Tributes pour in as The Cranberries lead vocalist Dolores O'Riordan passes away suddenly

By Kim O'Leary

Irish and international singer Dolores O’Riordan has died suddenly in London today.

The 46 year-old lead singer with the Irish band The Cranberries, was in London for a short recording session and had suffered from ill health in recent times.

No further details are available at this time and in a short statement, it said that family members are "devastated" to hear the breaking news and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.

The Cranberries were one of Ireland's biggest bands of the last 20 years.

Formed in the late 1980s, they shot to fame after their debut album 'Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We' was released in 1993.

The band have sold over 40milion records worldwide.

Other Irish musical acts such as Hozier and Kodaline have taken to social media to express their sadness at Ms O'Riordan's sudden passing.

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