Sinéad O’Connor death: Grief and anger shared over Irish singer’s passing

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Some of Hollywood’s biggest celebrities are paying tribute to the late Irish singer and songwriter Sinéad O’Connor, who died Wednesday.

Following news of O’Connor’s death on Wednesday, singers Pink and Brandi Carlile performed a heartwarming rendition of O’Connor’s hit song Nothing Compares 2 U on stage in Cincinnati, Ohio.

“When I was a little girl, my mom grew up in Atlantic City and I used to go down to the Ocean City Boardwalk with my $10 and I would make a demo tape,” Pink told the crowd. “It would always be either Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston orNothing Compares 2 U by Sinéad O’Connor.”

Pink asked Carlile to come onto the stage to perform Nothing Compares 2 U as a duet.

Pink just paid tribute to Sinead O’Connor and it was so beautiful, it made me cry pic.twitter.com/CXQO1TGBid

— karen (@KarenBoston) <a href=«https://twitter.com/KarenBoston/status/1684413157496745985?ref_src=» https:>July 27, 2023

Billboard reported numerous fans in the venue cried while Pink and Carlile crooned the iconic ballad.

Pink is currently performing as part of her North American Summer Carnival 2023 tour, with Carlile as her supporting act.

Actor Russell Crowe also shared a tribute to O’Connor.

In a long, reverent statement, Crowe recounted the first time he met the Irish singer.

“Last year, working in Ireland, having a pint in the cold outside a Dalkey pub with some new friends, a woman with purpose strode past us,” Crowe wrote.

He said one of his friends chased after the woman, having recognized her as O’Connor.

and pursued the woman. Thirty metres down the road the friend and the woman embraced and he waived me over. There under streetlights with mist on my breath, I met Sinéad. She looked in my eyes, and uttered with