts, her death will be a big loss.”
Musicians have started to pay tribute, including Irish songwriter Hozier, who said he was “shocked and saddened”, and that O’Riordan’s voice “threw into question what a voice could sound like in that context of rock. I’d never heard somebody use their instrument in that way.”
The Guardian also has a story up The Cranberries: five of Dolores O’Riordan's best performances which has background stories on — and links to — five of her performances.
Also covered by the BBC.
Though I was not a huge fan, I most certainly recognized a unique and unmistakable voice that carried passion and power. RIP.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by RedBear on Tuesday January 16 2018, @09:34AM (1 child)
In 1998 I was sitting in the local theater waiting to watch Dark City when a song came on the overhead speakers. I didn't pay much attention to most of the filler music, but there was something about the smooth, bouncy flow of this song and the idiosyncratic way the singer pronounced words like "finger" and "linger" that made it stick in my head. I've never been one of those people who can name songs or singers or even bands, and the rest of their stuff isn't what I would typically listen to, but I have liked that particular song ever since I heard it in the theater that day. The movie itself pretty much blew my younger mind into little pieces, but still that song stuck with me afterward.
When I read the obit on HuffPo it came as a bit of a shock, which is unusual for me. For some reason she was just about the last sort of person I'd have expected to pass on so young. It's both weird to see this as a submission here and yet somehow understandable.
¯\_ʕ◔.◔ʔ_/¯ LOL. I dunno. I'm just a bear.
... Peace out. Got bear stuff to do. 彡ʕ⌐■.■ʔ
(Score: 2) by bzipitidoo on Tuesday January 16 2018, @04:11PM
> I've never been one of those people who can name songs or singers or even bands
Same here. The attitude I got, especially in high school, for not knowing who some famous singer is had me wondering if I was the only person like that. Knowing classical music didn't count of course. And disco was doing 40 years in the desert at that time.