Dolores O'Riordan
Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan was an Irish musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead vocalist of the rock band the Cranberries. O'Riordan was the principal songwriter of the band and also played acoustic and electric guitars. She became one of the most recognisable voices in alternative rock and was known for her lilting mezzo-soprano voice, signature yodel, use of keening, and strong Limerick accent.
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- Born in
- Ballybricken North
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"I just always loved Yeats, him as a human. He was so passionate and just wrote what he felt."
"One of the things I always miss, is the pub culture You know, the atmosphere, the music, the craic, all the things you won't find anywhere else."
"I'm a strong-minded woman, but I don't try to deny that I'm a female in any way."
"I always liked Doc Martens with really messed-up style, but at least I was thinking that my mind was more important than my body, anyway."
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Timeline
1971
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Birth2018
Died
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