The world learned Sinéad O'Connor know in 1990. They scored a number-one with the song Nothing Compares 2 U. The success was partly due to the striking video with a close up of the face of Sinéad (shaved head, big eyes) singing the song while she cries. That suits her music where she often turns her soul inside out. O'Connor warned the major themes and shocked an American audience when they live
… on TV tearing a picture of the pope. Musically surprised them with a reggae album and a CD of traditional Irish music. It underlines the versatility of this quirky singer / songwriter.more