Post by ghost on Jan 15, 2018 19:13:37 GMT
The Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan has died suddenly at a hotel aged 46, her publicist has confirmed.
The Irish rock star, who has recently been performing with a band called D.A.R.K, was staying in London while recording.
Her publicist did not comment on how she died, other than it say it was 'sudden' and that her family are 'devastated'.
Metropolitan Police told MailOnline that O'Riordan was found in a hotel room in Park Lane at 9.05am this morning, and that the death was being treated as 'unexplained'.
Ronan Keating was among dozens of celebrities to express their sadness at the news, as he told of his shock at the 'loss of an incredible talent and a lovely soul'.
A statement from her publicist said: 'Irish and international singer Dolores O'Riordan has died suddenly in London today. She was 46 years old.
'The lead singer with the Irish band The Cranberries was in London for a short recording session. No further details are available at this time.
'Family members are devastated to hear the breaking news and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.'
O'Riordan, who was born in Limerick, last posted a picture of herself with her cat on Twitter on January 4 with the caption: 'Bye bye Gio. We're off to Ireland.'
A Met Police spokesperson said: 'Police in Westminster are dealing with a sudden death.
'Officers were called at 9.05am on Monday to a Hotel in Park Lane. A woman in her mid 40s was pronounced dead at the scene.
'At this early stage the death is being treated as unexplained. Enquiries continue.'
Her band had recently played in South America, and she tweeted pictures of fans in Lima, Peru in December.
Last year she revealed that she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2015, having battled with depression during much of her career.
She told Metro: 'There are two ends of the spectrum — you can get extremely depressed and dark and lose interest in the things you love to do, then you can get super manic.
'I was at the hypomanic side of the spectrum on and off for a long period but generally you can only last at that end for around three months before you hit rock bottom and go down into depression.
'When you're manic you don't sleep and get very paranoid. So I'm dealing with it with medication.'
The Cranberries last released an album in early 2017, but a US and European tour was cancelled in July due to health reasons concerning O'Riordan.
