Biography
The popular Irish singer Schinaid O'Connor chained the attention of millions of listeners at the expense of its strong vocal and the unusual manner of performance. However, around her name there is a lot of scandals, which is further heated by the interest of fans to learn about this woman as much as possible.Childhood and youth
The future singer was born in December 1966 in the suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Happy childhood Schineyd is not called when the girl was 8 years old, the mother was divorced with her father. At the request of the mother, she entered the Catholic school, but since he did not show enthusiasm, soon it was excluded. Further it was waiting for an even greater test. Once in the store she accomplished theft, O'Connor caught and sent to the shelter Magdalene. This is an educational-correctional institution of monastic type.
Singing has become for a shineid of real outstand. So she tried to distract from troubles and life adversity, with his head plunged into creativity. For the first time, loved ones and acquaintances heard the vocals of girls at the wedding of relatives, where she performed the song "Evergreen" Barbara Streisand.
When O'Connor was 15 years old, her talent notices Paul Byrne. At that time, the man was drummer, performed in the group in Tua Nua. The team takes under the custody of the novice artist, appoints it a lid-vocalist, and in the future the girl shows talent and in another direction, becoming co-author of the first single called "Take My Hand".
As schools in school and speeches did not be able to combine, giving preference to a musical career, the girl throws school, and without receiving primary education. And when she marks 18 years old, the mother of O'Connor dies in the car accident. Already later in an interview, a woman admits that they had no warm relationship of mother and daughter.
Improve the possession of the keyboard tools, as well as its vocal technique SHINDIDs help numerous performances in Cafe Dublin, as well as training in a music college.
Music
Having waited for the onset of the 18th anniversary, the beginning of the singer goes to London and concludes an agreement with the label of Ensign Records, and in a year her debut occurred. The first recorded Schinaid song sounds like a soundtrack for the film "Captive". However, the label refuses the girl in the publication of the first album, so she is trying to release it on their own.
And in 1987, students receive the first album, which O'Connor completely overwritten. It is called "The Lion and The Cobra" and collects a rich variety of musical genres, ranging from traditional folka and ending with impulsive punk rocks.
Making a high bid on the first songs, the actress did not lose. Shortly after the release of tracks, critics and listeners praised the album, and in a year it turns out to be at the 36th place in the Billboard 200 chart. Several songs without stopping have twisted all local radio stations, and the Mandinka track even came into twenty USA's best dance songs.
The second album of the singer saw the light in 1990, even then O'Connor acquired the status of a cult figure, in his homeland, they were considered a superstar and predicted a big future. Disk called "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got" did not deceive the expectations of fans and in the nomination "Best Alternative Album" Schinaid received for him the Music Prize "Grammy" for him.
The most popular song of this record was a track called "Nothing Compares 2 U". What paradoxically - this hit was first fulfilled in 1985 by the Music team The Family, and was written by the American musician Prince Rogers Nelson. It was someone else's song in the execution of a talented artist, it became a real hit and for a long time did not go with the leading positions of American charts and hit parades.
In the clip on this song, Sinead's face shot close up, in the whole video, the girl depicts different emotions. There are also other clips of the girl on the Internet, for example, on the songs "The Foggy Dew", Tears from The Moon, Jealous, No Man's Woman, etc.
Each subsequent record, which came out after the second, no longer brought the former success of SHINID. Released in 1992 album "Am I NOT Your Girl?" Met restrained critics reviews. For a while, the girl leaves the big show business, returns to his hometown and some period of theatrical and opera art.
However, after 2 years, the singer returns with the 4th album "Universal Mother". Despite the laudatory comments, the high position in the Billboard chart, he no longer occupies, and after a year O'Connor also declares that it is forever refuses to communicate with the media.
After the release of the 5th album "Gospel Oak EP", in 1997, a woman with his head plunges into religion and exactly then for the first time changes the name and becomes Magda Davitt. However, after 3 years, by signing the contract with Atlantic Records, Schinaid produces the Album "Faith and Courage", and in 2002 - "Sean-Nos Nua".
Another year later, the woman surprised everyone, declaring the care of the musical business. She told that he plans to devote the time of the Church and teaching religion, and to satisfy the craving for singing, will speak in church choir. However, it was not possible to completely finish with music, since in the period from 2003 to 2012 another 5 albums were released with Schinaid songs.
Personal life
O'Connor's personal life is saturated with novels. The woman had 4 marriages, four children were born - daughter and three sons, today they are already adults.
With the first spouse, drummer John Reynolds, the girl took married in 1987 and gave birth to the Son Jake. Couple divorced in 1990. After that, Shineida twisted the novel with a back-vocalist Hugh Harris, then with the Irish journalist John Waters, in 1995 Shened gave birth to his daughter from him. But these relationships did not work out, after parting the former couple fought for custody over the girl. The story ended with the consent of a woman to stay daughter with Waters in Dublin.
In 2001, O'Connor marries again. This time its chosen was the British journalist Nick Sommered. The marriage lasted 3 years, and the next novel of the woman led to the birth of a third child - the son of Shane, whose father became the musician Donal Lunni. Father of the last child, born in 2006, became Frank Bonadio.
The third marriage of the singers was concluded in the summer of 2010, and in the spring of 2011, the spouse divorced. With her last husband, for which O'Connor married in Las Vegas in December 2011, a woman was divorced on the 16th day of living together.
As she explained, the cause of parting from Barry Herridge was a negative attitude towards their marriage of family members and friends of the spouse. And Shineyd assures that they broke up with friends, and even asked the press representatives not to interfere in the privacy of the former husband.
Despite the abundance of novels with men, in an interview in 2000, a woman stated that it was actually a lesbian. However, soon, in another interview, Shineyd said that her statement was too gracious, in her life she had a relationship with both men and women.
Many and other scandalous stories in the biography of O'Connor, which she arranged publicly, thereby causing a negative reaction of fans. For example, she publicly refused to perform at a concert if the anthem of the United States hear before him, thereby giving a sinatru to Frank. And during the nomination of the singer's album on the Grammy Award, the woman demanded to strike out his surname from the list.
The image of O'Connor also causes many questions from the fans. The woman began to shave his head back in his youth and to this day sticks to the image created then. Attempts to grow their hair did not lead to anything, as Sinead itself says, with long hair she feels uncomfortable.
Shineid O'Connor now
In October 2018, O'Connor announced the change of religion. The woman accepted Islam and together with the religion changed the name. Now her name is Shuhad Davitt. Since then, she lays out a photo in Hijab's social networks and declares that it is now happy.
For a long time, Sinead struggled with a protracted depression, and in 2017 he even posted a video in Facebook, where he told subscribers that he suffers from mental disorder. And indeed, in recent years, the information has periodically appeared in the press, the woman is in an unstable emotional state.
Irish religious views have changed long ago. Almost all population of her native country - Catholics. In 1999, Shineyd was recorded in the ranks of the priests of one reformist direction of Catholicism. However, over time, she was disappointed in this faith and began to sharply criticize Catholics. This was the scandals associated with the spread of pedophilia among the priests Catholics.
The change of religion, apparently, did the O'Connor really went, in August 2018, the singer first recorded the single "Milestones", and now it works to create a new album, which will be called "No Mud No Lotus". Presumably, its exit is scheduled for October 2019.
Discography
- 1987 - The Lion and The Cobra
- 1990 - I don't Want What I Haven't Got
- 1992 - Am I NOT Your Girl?
- 1994 - Universal Mother
- 1997 - Gospel Oak EP
- 1997 - So Far ... The Best of Sinéad O'connor
- 2000 - Faith and Courage
- 2002 - SEAN-NOS NUA
- 2003 - SHE WHO DWELLS IN THE SECRET PLACE OF THE MOST HIGH SHALL ABIDE Under The Shadow of the Almighty
- 2005 - Collaborations.
- 2005 - Throw Down Your Arms
- 2007 - Theology
- 2012 - How About I Be Me (and You BE You)?