What is Sinéad O’Connor’s Net Worth?
Sinéad O’Connor, an Irish singer with a net worth of $1.5 million, rose to fame in the 1990s with her breakout song “Nothing Compares 2 U.” Her career began in the early 1980s with the band Ton Ton Macoute, and she eventually signed a record deal with Ensign Records. O’Connor has released 10 studio albums and was ranked #35 on VH1’s “100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll” list. However, her career was marred by controversy after she tore up a picture of Pope John Paul II on “Saturday Night Live” in 1992. Her memoir, “Rememberings,” is set to be published in June 2021.
Early Life and Struggles
Sinéad O’Connor was born in Glenageary, County Dublin, Ireland in 1966. Her parents, Marie and Sean, divorced when she was young, and she lived with her abusive mother until deciding to move in with her father and stepmother in 1979. At the age of 15, O’Connor was sent to Magdalene Asylum for 18 months due to her truancy and shoplifting. She later dropped out of high school and began performing music in pubs and on the street.
Early Career and Breakthrough
Sinead O’Connor began her music career at 15 when she recorded the song “Take My Hand” with the band In Tua Nua. She later started her own band, Ton Ton Macoute, and signed a record deal with Ensign Records. Her debut album, “The Lion and the Cobra,” was released in 1987, followed by the Platinum-certified “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got” in 1990. The album’s single, “Nothing Compares 2 U,” became a worldwide hit and was named the year’s #1 World Single at the 1990 “Billboard” Music Awards.
Later Career and Retirement
O’Connor released several more albums, including the traditional Irish songs album “Sean-Nós Nua” in 2002 and the reggae album “Throw Down Your Arms” in 2005. She announced her retirement in 2003 but returned to music shortly after. In 2014, she took part in the recording of the charity single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” to raise funds for Ebola virus relief in Africa.
Sinead O’Connor’s Financial and Mental Struggles
Sinead O’Connor has been living in a $70-per-night motel in New Jersey after losing most of her fortune. She was diagnosed as bipolar earlier in her life and has struggled with mental issues for much of her adult life. Her mental health challenges caused her to lose custody of her son and experience financial difficulties.
In January 2017, O’Connor listed her property in Dublin for $1 million, which is almost $1 million less than what she paid for it in 2009. She was compelled to sell the house after settling various tax problems with the Irish government.
Sinéad O’Connor’s Personal Life and Struggles
Sinéad O’Connor has changed her name twice, to Magda Davitt in 2017 and Shuhada’ Sadaqat in 2018 after converting to Islam. She married music producer John Reynolds in 1987 and had a son with him. They divorced in 1991, and O’Connor had a daughter with journalist John Waters in 1996. Sinéad and Waters had a custody battle that ended with her attempting suicide and agreeing to let Waters have custody of their daughter. She was married twice more and had two more children.
O’Connor was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2003 and has said that she’s an agoraphobic. In 2015, she had a hysterectomy and believes that her mental health issues were exacerbated by her medical team’s refusal to give her hormonal replacement therapy, causing her to become suicidal. She sought treatment at a rehabilitation center in 2016 to end her dependence on cannabis. In 2017, Sinéad posted a video on social media stating that losing custody of her son had caused her to feel alone and that she’d been wanting to kill herself for the past two years. O’Connor attempted suicide in 2012 and 2015. In November 2020, she announced that she was entering a one-year rehabilitation program to treat addiction and trauma.
Awards and Accolades
Sinéad O’Connor has been nominated for eight Grammys, winning Best Alternative Music Performance in 1991. She has also earned six MTV Video Music Award nominations, winning Video of the Year, Best Female Video, and Best Post-Modern Video for “Nothing Compares 2 U” in 1990.
In 2012, she received a World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written for a Film for “Lay Your Head Down” from the “Albert Nobbs” soundtrack, and the song earned her a Golden Globe nomination as well.
O’Connor won Rock Female Artist and No.1 World Single at the 1990 “Billboard” Music Awards, and that year she also received a Rockbjornen award for Best Foreign Artist.
In 1991, she earned a Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist and a Danish Music Award for Foreign Female Artist of the Year, and “Nothing Compares 2 U” was named the Danish Music Awards Foreign Hit of the Year.
Sinéad won a Goldene Europa Award for Best International Singer in 1994, and she has earned nominations from the Juno Awards, American Music Awards, International Dance Music Awards, and Meteor Music Awards.
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