Sinead O’Connor, Outspoken and Evocative Singer, Dies at 56

She broke out with the single “Nothing Compares 2 U,” then caused an uproar a few years later by ripping up a photo of Pope John Paul II on “S.N.L.”

source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/arts/music/sinead-oconnor-dead.html