On January 15, 2018, Dolores O'Riordan, the Irish singer of the Cranberries, left us at the age of 46.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himThree years ago, at the age of 46, he left us one of the most exciting and unmistakable voices on the international music scene: Dolores O'Riordan, singer and guitarist of the Cranberries.
The Irish artist was found lifeless in the bathtub of a London hotel. If at first the hypothesis of her suicide was put forward, some time later it was discovered that an accidental drowning caused by alcohol intoxication would have resulted in her death. In those days Dolores was in the British capital for a short recording session, with the metal band Bad Wolves, to make a cover of "Zombie", the best known song of the Cranberries.
On the occasion of the anniversary of his death, the Cranberries wanted to address a thought to their colleague and friend through a touching tweet:
It’s hard to believe that three years have gone by since Dolores passed on.
She is always in our thoughts and our hearts.
So many years of fond memories.
Wherever you are D, we hope you’re bringing joy with your unique voice.
Ferg, Mike and Noel pic.twitter.com/pXbKHRCFV5
— The Cranberries (@The_Cranberries) January 15, 2021
The brilliant musical career di Dolores O'Riordan
Dolores O'Riordan, born in Limerick, joined the Irish band in 1990, still very young. Thanks to its unique and biting vocal timbre, the folk-rock group will be able to break through in the United States with the debut album "Everybody Is Doing It Why Can’t We?”, which will be followed by others, including "Need to Argue”, which will lead the group to worldwide success.
After the dissolution of the band, which took place in 2003, the Cranberries returned to the scene in 2012. In April 2017, "Something Else" was released, the last album of the Irish group, which contains three unreleased songs and old hits revisited in key. orchestral. This album is related to their first album “Everybody Else Is Doing It”.
“It is not a causal title - explained Dolores O'Riordan herself -. She doesn't necessarily say there's going to be anything else and she doesn't even say this is a grand finale. I think it ties into the first record pretty well. I have no idea what's in store for us. It's not the 90s anymore, that's for sure. Nor do I wish they were. I hope there is something new. I hope the fans like what we have done with the songs ”.
But following the sudden death of the Irish singer, The Cranberries announced that they no longer want to play without her.
The difficult life of the singer with the scratchy voice
Dolores O'Riordan's life wasn't easy at all. She had been living with alcohol addiction and a series of eating disorders for years. She the singer revealed that she was sexually abused as a young girl and that she suffered from depression and bipolar disorder. Yet another blow to her came in 2014 with her separation from her husband Don Burton, father of her three children Taylor Baxter, Molly Leigh and Dakota Rain. But her troubled existence didn't stop her from expressing her extraordinary talent. With her music of hers “she could speak of the fragility of all of us. The beautiful song of Limerick ”, as U2 wrote after the announcement of her death.
Together with the Cranberries, Dolores O'Riordan gave us some unforgettable songs, including "Zombie", a song that has become a universal anthem against war and violence. We retrace the music of the Irish artist with a series of wonderful songs that he left us as a legacy:
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