Sinead O’Connor

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human musician recording artist singer-songwriter

Sinéad O’Connor was an Irish singer-songwriter known for her powerful voice, emotionally intense performances, and the global hit cover of “Nothing Compares 2 U,” as well as her outspoken political and social activism.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Sinéad O’Connor	45
Sinead O'Connor	18
Sinéad O'Connor	17
Sinead O’Connor canonical	4
Sinéad O’Connor discography	3
Sinéad Marie Bernadette O’Connor	2
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U	1
Sinéad	1
Sinéad O'Connor albums	1
Sinéad O'Connor as the Virgin Mary	1
Sinéad O'Connor discography	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1872611 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sinead O’Connor
Context triple: [Peter Gabriel, notableCollaboration, Sinead O’Connor]

A. Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox is a Scottish singer, songwriter, and activist best known as the lead vocalist of Eurythmics and for her acclaimed solo career.
B. Joss Stone
Joss Stone is an English soul and R&B singer-songwriter known for her powerful, bluesy vocals and hit albums like "The Soul Sessions."
C. Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman is an American singer-songwriter renowned for her soulful voice and socially conscious folk-rock hits such as "Fast Car" and "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution."
D. Holly Johnson
Holly Johnson is a British singer, songwriter, and artist best known as the lead vocalist of the 1980s pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood and for his solo hit "Love Train."
E. Elaine Paige
Elaine Paige is an English singer and actress renowned as the "First Lady of British Musical Theatre" for her leading roles in hit West End and Broadway productions such as Evita and Cats.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sinead O’Connor
Target entity description: Sinéad O’Connor was an Irish singer-songwriter known for her powerful voice, emotionally intense performances, and the global hit cover of “Nothing Compares 2 U,” as well as her outspoken political and social activism.

A. Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox is a Scottish singer, songwriter, and activist best known as the lead vocalist of Eurythmics and for her acclaimed solo career.
B. Joss Stone
Joss Stone is an English soul and R&B singer-songwriter known for her powerful, bluesy vocals and hit albums like "The Soul Sessions."
C. Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman is an American singer-songwriter renowned for her soulful voice and socially conscious folk-rock hits such as "Fast Car" and "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution."
D. Holly Johnson
Holly Johnson is a British singer, songwriter, and artist best known as the lead vocalist of the 1980s pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood and for his solo hit "Love Train."
E. Elaine Paige
Elaine Paige is an English singer and actress renowned as the "First Lady of British Musical Theatre" for her leading roles in hit West End and Broadway productions such as Evita and Cats.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human ⓘ musician ⓘ recording artist ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsEnd	2020s ⓘ
activeYearsStart	1980s ⓘ
awardReceived	Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance ⓘ
birthName	Sinéad Marie Bernadette O’Connor ⓘ linked to: Sinead O’Connor
composerOf	Fire on Babylon ⓘ Mandinka ⓘ Thank You for Hearing Me ⓘ The Emperor’s New Clothes ⓘ linked to: The Emperor's New Clothes This Is to Mother You ⓘ Troy ⓘ
countryOfBirth	Ireland ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Ireland ⓘ
countryOfDeath	United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1966-12-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	2023-07-26 ⓘ
familyName	O’Connor ⓘ linked to: O'Connor
famousFor	cover version of Nothing Compares 2 U ⓘ
genre	Celtic music ⓘ alternative rock ⓘ folk rock ⓘ pop music ⓘ rock music ⓘ
givenName	Sinéad ⓘ linked to: Sinead O’Connor
languageOfPerformance	English ⓘ
name	Sinéad O’Connor ⓘ linked to: Sinead O’Connor
nationality	Irish ⓘ
nominatedFor	Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ⓘ Grammy Award for Record of the Year ⓘ
notableEvent	tore a photo of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live ⓘ linked to: Pope John Paul II
notableWork	Faith and Courage ⓘ How About I Be Me (and You Be You)? ⓘ I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got ⓘ I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss ⓘ Nothing Compares 2 U ⓘ The Lion and the Cobra ⓘ Theology ⓘ Universal Mother ⓘ
occupation	musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Dublin ⓘ
placeOfDeath	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
politicalActivity	advocated for child abuse survivors ⓘ criticized the Catholic Church ⓘ spoke about Irish politics ⓘ spoke about women’s rights ⓘ
religion	Catholicism ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism Islam ⓘ
sexOrGender	female ⓘ
stageName	Shuhada’ Sadaqat ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (94)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peter Gabriel → notableCollaboration → Sinead O’Connor ⓘ

Prince → associatedAct → Sinead O'Connor ⓘ

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Prince → wroteSongFor → Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U ⓘ

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O'Connor → hasNotableBearer → Sinéad O'Connor ⓘ

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Windmill Lane Studios → associatedAct → Sinéad O’Connor ⓘ

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Windmill Lane Studios → notableClient → Sinéad O’Connor ⓘ

subject linked to: Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin

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Sly and Robbie → associatedAct → Sinéad O’Connor ⓘ

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Nina Cried Power → tributeTo → Sinead O'Connor ⓘ

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Blood of Eden → hasGuestVocalist → Sinéad O'Connor ⓘ

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Blood of Eden → featuresArtist → Sinéad O'Connor ⓘ

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Sinéad O’Connor → name → Sinéad O’Connor ⓘ

subject linked to: Sinead O’Connor

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Sinéad O’Connor → birthName → Sinéad Marie Bernadette O’Connor ⓘ

subject linked to: Sinead O’Connor

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Sinéad O’Connor → givenName → Sinéad ⓘ

subject linked to: Sinead O’Connor

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Chrysalis Records → signedArtist → Sinead O'Connor ⓘ

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Married to the Mob → hasSoundtrackContributor → Sinéad O'Connor ⓘ

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Marco Pirroni → associatedAct → Sinead O'Connor ⓘ

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Marco Pirroni → collaboratedWith → Sinead O'Connor ⓘ

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The Chieftains → associatedWith → Sinead O'Connor ⓘ

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The Chieftains → collaborationWith → Sinead O'Connor ⓘ

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David A. Stewart → recordProducerFor → Sinead O'Connor ⓘ

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The Cranberries → influencedBy → Sinead O’Connor ⓘ

Malcolm Burn → workedWith → Sinéad O’Connor ⓘ

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Why Don’t You Do Right? → notableRecordingBy → Sinead O’Connor ⓘ

On Raglan Road → notablePerformer → Sinead O'Connor ⓘ

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Windmill Lane Recording Studios → notableClient → Sinéad O’Connor ⓘ

subject linked to: Windmill Lane

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Brian Byrne → collaboratedWith → Sinead O'Connor ⓘ

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I'm a Fool to Want You → notablePerformer → Sinéad O'Connor ⓘ

subject linked to: I’m a Fool to Want You

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The Butcher Boy (1997 film) → castMember → Sinéad O'Connor ⓘ

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The Butcher Boy (1997 film) → characterPortrayedBy → Sinéad O'Connor as the Virgin Mary ⓘ

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Nothing Compares 2 U → madeFamousBy → Sinéad O'Connor ⓘ

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Nothing Compares 2 U → notableCoverArtist → Sinéad O'Connor ⓘ

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Nothing Compares 2 U → coveredBy → Sinéad O'Connor ⓘ

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Nothing Compares 2 U → associatedAct → Sinéad O'Connor ⓘ

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100th Window → featuresVocalist → Sinéad O'Connor ⓘ

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Szomorú vasárnap → hasNotableRecordingBy → Sinéad O'Connor ⓘ

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She Moved Through the Fair → hasNotableRecordingBy → Sinéad O’Connor ⓘ

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Danny Boy → hasNotableRecordingBy → Sinéad O'Connor ⓘ

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Andy Rourke → associatedAct → Sinead O'Connor ⓘ

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Afro Celt Sound System → associatedAct → Sinead O'Connor ⓘ

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Big Blue Ball → hasContributor → Sinead O'Connor ⓘ

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Amnesty International Human Rights Now! tour → featuredArtist → Sinead O'Connor ⓘ

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Us → hasContributor → Sinéad O'Connor ⓘ

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The Lion and the Cobra → artist → Sinéad O’Connor ⓘ

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The Lion and the Cobra → performer → Sinéad O’Connor ⓘ

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The Lion and the Cobra → producer → Sinéad O’Connor ⓘ

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The Lion and the Cobra → notableWorkOf → Sinéad O’Connor ⓘ

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I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got → artist → Sinéad O’Connor ⓘ

linked to: Sinead O’Connor

I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got → performer → Sinéad O’Connor ⓘ

linked to: Sinead O’Connor

I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got → producer → Sinéad O’Connor ⓘ

linked to: Sinead O’Connor

I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got → partOf → Sinéad O’Connor discography ⓘ

linked to: Sinead O’Connor

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Referenced by (94)

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