O "Riordan was found dead in her room in a hotel in London. At the time of her death, the rock star was 46 years old. According to her agent, she died suddenly, and her family was devastated by the sad news and asked not to disturb them at such a difficult time.

It is reported that the call to the police was received at 9.05 am local time (12.05 Moscow time), the doctors pronounced the death of O "Riordan on the spot. At the moment, the death of the singer is considered as "inexplicable".

It is known that Dolores had health problems: this spring The Cranberries the European tour had to be canceled due to O'Riordan's illness, and this happened almost immediately after it began. A month later, concerts in the USA were also canceled, as the singer's condition did not improve enough to perform. The group's website reported that the singer has back problems.

As O'Riordan's representative noted, she came to London for a short recording session of new material.

The members of the Irish rock band Kodaline were among the first to express their condolences on Twitter: “We are completely shocked by the news of the death of Dolores O'Riordan. It was The Cranberries who supported us when we toured France with them many years ago. Thoughts are with her family and friends."

Hello everyone, this is Dolores. I feel great! For the first time in months, she made a small appearance, performing a few songs at the annual Billboard Staff Party in New York with a local band. I got great pleasure! Merry Christmas to all our fans! Ho!”, — wrote the singer.

It is known that the singer suffered from bipolar disorder and was prone to depression.

“I have been singing since I was five years old,” O'Riordan said in a recent interview. “By the age of 12, I was already writing my songs, so yes, music has always been a part of me. To be honest, I never imagined myself doing something else.

There were times when I had to fight. The death of my father and stepmother was hard. Looking back, I think depression, whatever its cause, is one of the worst things you go through.

But again, there was a lot of joy in my life, especially with my children. The ups go along with the downs. Isn't that the whole point of life?"

A few years ago, the singer announced that she intended to engage in music, dance and performance in order to correct her state of mind after the incident at Shannon Airport in 2014.

Then she was charged with assaulting two airport police officers and a Garda officer.

As a result, the court ordered her to pay €6,000 in favor of those in need and recognized that at the time of the incident she was suffering from a mental disorder.

O "Riordan joined The Cranberries in 1990 - then the team was still called The Cranberry Saw Us.

She was accepted after she presented the other members with a draft version of the song "Linger", which later became one of the cranberries' calling cards.

Fame came in 1993 - the group went on tour with the Britpop band Suede and attracted the attention of MTV.

The real success overtook The Cranberries with the release of the second disc - "No Need to Argue", for which such hits as "Zombie" and "Ode to My Family" were recorded.

"Zombie" - one of the most poignant anti-war songs - quickly rose to the top of the charts.

At the beginning of the 2000s, The Cranberries went on a sabbatical, during which O'Riordan took up solo career.

Having participated in the creation of several soundtracks for films (in particular, for the film "The Passion of the Christ"), she began recording her debut album "Are You Listening?", Which was released in 2007. A sequel, No Baggage, followed two years later.

The Cranberries reunited in 2009 and released their sixth studio album Roses in 2012. From October to December 2013, O "Riordan participated as a mentor in the third season of the Irish Voice. Her ward Kelly Lewis took second place.

In 2014, the singer joined the supergroup D.A.R.K., founded by former The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke and DJ Ole Koretsky. The band's only album was released in 2016 and was called "Science Agrees".

In the spring of 2017, The Cranberries' seventh LP "Something Else" was released. The record was recorded in acoustic sound, it includes updated versions of old compositions, as well as new material.

As a child, the singer was raped by a neighbor for four years

fans bands The The Cranberries continue to discuss the sudden death of soloist Dolores O'Riordan at London's Hilton Park Lane hotel. The singer was only 46 years old. Her body was found in the hotel where the singer stayed before recording in the studio. Tragic and criminal incidents have happened more than once in the London hotel. one of them - a terrorist attack organized by the IRA - has a strange coincidence with the Zombie song.

In Russia, the name Hilton Park Lane sounded loudly in 2007 in connection with Boris Berezovsky. The fugitive oligarch then, at the insistence of Scotland Yard, was forced to leave London because of information about the impending assassination attempt on him.

Local media wrote that the alleged killer was going to make an appointment with Berezovsky at Hilton Park Lane - there a man, whose name was not mentioned, was detained and then expelled from the country.

In the mid-seventies, there was a terrorist attack at the hotel. On September 5, 1975, a bomb exploded in the lobby, killing two people and injuring eight others. The Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility for the attack.

Ten years ago, the British media covered the death of a Credit Suisse employee who committed suicide in a hotel.

Last June, a casino located in a hotel building was robbed by an unknown person in a mask - threatening with a mock-up gun, he took out £35,000 from there ...

Of course, there are enough incidents in any large hotel, and what happened at the Hilton did not turn away famous guests from it.

Meanwhile, Dolores O'Riordan's friend, producer Dan Waite, told People magazine that a few hours before her death, around midnight, the singer left him a voice telephone message - O'Riordan said she couldn't wait to see Dan in the recording studio, she joked, her voice was lively and cheerful. The soloist of The Cranberries was going to record a new version of the hit Zombie.

And here is a very strange coincidence: for the first time this song was recorded by Dolores in 1994, after the attacks organized by the IRA militants. O "Riordan explained then that zombies are members of the Irish Republican Army who kill innocent people.

“There are zombies in your head,” the song says in the chorus.

However, internal problems O'Riordan herself had enough.

In 2013, the lead singer of The Cranberries told reporters about the sexual abuse she was subjected to for four years, starting at the age of eight. It took place in the Irish city of Limerick. The family moved into a large residential complex. Dolores' mother was constantly busy at work, and her father, who was very ill at the time, did not follow what was happening. The rapist, not named by the singer - apparently, a neighbor or friend of O'Riordan's parents, forced the girl to have oral sex with him.

The singer decided to tell her mother about what had happened only in 2005. She never said anything to her father. The rapist came to his funeral in 2011, Dolores saw him there. She wanted to talk to the priest at the funeral about what happened to her in childhood, but she did not dare to do so - she simply asked to pray for her.

Dolores suffered from depression and anorexia after the experience. As a teenager, she "went to cemeteries and just sat there." The singer took drugs and a few years ago tried, according to her confession, to commit suicide. In her adult years, she was heavily affected by her divorce from the father of her two children, Canadian musician Don Burton.

The year before last, she attacked a flight attendant and police at Shannon Airport and paid a hefty fine. Last year, O'Riordan admitted that she was diagnosed with "bipolar disorder" - an extremely depressed state she was replaced by periods of hyperactivity.

IN Lately O "Riordan, according to the official version, had some back problems, because of which she was forced to cancel performances.

The police have not yet announced the cause of the singer's death.

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In London, the lead singer of the Irish group Cranberries Dolores O "Riordan died. She was 46 years old. The police did not report the cause of death of the singer.

It is known that her body was found in a London hotel room. According to the official statement of the singer's representatives, she was in London for a recording session.

"Her relatives are shocked by the sudden news and demand not to interfere in family affairs at this difficult time," the statement said.

Dolores O "Riordan gained worldwide fame as the lead singer of the Cranberries. In 1994, she performed one of the band's most famous compositions called Zombie, which quickly took first place in the national music charts of Australia, France, Germany, Belgium and other countries.

In 2003, O'Riordan began her solo career. In particular, she participated in the recording of the soundtrack for the Mel Gibson film The Passion of the Christ.

O'Riordan was married for 20 years to former Duran Duran tour manager Don Burton, and the couple had three children.

Health problems

In 2017, the Cranberries announced the start of a world tour, which was supposed to cover, including Britain and the United States.

However, in May last year, in the midst of a European tour, the group was forced to cancel the remaining concerts due to O'Riordan's health problems. The group's website reported that the singer had back problems.

In December, O'Riordan wrote on her Facebook page that she was feeling well and that she recently performed a few songs at a Billboard magazine holiday in New York.

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O'Riordan is best known as the performer of the hit "Zombie", which was incredibly popular in the 90s. She was the vocalist of The Cranberries until 2003, and then began a solo career and even participated as a mentor in the Irish version of the Voice project.

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The Cranberries formed in 1989. But Dolores was not the first soloist, she replaced the singer Niall Quinn. O'Riordan wrote the song "Linger", which she wrote after her loved one was sent to serve in the army in Lebanon. This composition was wildly popular at the time.

The Irish band became truly famous after performing their main hit Zombie. This song was also written by Dolores in memory of two boys who suffered from an explosion in the English city of Warrington.

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In 1994, O'Riordan married the tour manager of the famous band Duran Duran. They lived together for 20 years, but almost four years ago they decided to divorce. The couple left three children.

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In 2003, Dolores decided to pursue a solo career. She has only released one album as a solo artist. It turns out that O'Riordan suffered mental disorder. In any case, she was diagnosed with this three years ago, after she attacked police officers at an Irish airport. Then the woman was found not guilty and paid a six thousand euro fine.

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Now fans of The Cranberries are wondering what caused the death of Dolores O'Riordan. What do you think?

At a hotel in London on January 15th. The causes of death are still unknown. The singer's relatives do not comment on anything and asked the press to leave them alone. The singer was 46 years old.

It is known that the woman suffered from bipolar personality disorder, and last years she had back problems.

Biography of Dolores O'Riordan

The singer was born in a poor large family in Ireland, Dolores had 6 more brothers and sisters. The girl's parents were very conservative and principled people who adhered to all Irish traditions. The fact that their daughter wants to become a rock star at one time gave rise to many conflicts in the family.

From childhood, O "Riordan played the piano and pipe, and also sang in the church choir. She later learned to play the guitar and mandolin.

The future singer was engaged in Irish folk dancing, and wrote her first song at the age of 12.

In 1990, at the age of 18, the girl became the vocalist of The Cranberries and began writing songs for the band. Already in 1994, their legendary song “Zombie” was released, which made the group popular. The composition took first place in the national music charts in Australia, France, Germany, Belgium and other countries.

The performer in her songs always paid attention to sharp social problems. In particular, the song Zombie was written under the influence of the terrorist attacks that took place in London in 1993. O "Riordan called on the world to fight the war in her head.

The singer was called the "golden ticket" that the group received. Thanks to her extraordinary voice and interesting arrangements, The Cranberries were recognized and listened to.

Also in 1994, Dolores married Duran Duran's tour manager, Don Burton. Their marriage lasted until 2014. The couple had three children.

After the wedding, Burton began to tour The Cranberries. The Irish have become one of the most successful touring bands in Europe. Dolores wrote new hits and the group became more and more popular.

In 2003, O "Riordan decided to start a solo career and the group took a creative break.

In addition, Dolores wrote music for films, in particular, she recorded the song Ave Maria for the Mel Gibson film The Passion of the Christ.

In 2007, the debut solo album "Are You Listening?" was released. In four years, Dolores wrote 32 songs, of which only 12 were included in the album.

In 2009, the second solo album was released, which was called No Baggage.

In the same year, the singer confirmed in an interview that The Cranberries were back together and started working together. And in 2011, another studio album, Roses, was released.

From October to December 2013, O "Riordan took part in the third season show The Voice of Ireland, where she was a coach-mentor.

In 2017, The Cranberries announced the start of a world tour, which was supposed to cover, in particular, the UK and the USA.

However, last year during concerts in Europe, the group was forced to cancel other performances due to O'Riordan's health problems. The group's website reported that the singer had back problems.

The group has released 6 albums, a best-of-breed compilation and several standalone singles. Each of the group's videos on YouTube is gaining several tens of millions of views. And the most popular has 661 million views.

The most famous hits of The Cranberries

The band's most famous song and their very first hit. O "Riordan wrote it after the terrorist attacks in London, which were carried out by militants of the Irish Republican Army.

After the release of the song, the militants announced the end of hostilities. It is unlikely that this is somehow connected with the group, but many still think so.

The second single from the debut album The Cranberries. The song is dedicated to Dolores' first love - a soldier with whom she kissed only 2 times and who went to serve in the army in Lebanon.

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The second single from the group's fourth album, which tells about the hard fate of motherhood. The singer recalled that the idea for the song came to her during the traditional morning tea. The woman listened to her new sensations and suddenly realized that she could kill anyone who dared to harm her child.