Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Monday, May 16, 2016

BREAKING NEWS: Missing Sinead O'Connor found in US


Sinead O'Connor pictured in 2007 to promote an albumImage copyrightGETTY IMAGES
Image captionThe singer has been missing for over 24 hours, according to police

by Tamara Kachelmeier and Biodun Iginla, BBC News media reporters, New York
Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has been found after being missing for more than a day, say police in Chicago.
Wilmette Police told the BBC she had been located, after earlier saying they were "seeking to check the well-being" of the 49-year-old.
Police were alerted after she went on a bike ride at 06:00 local time (11:00 GMT) on Sunday, and did not return.
O'Connor became a global star in 1990 with the worldwide hit Nothing Compares 2 U, a song written by Prince.
She has recorded 10 solo albums but has also made headlines with controversial outbursts throughout her career.
In 1992, she ripped apart a photo of Pope John Paul II during a live television broadcast and has been a strong critic of the Catholic Church over its handling of the child abuse scandal.
Ms O'Connor tore apart a photo of Pope John Paul II during a live TV broadcastImage copyrightAP
Image captionMs O'Connor tore apart a photo of Pope John Paul II during a live TV broadcast
She said in 2012 that she had suffered a "very serious breakdown" when she cancelled a world tour.
And last week she was in the news again after alleging US comedian Arsenio Hall had supplied drugs to Prince, who died last month.
He strenuously denied the allegation and said he was suing the Dublin-born, mother-of four.
Singer Josh Groban writes on twitter Image copyrightTWITTER

An eventful life

  • spent time in a Magdalene Laundry in Dublin aged 14 when labelled a "problem child", she said
  • sang Mandinka on Late Night with David Letterman in 1988, a year after debut album released
  • Nothing Compares 2 U was number one in Ireland for 11 weeks
  • wrote her own Irish national anthem
  • has been outspoken about singer Miley Cyrus, music mogul Simon Cowell and actress Kim Kardashian
  • performed a tribute to David Bowie at a benefit concert in Chicago in March

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