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74-477: The Academy stated that the award goes to "a track or single performance that recognizes the best recordings in an alternative performance by a solo artist, collaborating artists, established duo, or established group." In 1991, and from 1994 to 1999, the award for Best Alternative Music Album was known as Best Alternative Music Performance. In this time, it was won by Sinéad O'Connor , U2 , Green Day , Nirvana , Beck , Radiohead and Beastie Boys . The category

148-564: A Saturday Night Live performance in 1992, she tore up a photograph of Pope John Paul II to protest against abuse in the Catholic Church , sparking controversy. Throughout her musical career, she openly discussed her spiritual journey, activism, socio-political viewpoints, and her experiences with trauma and struggles with mental health . After converting to Islam in 2018, she adopted the name Shuhada' Sadaqat while continuing to perform and record under her birth name. In 2024, O’Connor

222-484: A Civil Engineer , but some states require licensure specifically for structural engineering, with experience specific and non-concurrent with experience claimed for another engineering profession. The qualifications for licensure typically include a specified minimum level of practicing experience, as well as the successful completion of a nationally-administered 16-hour exam, and possibly an additional state-specific exam. For instance, California requires that candidates pass

296-464: A child which O'Connor had made in interviews. Her brother Joseph defended their father to the newspaper but agreed regarding their mother's "extreme and violent abuse, both emotional and physical". That month, Sinéad said: "Our family is very messed up. We can't communicate with each other. We are all in agony. I for one am in agony." One of the volunteers at the Grianán centre was the sister of Paul Byrne,

370-469: A duet with the R&;B singer Mary J. Blige produced by former A Tribe Called Quest member Ali Shaheed Muhammad of O'Connor's song "This Is To Mother You" (first recorded by O'Connor on her 1997 Gospel Oak EP). The proceeds of the song's sales were donated to the organisation GEMS ( Girls Educational and Mentoring Services ). In 2012 the song "Lay Your Head Down", written by Brian Byrne and Glenn Close for

444-487: A hospital to receive help for her own mental health struggles. O'Connor stated that she had a relationship with her manager Fachtna Ó Ceallaigh immediately after her marriage to John Reynolds and during the tour of The Lion and The Cobra . The extra-conjugal relationship ended in 1989 when O'Connor discovered that Ceallaigh was secretly having an affair with another woman. This experience is reflected in O'Connor's song The Last Day of Our Acquaintance . Anthony Kiedis of

518-1033: A live concert recording. Directly after the album's release, O'Connor announced that she was retiring from music. Collaborations , a compilation album of guest appearances, was released in 2005—featuring tracks recorded with Peter Gabriel, Massive Attack, Jah Wobble , Terry Hall , Moby , Bomb the Bass , the Edge , U2, and The The. Ultimately, after a brief period of inactivity and a bout with fibromyalgia , her retirement proved to be short-lived. O'Connor stated in an interview with Harp magazine that she had only intended to retire from making mainstream pop/rock music, and after dealing with her fibromyalgia she chose to move into other musical styles. The reggae album Throw Down Your Arms appeared in late 2005. On 8 November 2006, O'Connor performed seven songs from her upcoming album Theology at The Sugar Club in Dublin. Thirty fans were given

592-439: A master's degree, or two years after receiving a Ph.D. degree. Most US states do not have a separate structural engineering license. In 10 US states, including Alaska, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and others, there is an additional license or authority for Structural Engineering, obtained after the engineer has obtained a Civil Engineering license and practiced an additional amount of time with

666-486: A national exam, written by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), as well as a state-specific exam which includes a seismic portion and a surveying portion. In most states, application for license exam is requires four years of work experience after the candidate graduated from an ABET-accredited university and passing the fundamentals of Engineering exam, three years after receiving

740-535: A new version of the track " Do They Know It's Christmas? " at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill , London, to raise money for the West African Ebola virus epidemic . In 2017, O'Connor changed her legal name to Magda Davitt, saying she wished to be free of "patriarchal slave names" and "parental curses". In September 2019, she performed live for the first time in five years, singing "Nothing Compares 2 U" with

814-457: A postage stamp on 15 July 2021 bearing an image of O'Connor singing. O'Connor announced in June 2021 that the album No Veteran Dies Alone would be her last, and that she was retiring from music. She retracted the statement days later, describing it as "a knee-jerk reaction" to an insensitive interview, and announced that her scheduled 2022 tour would go ahead. O'Connor's son Shane died by suicide at

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888-602: A scheduled appearance on the American programme Saturday Night Live when she learnt that it was to be hosted by Andrew Dice Clay , who she said was disrespectful to women. In July 1990, O'Connor joined other guests for the former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters ' performance of The Wall in Berlin . She contributed a cover of " You Do Something to Me " to the Cole Porter tribute/AIDS fundraising album Red Hot + Blue produced by

962-576: A statement against traditional views of femininity. The album featured Marco Pirroni (of Adam and the Ants fame), Andy Rourke (from the Smiths ) and John Reynolds , her first husband. It contained her international breakthrough hit " Nothing Compares 2 U ", a song written by Prince and originally recorded and released by a side project of his, the Family . Hank Shocklee , producer for Public Enemy , remixed

1036-821: A structural engineer include buildings, towers, stadiums, and bridges. Other structures such as oil rigs, space satellites, aircraft, and ships may also be designed by a structural engineer. Most structural engineers are employed in the construction industry, however, there are also structural engineers in the aerospace, automobile, and shipbuilding industries. In the construction industry, they work closely with architects , civil engineers , mechanical engineers , electrical engineers , quantity surveyors , and construction managers . Structural engineers ensure that buildings and bridges are built to be strong enough and stable enough to resist all appropriate structural loads (e.g., gravity, wind, snow, rain, seismic ( earthquake ), earth pressure, temperature, and traffic) to prevent or reduce

1110-773: A track to the Dolly Parton tribute album Just Because I'm a Woman , a cover of Parton's "Dagger Through the Heart". That same year, she also featured on three songs of Massive Attack 's album 100th Window before releasing her double album, She Who Dwells in the Secret Place of the Most High Shall Abide Under the Shadow of the Almighty . This compilation contained one disc of demos and previously unreleased tracks and one disc of

1184-406: Is a profession subject to licensure. Licensed engineers may receive the title of Professional Engineer, Chartered Engineer, Structural Engineer, or other title depending on the jurisdiction. The process to attain licensure to work as a structural engineer varies by location, but typically specifies university education, work experience, examination, and continuing education to maintain their mastery of

1258-613: Is also the theme for the fantasy drama series Outlander . The following month she was awarded the inaugural Choice Music Prize Classic Irish Album by the Irish broadcaster RTÉ for her 1990 album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got . In September 2023, BBC Television drama series The Woman in the Wall , which focuses on the Irish Magdalene Laundries , played an unreleased O'Connor song, "The Magdalene Song". The song had been given to

1332-507: The Gospel Oak EP . In 1994, she appeared in A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who , also known as Daltrey Sings Townshend . This was a two-night concert at Carnegie Hall produced by Roger Daltrey of the Who in celebration of his 50th birthday. A CD and a VHS video of the concert were issued in 1994, followed by a DVD in 1998. In January 1995, O'Connor appeared on

1406-561: The 1993 MTV Video Music Awards in September. In October 1993, Sinéad O'Connor, at the age of 27 , admitted to having attempted suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills as a reaction to Peter Gabriel's refusal to make their relationship permanent. This experience inspired the singer-songwriter to write Thank You for Hearing Me . Structural engineer Structural engineers analyze, design, plan, and research structural components and structural systems to achieve design goals and ensure

1480-579: The Irish Chamber Orchestra on RTÉ 's The Late Late Show . O'Connor released a cover of Mahalia Jackson 's "Trouble of the World" in October 2020, with proceeds from the single to benefit Black Lives Matter charities. O'Connor released the memoir Rememberings on 1 June 2021 to positive reviews, listed among the best books of the year on BBC Culture . The Irish postal service An Post released

1554-691: The Leaving Certificate in 1985. On 10 February 1985, when O'Connor was 18, her mother died in a car accident, aged 45, after losing control of her car on an icy road in Ballybrack and crashing into a bus. In June 1993, O'Connor wrote a public letter in The Irish Times in which she asked people to "stop hurting" her: "If only I can fight off the voices of my parents / and gather a sense of self-esteem / Then I'll be able to REALLY sing ..." The letter repeated accusations of abuse by her parents as

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1628-627: The Red Hot Chili Peppers claimed he had a relationship with O'Connor in 1990 and wrote the song " I Could Have Lied " about the experience. O'Connor denied this, saying "I never had a relationship with him, ever. I hung out with him a few times and the row we had was because he suggested we might become involved. I don't give a shit about the song he wrote." Between 1992 and 1993, O'Connor had an affair with British singer Peter Gabriel , whom she accompanied on his Secret World Tour in May 1993 and at

1702-475: The Red Hot Organization . Red Hot + Blue was followed by the release of Am I Not Your Girl? , an album made of covers of jazz standards and torch songs she had listened to while growing up; the album received mixed-to-poor reviews, and was a commercial disappointment in light of the success of her previous work. Her take on Elton John 's " Sacrifice " was acclaimed as one of the best efforts on

1776-566: The construction industry showed that structural engineers in the UK earn an average wage of £35,009. The salary of structural engineers varies from sector to sector within the construction and built environment industry worldwide, depending on the project. For example, structural engineers working in public sector projects earn on average £37,083 per annum compared to the £43,947 average earned by those in commercial projects. Certain regions also represent higher average salaries, with structural engineers in

1850-466: The 30th-anniversary tribute concert for Bob Dylan at Madison Square Garden in New York City before Kris Kristofferson came on stage, put his arm around her and offered words of encouragement. In her 2021 memoir, Rememberings , O'Connor wrote that she did not regret the protest and that it was more important for her to be a protest singer than a successful pop star. Time later named O'Connor

1924-420: The American music industry was racist. She was attacked as ungrateful and anti-American, and drew criticism from celebrities including the singer Frank Sinatra , who threatened to "kick her in the ass". When people steamrolled her albums outside the offices of her record company in New York City, O'Connor attended in a wig and sunglasses and gave a television interview pretending to be from Saratoga. O'Connor

1998-602: The British journalist Nick Sommerlad in Wales. Their marriage ended after 11 months, in July 2002, when they mutually agreed to part. By February 2003, the marriage was reportedly over and Sommerlad had moved back home to the United Kingdom. O'Connor gave birth to her third child, son Shane, on 10 March 2004; his father was the Irish musician Dónal Lunny . Her fourth child, son Yeshua,

2072-493: The British late-night television programme After Dark on an episode titled "Ireland: Sex & Celibacy, Church & State". She linked abuse in families to the Catholic Church. The discussion included a Dominican friar and another representative of the Roman Catholic Church, along with former taoiseach Garret FitzGerald . Host Helena Kennedy described the event: "Sinéad came on and argued that abuse in families

2146-535: The Catholic Church . The protest triggered hundreds of complaints from viewers. It attracted criticism from institutions including the Anti-Defamation League and the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations , and celebrities including Joe Pesci , Frank Sinatra and Madonna , who mocked the performance on SNL later that season. Two weeks after her SNL appearance, O'Connor was booed at

2220-603: The Civil Engineering license. The scope of what structures must be designed by a Structural Engineer, not by a Civil Engineer without the S.E. license, is limited in Alaska, California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington to some high importance structures such as stadiums, bridges, hospitals, and schools. The practice of structural engineering is reserved entirely to S.E. licensees in Hawaii and Illinois. The United Kingdom has one of

2294-751: The Pretenders as the artists who influenced her on her debut album. The single " Mandinka " was a college radio hit in the United States, and "I Want Your (Hands on Me)" received both college and urban play in a remixed form that featured rapper MC Lyte . The song " Troy " was also released as a single in the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands, where it reached number 5 on the Dutch Top 40 chart. In her first US network television appearance, O'Connor sang "Mandinka" on Late Night with David Letterman in 1988. She

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2368-570: The UK, as well as Faith and Courage (2000), certified gold in Australia. Throw Down Your Arms (2005) achieved gold status in Ireland. Her career encompassed songs for films, collaborations with numerous artists, and appearances at charity fundraising concerts. O'Connor's memoir, Rememberings , was released in 2021 and became a bestseller. O'Connor drew attention to issues such as child abuse , human rights , racism, and women's rights . During

2442-858: The United States, there have been discussions in the structural engineering community about the knowledge base of structural engineering graduates. Some have called for a master's degree to be the minimum standard for professional licensing as a civil engineer. There are separate structural engineering undergraduate degrees at the University of California, San Diego and the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Geodesy , Sofia, Bulgaria. Many students who later become structural engineers major in civil, mechanical, or aerospace engineering degree programs, with an emphasis on structural engineering. Architectural engineering programs do offer structural emphases and are often in combined academic departments with civil engineering. In many countries, structural engineering

2516-419: The age of 17 on 7 January 2022. O'Connor canceled her tour and No Veteran Dies Alone was postponed indefinitely. According to the producer David Holmes , by the time of O'Connor's death in 2023, the album was "emotional and really personal" and was complete but for one song. In February 2023, O'Connor shared a version of " The Skye Boat Song ", a 19th-century Scottish adaptation of a 1782 Gaelic song, which

2590-499: The album but suffered a serious breakdown between December 2011 and March 2012, resulting in the tour and all her other musical activities for the rest of 2012 being cancelled. O'Connor resumed touring in 2013 with The Crazy Baldhead Tour. The second single "4th and Vine" was released on 18 February 2013. In February 2014, it was revealed that O'Connor had been recording a new album of original material, titled The Vishnu Room , consisting of romantic love songs. In early June 2014,

2664-620: The album's next single, " The Emperor's New Clothes ", for a 12-inch that was coupled with another song from the LP, "I Am Stretched on Your Grave". Pre-dating but included on I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got , was "Jump in the River", which originally appeared on the Married to the Mob soundtrack ; the 12-inch version of the single had included a remix featuring performance artist Karen Finley . O'Connor withdrew from

2738-591: The ceremony. She accepted the Irish IRMA in February 1991. O'Connor spent the following months studying bel canto singing with teacher Frank Merriman at the Parnell School of Music. In an interview with The Guardian , published in May 1993, she reported that the lessons were the only therapy she was receiving, describing Merriman as "the most amazing teacher in the universe". In 1992, O'Connor contributed vocals on

2812-481: The design lifetime. The education of structural engineers is usually through a civil engineering bachelor's degree, and often a master's degree specializing in structural engineering. The fundamental core subjects for structural engineering are strength of materials or solid mechanics , structural analysis (static and dynamic), material science and numerical analysis . Reinforced concrete , composite structure , timber, masonry and structural steel designs are

2886-636: The drummer for the band In Tua Nua , who heard O'Connor singing " Evergreen " by Barbra Streisand . She recorded a song with them called "Take My Hand" but they felt that at 15, she was too young to join the band. Through an ad she placed in Hot Press in mid-1984, she met Colm Farrelly . Together they recruited a few other members and formed a band, Ton Ton Macoute. The band moved to Waterford briefly while O'Connor attended Newtown School , but she soon dropped out of school and followed them to Dublin, where their performances received positive reviews. Their sound

2960-569: The examination result. The candidate can register at the Engineering Council UK as a Chartered Structural Engineer once he or she has been elected as a Chartered Member. Legally it is not necessary to be a member of the IStructE when working on structures in the UK, however, industry practice, insurance, and liabilities dictate that an appropriately qualified engineer be responsible for such work. A 2010 survey of professionals occupying jobs in

3034-614: The experience. The couple announced their plan to divorce in November 1991 after having been separated for some time. In September 1995, O'Connor announced that she was pregnant by her friend, the Irish columnist John Waters . Their daughter, Brigidine Roisin Waters, generally known as Roisin, was born on 6 March 1996. Soon after the birth, the pair began a long custody battle that ended in 1999 with O'Connor agreeing to let Roisin live with Waters in Dublin. In August 2001, O'Connor married

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3108-648: The general structural design courses that will be introduced in the next level of the education of structural engineering. The structural analysis courses which include structural mechanics , structural dynamics and structural failure analysis are designed to build up the fundamental analysis skills and theories for structural engineering students. At the senior year level or in graduate programs, prestressed concrete design, space frame design for building and aircraft, bridge engineering, civil and aerospace structure rehabilitation and other advanced structural engineering specializations are usually introduced. Recently in

3182-474: The loss of life or injury. They also design structures to be stiff enough to not deflect or vibrate beyond acceptable limits. Human comfort is an issue that is regularly considered limited. Fatigue is also an important consideration for bridges and aircraft design or for other structures that experience many stress cycles over their lifetimes. Consideration is also given to the durability of materials against possible deterioration which may impair performance over

3256-676: The most influential woman of 1992 for her protest. The 1993 soundtrack to the film In the Name of the Father featured O'Connor's " You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart ". Her more conventional Universal Mother album (1994) spawned two music videos for the first and second singles, " Fire on Babylon " and "Famine", that were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video . She toured with Lollapalooza in 1995 , but dropped out when she became pregnant with her second child. In 1997, she released

3330-528: The music for the Northern Irish film Hush-a-Bye-Baby . O'Connor's second album, I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got , was released in 1990. It gained considerable attention and mostly positive reviews. NME named it the year's second-best album. She was praised for her voice and original songs, while being noted for her appearance: trademark shaved head, often angry expression, and sometimes shapeless or unusual clothing. Her shaved head has been seen as

3404-562: The new album was retitled I'm Not Bossy, I'm the Boss , with an 11 August release date. The title derives from the Ban Bossy campaign that took place earlier the same year. The album's first single is entitled "Take Me to Church". In November 2014, O'Connor's management was taken over by Simon Napier-Bell and Björn de Water. On 15 November, O'Connor joined the charity supergroup Band Aid 30 along with other British and Irish pop acts, recording

3478-512: The old folks' home. You're in there in the pitch black, you can smell the shit and the puke and everything, and these old women are moaning in their sleep  ... I have never—and probably will never—experience such panic and terror and agony over anything." She later attended Maryfield College in Drumcondra, and Newtown School in Waterford for fifth and sixth year as a boarder, but did not sit

3552-582: The oldest professional institutions for structural engineers, the Institution of Structural Engineers . Founded as the Concrete Institute in 1908, it was renamed the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) in 1922. It now has 22,000 members with branches in 32 countries. The IStructE is one of several UK professional bodies empowered to grant the title of Chartered Engineer ; its members are granted

3626-504: The opportunity to win pairs of tickets to attend along with music industry critics. The performance was released in 2008 as Live at the Sugar Club deluxe CD/DVD package sold exclusively on her website. O'Connor released two songs from her album Theology to download for free from her official website: "If You Had a Vineyard" and "Jeremiah (Something Beautiful)". The album, a collection of covered and original Rastafari spiritual songs,

3700-424: The real enemy", and threw the pieces to the floor. O'Connor later said she felt the Catholic Church bore some responsibility for the physical, sexual and emotional abuse she had suffered as a child. She said the church had destroyed "entire races of people", and that Catholic priests had been abusing children for years. Her protest took place nine years before John Paul II publicly acknowledged child sexual abuse in

3774-445: The safety and comfort of users or occupants. Their work takes account mainly of safety, technical, economic, and environmental concerns, but they may also consider aesthetic and social factors. Structural engineering is usually considered a specialty discipline within civil engineering , but it can also be studied in its own right. In the United States, most practicing structural engineers are currently licensed as civil engineers , but

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3848-458: The series producers by O'Connor shortly before her death. O'Connor's first son, Jake, was born on 16 June 1987. His father was the music producer John Reynolds , who co-produced several of O'Connor's albums, including Universal Mother . O'Connor married Reynolds at Westminster Register Office in March 1989. She had an abortion the same year, and later wrote the song "My Special Child" about

3922-412: The situation varies from state to state. Some states have a separate license for structural engineers who are required to design special or high-risk structures such as schools, hospitals, or skyscrapers. In the United Kingdom, most structural engineers in the building industry are members of the Institution of Structural Engineers or the Institution of Civil Engineers . Typical structures designed by

3996-547: The songs "Come Talk To Me" and " Blood of Eden " from the album Us by Peter Gabriel . On 3 October 1992, O'Connor appeared on the American television programme Saturday Night Live ( SNL ) and staged a protest against the Catholic Church . After performing an a cappella rendition of Bob Marley 's 1976 song " War " with new lyrics related to child abuse, she tore up a photograph of Pope John Paul II taken from her mother's bedroom wall eight years earlier, said "fight

4070-400: The soundtrack of the film Albert Nobbs and performed by O'Connor, was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song . In 2011, O'Connor worked on recording a new album, titled Home , to be released in the beginning of 2012, titled How About I Be Me (and You Be You)? , with the first single being "The Wolf is Getting Married". She planned an extensive tour in support of

4144-413: The subject. Professional Engineers bear legal responsibility for their work to ensure the safety and performance of their structures and only practice within the scope of their expertise. In the United States, persons practicing structural engineering must be licensed in each state in which they practice. Licensure to practice as a structural engineer usually be obtained by the same qualifications as for

4218-655: The third of five children; an older brother is the novelist Joseph O'Connor . Her parents were John Oliver "Seán" O'Connor, a structural engineer later turned barrister and chairperson of the Divorce Action Group , and Johanna Marie O'Grady (1939–1985), who married in 1960 at the Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Drimnagh, Dublin . She attended Dominican College Sion Hill school in Blackrock, County Dublin . In her 2021 memoir, Rememberings , O'Connor wrote that she

4292-495: The title of Chartered Structural Engineer . The overall process to become chartered begins after graduation from a UK MEng degree, or a BEng with an MSc degree. To qualify as a chartered structural engineer, a graduate needs to go through four years of Initial Professional Development followed by a professional review interview. After passing the interview, the candidate sits an eight-hour professional review examination. The election to chartered membership (MIStructE) depends on

4366-566: The tribute album Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin . I don't do anything in order to cause trouble. It just so happens that what I do naturally causes trouble. I'm proud to be a troublemaker. —O'Connor in NME , March 1991 Also in 1990, O'Connor said she would not perform if the United States national anthem was played before one of her concerts, saying she felt

4440-559: Was "bombastic". She later retracted her IRA comments saying they were based on nonsense, and that she was "too young to understand the tense situation in Northern Ireland properly". O'Connor's first album, The Lion and the Cobra , was "a sensation" when it was released in 1987 on Chrysalis Records . O'Connor named Bob Dylan , David Bowie , Bob Marley , Siouxsie and the Banshees , and

4514-617: Was an Irish singer, songwriter, and activist. Her debut studio album, The Lion and the Cobra , was released in 1987 and achieved international chart success. Her 1990 album, I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got , was her biggest commercial success, selling over seven million copies worldwide. Its lead single, " Nothing Compares 2 U ", was honoured as the top world single of the year at the Billboard Music Awards . O'Connor achieved chart success with Am I Not Your Girl? (1992) and Universal Mother (1994), both certified gold in

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4588-539: Was born on 18 July 2015, to her son Jake and his girlfriend. O'Connor's 17-year-old son Shane was found dead from suicide in January 2022. O'Connor, who had lost custody of Shane in 2013, said he had recently been on suicide watch at Tallaght Hospital . She criticised the Health Service Executive (HSE) for their handling of her son's case. A week after her son's death, O'Connor admitted herself to

4662-769: Was born on 19 December 2006, fathered by Frank Bonadio. The pair remained on good terms after separating in early 2007. O'Connor was married a third time on 22 July 2010, to her longtime friend and collaborator Steve Cooney . They separated in March 2011. She was married a fourth time on 9 December 2011, to the Irish therapist Barry Herridge; they wed in Las Vegas and the marriage ended after they had "lived together for 7 days only". On 3 January 2012, O'Connor said that she and Herridge had reunited. In February 2014, she stated that they had not divorced and were planning to renew their wedding vows, but two weeks later they decided not to do so. O'Connor's first grandson

4736-627: Was coded in by the church because it refused to accept the accounts of women and children." In 1996, O'Connor provided guest vocals on Broken China , a solo album by Richard Wright of Pink Floyd . She made her final feature film appearance in Neil Jordan 's The Butcher Boy in 1997, playing the Virgin Mary . In 1998, she worked again with the Red Hot Organization to co-produce and perform on Red Hot + Rhapsody . Faith and Courage

4810-418: Was inspired by Farrelly's interest in world music , though most observers thought O'Connor's singing and stage presence were the band's strongest features. O'Connor's time with Ton Ton Macoute brought her to the attention of the music industry, and she was eventually signed by Ensign Records . She also acquired an experienced manager, Fachtna Ó Ceallaigh, former head of U2 's Mother Records. Soon after she

4884-521: Was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, and performed "Mandinka" at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards . She painted the logo of the hip hop group Public Enemy on her head to protest the first-ever Best Rap Performance award being conferred off-screen. In 1989, O'Connor provided guest vocals on the The The album Mind Bomb , on the duet "Kingdom of Rain". That same year, she made another foray into cinema, starring in and writing

4958-579: Was nominated for four awards at the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards and won for Best Alternative Music Performance . She refused to attend the ceremony or accept her award, and wrote an open letter to the Recording Academy criticising the industry for promoting materialistic values over artistic merit. At the Brit Awards 1991 , she won the Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist , but did not attend

5032-400: Was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor was born on 8 December 1966 at the Cascia House Nursing Home on Baggot Street in Dublin . She was named Sinéad after Sinéad de Valera , the mother of the doctor who presided over her delivery ( Éamon de Valera, Jnr. ), and Bernadette in honour of Saint Bernadette of Lourdes . She was

5106-509: Was one of five new categories announced in June 2022 alongside Best Americana Performance , Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media , Best Spoken Word Poetry Album and Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical . Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year. Sin%C3%A9ad O%27Connor Shuhada' Sadaqat (born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor ( / ʃ ɪ ˈ n eɪ d / shin- AYD ); 8 December 1966 – 26 July 2023)

5180-521: Was placed for 18 months in the Grianán Training Centre in Drumcondra , which was run by the Order of Our Lady of Charity . She thrived in certain aspects, particularly in the development of her writing and music, but she chafed under the imposed conformity of the asylum, despite being given freedoms not granted to the other girls, such as attending an outside school and being allowed to listen to music, write songs, etc. For punishment, O'Connor described how "if you were bad, they sent you upstairs to sleep in

5254-407: Was regularly beaten by her mother, who also taught her to steal from the collection plate at Mass and from charity tins. In 1979, at age 13, O'Connor went to live with her father, who had recently returned to Ireland after marrying Viola Margaret Suiter ( née  Cook ) in Alexandria, Virginia , United States, in 1976. At the age of 15, following her acts of shoplifting and truancy, O'Connor

5328-510: Was released in 2000, including the single " No Man's Woman ", and featured contributions from Wyclef Jean of the Fugees and Dave Stewart of Eurythmics . Her 2002 album, Sean-Nós Nua , marked a departure in that O'Connor interpreted or, in her own words, "sexed up" traditional Irish folk songs, including several in the Irish language. In Sean-Nós Nua , she covered a well-known Canadian folk song, " Peggy Gordon ". In 2003, she contributed

5402-574: Was released in June 2007. The first single from the album, the Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber classic " I Don't Know How to Love Him ", was released on 30 April 2007. To promote the album, O'Connor toured extensively in Europe and North America. She also appeared on two tracks of the Ian Brown album The World Is Yours , including the anti-war single " Illegal Attacks ". In January 2010, O'Connor performed

5476-540: Was signed, she embarked on her first major assignment, providing the vocals for the song "Heroine", which she co-wrote with the U2 guitarist the Edge for the soundtrack to the film Captive . Ó Ceallaigh, who had been fired by U2 for complaining about them in an interview, was outspoken with his views on music and politics, and O'Connor adopted the same habits; she defended the actions of the Provisional IRA and said U2's music

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