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“Do you know that I died because of you? How we will remember Dolores O'‌'Riordan. The best songs of The Cranberries vocalist Temporary vacation, solo projects and The Cranberries reunion

Irish singer Dolores was born into a poor farming family in the city with the poetic name of Limerick and was the youngest of seven children. The owner of the most extraordinary voice of the 90s. studied music from an early age: she sang in the choir, played the piano, pipe and guitar. In the group The Cranberries (translated from English - “cranberry”) got in 1990. She impressed the new team not only with singing, but also with the lyrics of her songs.

Thus, the popular hit “Zombie” is dedicated to the protracted armed confrontation between England and Ireland. This song is an emotional reaction to what is happening. The song's lyrics were written by the lead singer of The Cranberries after she learned about the death of two boys in a 1993 terrorist attack. A bomb exploded, planted by militants of the Irish Republican Army. “It’s the same old theme since 1916” (“It’s the same old theme since 1916”), this line reminds us of the historical events that preceded the attack. Ireland's struggle for independence from Great Britain began in 1916 with the Easter Rising. With the word "Zombie" the singer calls all the terrorists and murderers who obey their ideas and try to achieve justice at the cost of the death of ordinary people. "What's in your head, zombie?" "What's on your mind, zombie?"

The song was released as a single in September 1994. It subsequently became a hit and topped the Billboard charts as "Most Played on Radio".

The Cranberries sang about the war and its victims more than once. So, the songs “Bosnia” and “War Child” are dedicated to the tragic events of the civil war in Yugoslavia:

And the song “I Just Shot John Lennon” tells about the murder of one of the leaders of The Beatles in 1980. “I just shot John Lennon” is the real answer of the killer to the question: “What did you do?”:

Dolores dedicated the popular ballad “Will you remember” to her husband, former Duran Duran tour manager Don Burton. The singer got married in 1994 and divorced in 2014. The couple has five children. The singer had a hard time breaking up, and this affected her mental health: Dolores was diagnosed with bipolar disorder (a mental disorder characterized by alternating manic and depressive states, mixed states, alternating euphoria and depression. - Ed.).

The singer, together with the main composer of the group, wrote another hit "Animal Instinct" while pregnant in 1997. The plot of the clip tells how the social service separates the mother from the children, but the woman kidnaps them and runs away. The image of the singer in this clip is absolutely different from the previous ones. From a short-haired tomboy, she turned into a gentle woman with long hair:

In 2003, Dolores left The Cranberries and started singing solo.

And in 2009, the group announced a reunion and managed to record two albums.

In 2017, The Cranberries announced the start of a world tour, but in May of the same year, the group canceled the remaining concerts due to O'Riordan's health condition.

It was reported that the singer has back problems. On December 20, the vocalist wrote on the group's official social media pages that she was fine. And the last time the vocalist got in touch with fans on her Twitter page on January 3rd.

"The Cranberries" became popular in the pre-Britpop English scene of the early 90s, blending the Smiths' guitar melody with trance-inducing dream-pop musical textures and Celtic influences. At the very beginning of its activity, the group was called "Cranberry Saw Us" and consisted of the Hogan brothers, Noel (b. December 25, 1971; guitar) and Mike (b. April 29, 1973; bass), drummer Fergal Lawler (b. March 4, 1971) and vocalist Niall Quinn. Soon this team from the Irish city of Limerick was reduced to a trio, as Quinn left its ranks. The remaining musicians considered that it would be better to invite a woman to the microphone and filed an ad looking for a vocalist. A talented person named Dolores O "Riordan (b. September 6, 1971) responded to this proposal, in addition to her main activity, she undertook to write lyrics and music. She composed several songs for the first sampler, including the most beautiful ballad "Linger".

After all 300 copies of the demo were sold out in Irish stores, the band shortened the name to "The Cranberries" and headed to the UK market, sending the tapes to several English record labels. The reaction of the labels was positive, and offers rained down from them, from which the musicians settled on what came from "Island Records".

With Piers Gilmour as manager and producer, the ensemble went into the studio and recorded their first single, "Uncertain". The release was unsuccessful, and the showdown with Gilmour that broke out during this period almost led to the breakup of the group. The situation was resolved by breaking off all relations with Pierce. Jeff Travis of Rough Trade took over as manager, and Steven Street, formerly of The Smiths, became the producer. In the spring of 1993, the debut album, "Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?", appeared on sale, followed by the single "Dreams". But neither the one nor the other release, nor the next EP ("Linger" ) did not make a big impression on the British public. Then the Cranberries went to the States to open the concerts "The The" and "Suede". Surprisingly, the group was given a warmer reception there than the headliners. Catching this chip, MTV set to work, putting "Linger" went into heavy rotation, which propelled the single to number eight on the US charts and pushed the album close to double platinum sales.

The following year, cranberry mania spread to England, where "Everybody Else" took its rightful first place. Of all the musicians in the group, the press paid the most attention to the vocalist, which was facilitated by her pompous wedding with Cranberries tour manager Don Burton. The positions of O "Riordan strengthened with the release of the album" No Need To Argue ".

This record with a slightly harder and more straightforward sound, produced by the same Street, took 6th place in the American charts and became three times platinum. The biggest hits from the disc were "Zombie" and "Ode To My Family", which served as the main catalysts for sales. Soon, rumors began to circulate in the press about the departure of Dolores. Fortunately, they were not confirmed, and instead, in 1996, another album appeared on store shelves. More rocky, "To The Faithful Departed" was recorded with Bruce Fairbairn, former Aerosmith producer. And although the record debuted at number six, it didn't have any big hits like "Linger" or "Zombie". As a result, the disc received only one platinum, and slipped out of the charts pretty quickly. As a result of the cancellation of the Australian and European tours, rumors about O'Riordan's departure again spread, but they again turned out to be just rumors. In the unchanged line-up of Cranberries, they recorded a couple more albums, and on the second of them ("Wake Up And Smell The Coffee") they returned to collaborate with Stephen Street.

In pursuit of them, the musicians released the compilation "Stars: The Best Of 1992-2002", and only after that they announced that they were going on a long-term vacation, during which Dolores finally got the opportunity to do solo work. The return of the Cranberries from the holidays took place in 2009, and although at first no official reunion was planned, after some time the band, with the participation of Street, recorded the album Roses.

Last update 15.02.12

The origins of the famous Irish band The Cranberries lie in the Irish town of Limerick (Limerick) - it was there that two brothers Noel (Noel Anthony Hogan, 12/25/1971) and Mike Hogan (Michael Gerard Hogan, 04/29/1973), while still schoolchildren, decided to put together a group. Noel played guitar, and Mike played bass - Feargal Lawler (Feargal Patrick Lawler, 03/04/1971) became the drummer in their group, and their friend and part-time drummer of another local band The Hitchers named Niall Quinn (1973) became the vocalist. ), a rather extravagant young man who wrote songs with titles like "My Grandmother Drowned in the Fountain of Lourdes".

Formed in 1989, the group was originally called The Cranberry Saw Us ("Cranberry saw us" in literal translation and a pun - in English this phrase sounds very similar to how "cranberry sauce" is pronounced). They recorded a demo tape "Anything ", which included 4 tracks, but the work stopped there. Quinn did not stay in the group for a long time, he could not be torn into 2 bands at once - to be the vocalist of The Cranberry Saw Us and the drummer in The Hitchers, so he chose the latter. But before leaving, he recommended Dolores O'Riordan (Dolores Mary Eileen O) `Riordan, 09/06/1971), girlfriend of the then-girlfriend Quinn-Catherine.

It was May 1990 outside. Dolores came to the guys to audition in a bright pink suit and with a synthesizer. She sang to the guys one of the songs of her favorite singer Sinead O`Connor from the album "Lion And The Cobra" and shocked everyone with her voice. The musicians handed her a demo of the song they were working on at the time, and Dolores returned the next day with the lyrics to the song "Linger" completely ready. So the Cranberries were born in the very form in which she fell in love with millions of listeners .

Having shortened their name at the suggestion of Dolores, first to The Cranberry`s, and then to The Cranberies, which is familiar to this day around the world, the guys recorded several songs for their demo-single "Nothing Left At All" and sent it to Irish music stores. When all the printed 300 copies were sold in a matter of days, the group recorded the songs again and began to send out demo tapes to various labels. The cassette got the full attention of the British music press, and soon the labels themselves ran to The Cranberries with offers one more beautiful than the other. Still young musicians chose Island Records, known for its other Irish high-profile clients, namely the band U2. To work on their first single "Uncertain", the musicians hired Pearse Gilmore, the former vocalist of the local Limerick band Private World, which lasted only a couple of years, and the sound engineer of the Xeric Records studio, where the Cranberries recorded their demo tapes, as producers. The single, released in 1991, was poorly received by critics - the press claimed that the title of the song ("Uncertain") became prophetic, because the group really sounded uncertain, the group's music, at the insistence of Piers Gilmour, became paler, with the addition of then fashionable dance rhythms and guitar parts, removing into the background the main thing that the group had - the voice of Dolores. A video was also shot for the song, but only a 40-second version of the video is available to this day. their contract with Island, a clause to help the label maintain his personal studio, led to a permanent break with him, and The Cranberries took on another team - Jeff Travis (Gepff Travis) from the label Rough Trade as a manager and Stephen Street (Stephen Street) , known for his work with The Smiths and Blur, to the place of the producer of the debut record.

The modestly titled album “Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?” (Everyone does it, so why can't we?), which came to Dolores's mind in 1992, when she was at one of the concerts of an Irish unpromising rock band, was released in the spring of 1993. The single “Dreams” was released first, followed by “ Linger" - but the audience did not pay any attention to the group at first. The Cranberries went on tour in the status of almost losers - however, while they were touring, MTV suddenly became sympathetic to their “Linger” video and began to actively promote it. The single became extremely popular, and the first album of the young band made a unique operation - initially falling out of the album top 100 for good, then he returned there and climbed right up to the very first place.

On July 18, 1994, Dolores married Duran Duran tour manager Don Burton (Don Burton, 01/27/1962). They met at the end of 1993, when the group toured as the opening act for Duran Duran. Their romance began to develop rapidly, Don gave young flowers to the singer, made the band's concert last longer than usual, arranged dates. Don already had a child from his first marriage, son Donny (Donny Burton, 1991), but Dolores reacted positively to this, accepting him as her own. Don chose the date of the wedding , randomly proposing Dolores to get married "for example, on July 18." Their wedding was quite actively covered in the press because of Dolores' frank wedding dress - transparent pants and blouse, high boots and a veil, 200 guests were invited (later it was said in the press that Dolores "stole "Duran Duran has a tour manager, because after the wedding, Don stopped working with the Durans").

The group's first new single, "Zombie", introduced a new, harder sound to the public - despite this change, "Zombie" proved to be even more popular than "Linger". The same story happened with the band's second album "No Need to Argue", released in October 1994 - it made real superstars out of The Cranberries. At the moment, the first two records of The Cranberries remain the most successful - the world level of sales of the album "Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?" is 7 kopecks million copies, and in the case of "No Need to Argue" this figure has exceeded 16 million.

During the tour to promote the second album, rumors began to circulate that O'Riordan was going to leave the band and pursue a solo career. Dolores really came to the fore more and more in the group - both in videos and in terms of songwriting. She was directly involved in the recording of the Jah Wobble song "The Sun Does Rise", for which a clip was released in the spring of 1994 (in the video Dolores starred in a blond wig and sitting, due to a recent knee injury after an accident at a ski resort) At the end of 1995, Dolores performed a duet with Luciano Pavarotti himself, performing the song "Ave Maria" (this performance moved Princess Diana to tears, sitting in front row at this show) and with Duran Duran frontman Simon LeBon, with whom they sang The Cranberries hit "Linger".

However, despite this, the group's third album "To the Faithful Departed" was recorded by the whole team together, from November to December 1995. This time the group replaced Stephen Street with Bruce Fairbairn (Bruce Fairbairn, died May 17, 1999), known for his work with rock bands such as Bon Jovi and Aerosmith. The resulting record was much louder and sharper than The Cranberries' previous work, leading to harsh press criticism of the band's ambitions to become a stadium rock band and a decline in sales. The circulation of "To the Faithful Departed" was more than pretty (at least 6 million copies worldwide), but these figures were not comparable with the performance of previous albums, and the band decided to take a time out. Scheduled for the fall of 1996, tours in Europe and Australia were canceled due to renewed pain in the same knee Dolores had injured in 1994, after an unsuccessful stage jump during one of the performances and the physical fatigue of the entire group as a whole, which again gave rise to a lot of rumors about the upcoming breakup of the group and the departure of Dolores.

The group stopped working for some time, but despite this, Dolores recorded a song for the soundtrack of the film "The Devil`s Own", called "God Be With You", and also took part in the recording of the tribute album of the legendary band with Noel Fleetwood Mac, recording a cover version of the song "Go Your Own Way". In April, at the wedding of drummer Fergal, Dolores announced to everyone that she was pregnant. In November 1997, O'Riordan had her first child, son Taylor Baxter Burton.

The Cranberries returned to work on new records at the end of 1997. The main themes of the songs were Dolores' motherhood and the group's lighter and more carefree attitude to the press and show business. In November 1998, the group performed at the Nobel Prize in Oslo, a little later Dolores and Fergal were invited to the MTV Europe Music Avards, where they presented the award to singer Natalie Imbruglia for the song "Torn". In February 1999, a new single "Promises" appeared, and in April the band's fourth album, "Bury the Hatchet" was released. The desire of the musicians to return to the sound of the first two records was quite obvious, the public reacted favorably to them - the album sold a good circulation of more than 4 million copies, and their 1999-2000 world tour became their most successful tour. In parallel with the tour, the band re-released their latest album in an expanded form - the edition called "Bury the Hatchet - The Complete Sessions" included a bonus disc with songs recorded during the work on the album, but left overboard. Later, the band re-released all their albums in this form - and collected them together in a box set called "Treasure Box". A DVD was also released with a concert in Paris in 1999 - "Beneath The Skin: Live In Paris".

For their next record, Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, their old producer friend Stephen Street returned. The album, however, turned out to be the least successful of all their records, as it was recorded during Dolores' pregnancy. The sound turned out to be calm, even and gentle. On January 27, 2001, O'Riordan gave birth to her second child, daughter Molly Lee Burton. The next tour ended in 2002, and soon after that The Cranberries released a collection of the best songs "Stars - The Best of 1992 - 2002". In 2002, the musicians played a short tour of Europe, gave several concerts in 2003 (some opening for The Rolling Stones, and some solo), and then announced that they were going to go about their business indefinitely. No one called it the breakup of the group, however, in the past few years since then, the group never once got together.

In 2003, Dolores recorded the song "Mirror Lover" with the German band Jam & Spoon for the album "Tripomatic Fairytales 3003". In 2004, she sang with the Italian singer Zucchero on his duet album "Zu & Co" (among other project participants were such stars as Sting, Sheryl Crow and Luciano Pavarotti), then voiced several songs by composer Angelo Badalamenti for the soundtrack of the Italian film “Evilenko”, such as "The Butterfly", "Ave Maria" (for the soundtrack "Passion Of The Christ" at the invitation of Mel Gibson) and "Angels Go to Heaven" (OST "Evilenko").

On April 10, 2005, Dolores gave birth to her third child, a girl named Dakota Rain.

Noel Hogan released a solo album in 2005 under the banner of “Mono Band”, Fergal Lawler became a member of The Low Network, which has not yet released a single album. O'Riordan was also in no hurry to start a solo career - her first steps as a solo artist were rather modest.

In April 2006, Dolores played a small role in the comedy film Click (in the Russian box office - "Click: with a remote control for life"), with Adam Sandler (Adam Sandler) in the title role. The film premiered in the summer of 2006. Dolores appears near the end of the film, in a wedding scene singing a new version of Linger (similar to the one performed at the Vatican in December 2005) live on stage. In addition, a small excerpt from the original version of Linger is heard in the film itself. The role of Dolores is listed in the credits as Singer - Singer. As the film's producers and director later said, Linger was chosen because it's one of their favorite songs and Dolores is a great singer.

Dolores recorded her first full-length solo record only on May 8, 2007 - it was called "Are You Listening?"

On August 24, 2009, Dolores' 2nd solo album was released, called "No Baggage?". Dolores' tour of America, scheduled for September 2009, was canceled because one of the musicians let her down and refused to go on tour. And in the end, a decision was made team up with Noel, Mike and Fergal, and in November 2009 go on a joint tour already as The Cranberries in full force. The plans include performing both the group's already known world hits and Dolores' solo material.

Compound
1989-1990
Niall Quinn - vocals, lyrics


1990-2003
Dolores O'Riordan - vocals, lyrics, music, guitar, keyboards
Noel Hogan − music, guitar
Mike Hogan - bass guitar
Fergal Lawler - drums

genre of music

Alternative guitar rock (although Dolores believes that their work cannot be attributed to any particular genre).

Famous hits and singles
During its existence, the group released several singles, many of which became hits in the US, Europe and Asia.

The Cranberries singles: "Uncertain" (1991), "Dreams" (1993), "Linger" (1993), "Zombie" (1994), "Ode To My Family" (1994), "Ridiculous Thoughts" (1994), "I Can't Be With You" (1994), "Salvation" (1996), "Free to Decide" (1996), "When You're Gone" (1996), "Hollywood" (1996, single released only in France), "Promises" (1999), "Animal Instinct" (1999), "Just My Imagination" (1999), "You & Me" (1999, single released only in Europe), "Analyse" (2001), " Time Is Ticking Out" (2001), "This Is The Day" (2001), "Stars" (2002).

Distinctive features
Bright and strong vocals by Dolores O'Riordan, melodic rock with slight national influences, "open" guitar drive, heartfelt lyrics (love songs and songs on serious topics such as ethnic conflicts, drugs, environmental issues, child abuse, greed, cruelty of people). According to one of the music reviewers, The Cranberries is a unique combination of agonizing love songs, menacing accusations and beautiful melodies.

Temporary leave and solo projects
The Cranberries have been on temporary leave since 2003. The three members of the band - Dolores O'Riordan, Noel Hogan and Fergal Lawler - are busy developing their solo projects. Mike Hogan opened a cafe in Limerick and occasionally plays bass at his brother's concerts.

In 2005, Noel Hogan released his album "MONO BAND", and since 2007, together with vocalist Richard Walters, he has been developing a new project - the group "Arkitekt".

Dolores O'Riordan's debut solo album Are You Listening? was released on May 7, 2007, its release was preceded by the single "Ordinary Day".

In 2006-2007 Fergal Lauler wrote songs and played drums in his new band The Low Network, which he created with his buddies Kieran Calvert (Woodstar member) and Jennifer McMahon. However, The Low Network fell apart after recording only a three-track EP.

Dolores O'Riordan's second solo album "No Baggage" was released on August 24, 2009. Dolores refused to tour in support of the album, motivating this act with a desire to spend more time with her family. However, she was not slow to announce that The Cranberries would reunite for a reunion -tour already in November 2009, during which both the classic hits of the group and songs from Dolores' two solo albums will be performed.There is no talk about recording a new album yet.

Discography
Uncertain EP - 1991
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? - 1993
No Need To Argue - 1994
To the Faithful Departed - 1996
Bury The Hatchet - 1999
Wake Up And Smell The Coffee - 2001
Stars: The Best of 1992-2002 - 2002

And achieved worldwide fame in the 1990s.

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    After Quinn left The Cranberry Saw Us, the remaining members of the band filed an ad looking for a vocalist, which was answered by Dolores O'Riordan, who came to the audition with the words and music written by her for the group's demo recordings. Having subsequently offered a draft version of the song "Linger", she was accepted into the group.

    Having thus received a vocalist and author in one person, the band set about creating a demo recording, which consisted of three songs, was released in 300 copies and distributed to local music stores. The cassettes sold out within a few days. Inspired musicians sent a demo to record companies. In 1991, the band changed its name to The Cranberries.

    The demo tape received attention from both the British press and record labels, and was the subject of bidding between the UK's major labels for the release rights. The band eventually signed with Island Records. The group's first single "Uncertain" was a complete failure. After an unsuccessful concert in London, where representatives of music companies and journalists who came to watch the "Future Rock Sensation" saw four shy teenagers, led by a shy vocalist who constantly turned away from the public, music publications criticized the Irish, although shortly before the release of the song they also painted in bright colors how a promising young group from the provinces would soon wipe out all their competitors from the face of the earth.

    The failure of the first album and the discovery of Piers Gilmour's secret deal with Island Records led to the termination of the contract between the band and Gilmour, who was replaced by Jeff Travis.

    Popularity and heyday

    After concluding a contract with producer Stephen Street, the band members resumed work in the studio, and in March 1993 the album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? appeared in UK record stores. By the end of the year, it had sold over a million copies in the US alone. The album was selling 70,000 copies a day [ ] .

    During the recording of the fifth album in 2000, Dolores became pregnant again and most of the songs were dedicated to this joyful event. The album was released in October and did not achieve commercial success. Despite this, it became the most favorite among the participants themselves - even and calm compositions, rarely interspersed with fatal action movies, conveyed the group's mentally balanced state. A world tour was held, after which in 2002 the group released a greatest hits collection, and since 2003, without officially announcing the breakup, the participants focused on their solo projects.

    Temporary leave, solo projects and The Cranberries reunion

    The Cranberries have been on temporary leave since 2003. The three members of the band - Dolores O'Riordan, Noel Hogan and Fergal Lawler - were busy developing their solo projects. Mike Hogan opened a café in Limerick and occasionally played bass at his brother's concerts.

    In 2005, Noel Hogan's Mono Band released a self-titled album, and since 2007, Hogan, together with vocalist Richard Walters, has been developing a new project - Arkitekt, which was noted for the release The Black Hair EP.

    Debut solo album by Dolores O'Riordan Are You Listening? was released on May 7, 2007, its release was preceded by the single "Ordinary Day". Second album No Baggage released August 24, 2009.

    Fergal Lawler writes songs and plays drums in his new band The Low Network, which he created with his buddies Kieran Calvert (Woodstar member) and Jennifer McMahon. In 2007, their first release "The Low Network EP" was released.

    On January 9, 2009, Dolores O'Riordan, Noel and Mike Hogan performed together for the first time in a long time for University Philosophical Society at Trinity College Dublin. This happened as part of the award to Dolores of the highest award (for those who are not members of the society) "The Honorary Patronage".

    On August 25, 2009, in an exclusive interview with New York radio station 101.9 RXP, Dolores O'Riordan officially confirmed that The Cranberries would reunite in November 2009 to tour North America and Europe (in 2010). The tour will feature new songs from No Baggage as well as classic hits.

    In April 2011, The Cranberries began recording their sixth studio album, titled Roses. The album was released on February 27, 2012. On January 24, 2012, the band released the only video for a song from this album, "Tomorrow".

    Compound

    After the change of the soloist at the beginning of the creative path, the composition of the group did not change. The legend reflects the main role of each participant. The vertical lines mark the years of release of the studio albums.

    Chronology of the group's line-up:

    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 had to cancel their European tour due to O'Riordan's illness, and this happened almost immediately after it began. A month later, concerts in the USA were also canceled, since the singer's condition did not improved enough to perform, it was reported on the band's website that the singer had 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 stated that she intended to pursue 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 a 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.