Dolores O'Riordan
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| Birth name | Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan |
| Born | September 6, 1971 Limerick, Ireland |
| Genre(s) | Alternative Rock Rock Indie Pop Indie Post-Grunge Pop-Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocal, Guitar, Keyboards, Piccolo |
| Years active | 1989-present |
| Label(s) | Sanctuary Records |
| Associated acts | The Cranberries |
| Website | Doloresoriordan.ie |
Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan (Burton) (born September 6, 1971) is an Irish singer and songwriter. She led The Cranberries to worldwide success and fame for thirteen years before the band took a hiatus in 2003. Her first solo album Are You Listening? was released in May 2007.
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[edit] Career
[edit] 1989-2003: The Cranberries
In 1990 Dolores O'Riordan auditioned and won the role of lead singer for a band called The Cranberry Saw Us (later changed to The Cranberries).
The band released five albums Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (1993), No Need to Argue (1994), To the Faithful Departed (1996), Bury the Hatchet (1999) and Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (2001) and a greatest-hits compilation entitled Stars - The Best of 1992 - 2002 (2002), before their foreseen hiatus.
Throughout the '90s, O'Riordan was recognized for her constantly changing hairstyles, from shoulder-length to very short crop in a myriad of colors and shades. She usually performs barefoot on stage.
[edit] 2003-present: Solo career
In 2003 O'Riordan was to feature on the soundtrack to Spider-Man 2 with the song "Black Widow," but the song was eventually not used; the track appears on O'Riordan's first solo album, Are You Listening? instead. In 2004 O'Riordan appeared with the Italian artist Zucchero on the album Zu & Co., with the song "Pure Love." The album also featured other superstars such as Sting, Sheryl Crow, Luciano Pavarotti, Miles Davis, John Lee Hooker, Macy Gray and Eric Clapton. The same year she worked with composer Angelo Badalamenti on the Evilenko soundtrack providing vocals on several tracks, including "Angels Go The Heaven", the movie theme.
In 2005 she appeared on the Jam & Spoon's album Tripomatic Fairytales 3003 as a guest vocalist on the track "Mirror Lover". O'Riordan also made a cameo appearance in Adam Sandler's comedy Click, released on June 23, 2006, as a wedding singer performing an alternate version of The Cranberries' song "Linger", set to strings.
The first single “Ordinary Day” - was produced by BRIT Awards winner, Youth, whose previous credits include The Verve, Embrace, Primal Scream, U2 and Paul McCartney.
Dolores made an appearance live on the "The Late Late Show" (Irish television) on April 20, 2007.
Are You Listening? was released on May 4, 2007 in the Republic of Ireland. It was subsequently released in Europe on May 7, 2007, and in North America on May 15, 2007, with "Ordinary Day" as its first single, released in late April. The video for "Ordinary Day" was shot in Prague. In August "When We Were Young" was released as the second single lifted from the album. [1] [2]
On November 19, 2007 she cancelled the remainder of her European Tour (Lille, Paris, Luxemburg, Warsaw and Prague) due to illness. On her official website she wrote this apology message:
"Hello to all! Just a note to say sorry for canceling the tour, I need to rest a while as I have been traveling and touring for the better part of a year. The Doc says rest and I'll get better. I will come back in the new year. Love to you all and Happy Holidays! Sorry once again. -Dolores XX"[3]
Whatever the illness, it was managed or cured enough for her to perform a few small American club gigs in December, including Des Moines, Nashville, and a well-received free show in Charlottesville, Virginia.[4]
[edit] Personal life
O'Riordan was born September 6, 1971, the youngest of seven in Ballybricken, Limerick, Ireland. She was born into a "strict Catholic family",[5] but doesn't go to church.[6] She joined The Cranberry Saw Us in 1990. The band later changed its name to The Cranberries at her request.
On July 18, 1994 O'Riordan married Don Burton, the former tour manager of Duran Duran. They had their first child, Taylor Baxter, on November 23, 1997, born during the break between the release of To the Faithful Departed and Bury the Hatchet. Their second child, Molly Leigh, was born on January 27, 2001 (coincidentally the birthday of her husband Don). Their third, Dakota Rain, was born on April 10, 2005.
She was unsuccessfully sued by a former nanny, Joy Fahy, in 2004 for breach of contract.[7]
O'Riordan lives in Howth, County Dublin with her husband and their four children (one is from a previous relationship of Burton's). She also has a log cabin in Ontario, Canada, a holiday villa in Benissa, Spain and a 150-acre (61 ha) stud farm, called Riversfield Stud, located in Kilmallock, County Limerick. She has owned it since 1998 and intends to build a new home and stables there.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
The Cranberries
- Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (1993)
- No Need to Argue (1994)
- To the Faithful Departed (1996)
- Bury the Hatchet (1999)
- Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (2001)
Solo
- Are You Listening? (2007)
[edit] Other appearances
- Moose "Soon Is Never Soon Enough" (1992) (backing vocals)
- Touch of Oliver "Carousel" (1993) (backing vocals)
- Jah Wobble "The Sun Does Rise" (1994) (duet)
- "God Be With You" on The Devil's Own soundtrack (1997) (solo track)
- "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll" (various artists benefit single for A Children's Promise, Rolling Stones cover) (1999) (vocals)
- "Ave Maria" on Songs Inspired by the Passion of the Christ (2004) (solo track)
- "Angels Go To Heaven" & "The Woodstrip/There's No Way Out" (composed by Angelo Badalamenti) on Evilenko soundtrack (2004) (vocals)
- Zucchero "Pure Love" (2004) (duet)
- Jam & Spoon "Mirror Lover" (2005) (vocals)
- Angelo Badalamenti "The Butterfly" (2006, available on Badalamenti's MySpace) (vocals)
- Movie, "Click," dir. by Frank Coraci starring Adam Sandler. "Linger," lounge version; appeared as the singer for the band during the son's wedding reception scene (2006)
- Giuliano Sangiorgi "Senza Fiato" (2007) (duet)
[edit] References
- ^ 1st single from Are You Listening?, aired on Croatian radio
- ^ Billboard.com announces release of Are You Listening?
- ^ APPOLOGY FROM DOLORES - REMAINDER OF EUROPEAN TOUR (Lille, Paris, Luxemburg, Warsaw and Prague) CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS
- ^ Spencer, Hawes. "'Mesmerizing': O'Riordan gives it away at Gravity", The Hook (newspaper), 2007-12-06. Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
- ^ Dolores biography on superiorpics.com
- ^ Interview with Dolores by Evelyn McDonnell
- ^ "Profile: Dolores O'Riordan: Steely diva who doesn’t want fame to linger", The Sunday Times, 2004-05-02. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Cranberries Fansite
- Dolores O'Riordan Fan-Site
- First site of Dolores O'Riordan Solo work
- The Cranberries In Your Head
- The Cranberries Best Hits
- Official Myspace
- 4Ever Dolores O'Riordan & The Cranberries
- Dolores O'Riordan at the Internet Movie Database
- Gay Wired interview with Dolores O'Riordan
- Dolores interview by Rob Townsend
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