Sinéad O'Connor Was Found 'Unresponsive' At Her South London Home

Singer Sinéad O'Connor's death was announced on Wednesday. The singer reportedly passed away on Tuesday. Not many details surrounding her death had been reported at the time of the announcement.

O'Connor, 56, was "found unresponsive at her London home" by police, the BBC reported earlier on Thursday. The "Nothing Compares 2 U" singer had been found "unresponsive" when she was found, and was "pronounced dead at the scene."

An autopsy for the singer has yet to be conducted and this could reportedly take "several weeks" to complete.  In addition, London's Inner South Coroner's Court reported "no medical cause of death" had been issued at the time.

Tributes for O'Connor quickly made their way to social media. The Blast took a look at a handful that had been posted soon after the news of her death had been announced.

Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde (pictured above with a young O'Connor) made an appearance on BBC Radio 2, and called O'Connor "a really fun person," and added she was "glad" O'Connor "got out" of the earthside pain O'Connor publicly experienced.

"It was sad, and yet I'm happy for her," Hynde said.

The "Precious" singer also explained how she met O'Connor.

"I put a big concert for Linda McCartney together when she died, and Sinead was a part of that and she was such a riot to hang out with," she said. "She was a good fun person, but she was always angling for things and stirring it up."

Hynde later said, "She's had a hard time of it the last few years," adding "She's, without question, in a better place because she was a tender-hearted person. So fly on sweet angel." (per Express.co.uk)

O'Connor's passing comes after the "Mandinka" singer lost her son to suicide in January of last year.

According to our coverage of her death, O'Connor's final tweet had been in memory of her son.

She called him "The love of my life, the lamp of my soul," in her final tweet. O'Connor had also posted a photo where she is seen embracing her son, and continued, "We were one soul and two halves. He was the only person to ever love me unconditionally. I am lost in the bardo without him," she wrote. (via The New York Post)

O'Connor also tweeted "I've decided to follow my son. There is no point living without him."

The singer's family released a statement announcing her death per the BBC and the RTE on Wednesday.

"It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinead. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time," the statement concluded. (via The New York Times)