GOODBYE SINEAD Last picture of legendary singer Sinead O’Connor shows star beaming as she accepts music award

THE last pictures of legendary singer Sinead O’Connor shows the star beaming as she accepted a music award.

Irish music star O’Connor has died aged just 56, after finding worldwide fame with her epic ballad Nothing Compares 2 U in 1990. In a statement, the singer’s family said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the pᴀssing of our beloved Sinead.

Sinéad O’Connor has died aged 56. Credit: Getty

“Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.” The final snaps of her were taken at the RTÉ Choice Music Prize in Dublin this March, where she won the Clᴀssic Irish Album award.

In the heartbreaking pics, O’Connor can be seen beaming, laughing and waving to fans. On June 6, Sinéad quoted a Hawaiian prayer in a Twitter post.

It ran: “This is dedicated to the many upon whom I have in my life so far brought suffering and is also, with love, for anyone who has in their lives so far brought suffering upon me.”

The final snaps of her were taken at the RTÉ Choice Music Prize in Dublin. Credit: Getty

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Shared on June 7 2016, O’Connor’s last Instagram post was a black-and-white picture of herself smiling.

O’Connor laughed and waved to fans. Credit: Getty

In the heartbreaking snap, the singer is dressed simply in a black t-shirt against a plain background. The post’s caption read: “Love the life you have and be grateful for what you are.”

The star’s fourth child, 17-year-old Shane O’Connor, pᴀssed away in January last year after he went missing from Dublin’s Tallaght Hospital following years of struggling with mental health issues.

Sinéad was born in Glenageary, County Dublin on December 8, 1966, and was one of five children raised Roman Catholic.