Cranberries singer was dreadfully depressed in the weeks before she was found dead

News24xx.com -  Cranberries singer, Dolores O'Riordan is known to be in very depression before her sudden death at a hotel. This was revealed by friends of 46-year-old singer.

The Irish rock star was found in a London Hilton room at Park Lane at 9.05 am on Monday, January 15 2018.

The manager has not commented on how she died, other than to say that her death was so abrupt and that her family in Ireland was devastated by the news.

Last year, the 46-year-old woman revealed how she overcame depression and mental health problems during her career, which reached its peak in 2013.

She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2015, and has also been talking about struggling with eating disorder, alcoholism, and living with the harassment that she received when she was a child.

Friends of the singer said that O'Riordan was very depressed a few weeks before her death. In addition, she also suffered back pain which forced her to cancel the show in 2017.

In tweets, other band members wrote: 'We were devastated by the death of our friend, Dolores. She is a woman with extraordinary talent and we feel very fortunate to have been a part of her life since 1989 when we started to make Cranberries. The world has lost a true artist today. Noel, Mike and Fergal. "

O'Riordan has three children with ex-husband Don Burton, a former of Duran Duran tour manager whom she has been married for 21 years.

Their son Taylor, 20, and Molly, 16, and Dakota, 12, live with their father in Canada.

A statement from her publicist said: "Irish and international singer Dolores O'Riordan has died abruptly in London today at the age of 46. The lead singer in Irish band The Cranberries is in London, for a short recording session. available today. "

O'Riordan, who was born in Limerick, last posted a picture of herself with her cat on Twitter on January 4, 2018 entitled: 'See you Gio. We went to Ireland. "

A Police spokesman said: 'The police at Westminster were called at 9:05 am Monday to the Hotel at Park Lane. A woman in her mid-40s was declared dead at the scene ".

Her band has just played in South America, and she tweeted a fans picture in Lima, Peru in December 2017.

The parish priest from her home town has confirmed her funeral will take place in Ireland, where she will be buried.

Father James Walton, a parish priest at Ballybricken & Bohermore Parish, said: "I just hear this news at afternoon. Her family was so devastated and upset that her death was sudden and startling. I met Dolores two or three times while she was visiting her family. She is a beautiful girl."

"The plan is she's will buried here, in her hometown, but it all depends on when her body will be discharged from the hospital."

The Cranberries last released an album in early 2017, but the US and European tours were canceled in July 2017 for health reasons of O'Riordan.

 

 

Irish band Kodaline also expressed their condolences and writing on Twitter: 'Really surprised to hear about Dolores O'Riordan's death!

'@ The-Cranberries gave us our first great support as we toured with them around France many years ago! The mind is with family and friends. '

Duran Duran wrote on Twitter, "We were overwhelmed by the sadness after hearing the news of Dolores O'Riordan's death"

Local singer-songwriter Brian O'Connor, who expressed his sympathy for the O'Riordan family and his bandmates, said he was shocked to hear of his death.

O'Connor, a close friend of Cranberries guitarist Noel Hogan, described O'Riordan as an icon in the music industry.

He was reminded of O'Riordan's first meeting in the early 1990s, while he attended his debut recording session with The Cranberries at Xeric Studios, Limerick, run by former band manager Pearse Gilmore.

O'Connor said: "She is the most iconic Irish singer. When you travel abroad and you hear" Zombie "and" Dreams "and" Linger "- it's Ireland, it's Limerick. The songs are played everywhere you go in this world. "

Formed in Limerick, Ireland, The Cranberries became an international star in the 1990s with hits including Zombie and Linger.

The band split in 2003 but reunited a few years later, most recently releasing the Something Else acoustic album in 2017.

While O'Riordan grew up in the quiet countryside of Ballybricken countryside, 17 kilometers from Limerick town. She also lives in Patrickswell.

O'Riordan, from Friarstown, Kilmallock, Limerick Co., is famous for her distinctive voice.

She became a musician who won many awards after becoming the band's lead singer when she was 18 years old and then managed to sell tens of millions of records.

 

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