Cigarette Mom Rock
Strong FitLilith Fair Alum

Sinead O'Connor

She tore up the Pope's photo on SNL and the world lost its mind, but history proved her right about everything. "Nothing Compares 2 U" remains one of the most emotionally devastating vocal performances ever recorded.

What Genre Is Sinead O'Connor?

Sinead O'Connor is a strong fit artist of Cigarette Mom Rock — the gritty, emotional, female-led alternative rock of the 1990s and 2000s, and the feminine counterpart to Divorced Dad Rock. Sinead O'Connor also performed at Lilith Fair, the all-female festival at the heart of the genre. Explore the full definition or the wider 90s female rock scene.

Key Albums

  • I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
  • The Lion and the Cobra
  • Universal Mother

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Nothing Compares 2 U(I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, 1990)

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