30 years ago, millions of fans looking at Sinead O’Connor could not have guessed that this fragile, big-eyed girl would face such a difficult fate. On July 26, it became known that the Irish singer left this world – plagued by mental health problems and life’s blows. Here’s a look back at what a beauty she was.

Sinead O’Connor was a famous Irish performer who became a star in the late eighties. It was a resounding success: her songs instantly became hits, and the ballad “Nothing Compares 2 U” is known by everyone without exception. For the singer herself, fame became a heavy burden, and after experiencing several tragic events in life, trying to settle accounts with this very life, she finally decided to leave the stage. Sinead embraced Islam, in which she saw her cure.

O’Connor’s songs still live on: her hits are listened to and loved, but few people remember (and some don’t even know) what the artist looked like at the peak of her career 30 years ago.

Big sad eyes, long eyelashes, and a piercing gaze. This is how Sinead appeared to her fans at the beginning of her career. Sadness seemed to be her best friend: it’s not for nothing that “Nothing Compares 2 U” is still one of the top five most depressing songs in the world.

By the way, she was also smiling.

The artist equally suited her hair and shaved skull – it became her iconic look. When O’Connor announced in the early noughties that she was leaving the stage for good, it was a real tragedy for fans. The singer herself saw it as her salvation. It’s just a shame that her beliefs didn’t help keep her own son from dying – 17-year-old Shane passed away in 2022. This loss literally knocked the ground out from under Sinead’s feet, and she never recovered from it, leaving this world 18 months after Shane.