Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor, who died on Wednesday aged 56, was found unresponsive at an address in London and pronounced dead at the scene, police say.
Key points:
- London's Metropolitan Police say Sinéad O'Connor's death is "not being treated as suspicious"
- The coroner's court says no medical cause of death was given and an autopsy will be conducted
- People laid flowers outside O'Connor's former home in Bray, County Wicklow
Artists around the world have reacted to the news, with REM frontman Michael Stipe, US musician Tori Amos and Irish singer Shane MacGowan among those who paid tribute to O'Connor's fierce honesty, intense presence and uncompromising spirit.
London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement that police were called at 11:18am local time on Wednesday to reports of an unresponsive woman at a residential address.
"A 56-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene," police said in a statement.
"The death is not being treated as suspicious."
The London Inner South Coroner's Court said it had been notified of O'Connor's death.
"No medical cause of death was given. The coroner therefore directed an autopsy to be conducted. The results of this may not available for several weeks," the court said in a statement.
A decision on whether an inquest will be needed will be made when these results are known and submissions have been heard from the family, the court added.
Irish president Michael D Higgins led tributes to O'Connor from around the world on Wednesday, praising her fearless commitment to the important issues she brought to the public's attention, "no matter how uncomfortable those truths may have been".
O'Connor's trademark shaved head and piercing eyes were on the front of every newspaper in Ireland and many overseas, while local radio shows were dominated by contributions from fellow artists, emotional listeners and the Dublin-born singer's music.
Fans shared YouTube clips of past show-stopping performances on social media, as well as the rousing standing ovation she received in March when presented with the inaugural Irish Classic Album award at the annual Choice Music Prize ceremony.
She dedicated the award to "each and every member of Ireland's refugee community".
O'Connor's famous cry to "fight the real enemy" after ripping up of a photo of Pope John Paul II during a 1992 television appearance on Saturday Night Live had made her a controversial figure at the height of her fame.
Some people laid flowers outside her former home in Bray, County Wicklow, with one handwritten message on a picture of O'Connor on the front page of a newspaper reading "incomparable".
"Not only is she a musical genius, the most talented songwriter, [but] politically, she was a trailblazer. She spoke up about things before they were acknowledged in the public," theatre manager Stephen Faloon said.
"So much bravery, so much courage, so fearless. The world has lost a brilliant person."
Reuters
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