She a musician who was the lead vocalist and lyricist of the alternative rock band The Cranberries. One of the most recognizable voices in rock in the 1990s, she was known for her lilting mezzo-soprano voice, signature yodel, emphasized use of keening, and strong Limerick accent. Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan was born on 6 September 1971 in Ballybricken in County Limerick, Ireland Her father, Terence Patrick "Terry" O'Riordan worked as a farm labourer until a motorbike accident in 1968 left him brain damaged. When she was seven years old, her sister accidentally burned the house down;the rural community was able to raise funds to purchase the family a new homestead. O'Riordan's formative experiences were as a liturgical soloist in the choir in a local church and as a singer at school. From the age of eight, she was sexually abused for four years by a person whom she trusted. In 1989, brothers Mike (bass) and Noel (guitar) Hogan formed The Cranberries with drummer Fergal Lawler and singer Niall Quinn met O’Riordan O'Riordan had been rapidly gaining international attention after the release of The Cranberries' first album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? Early in 1994, O'Riordan injured her cruciate ligament in a ski accident in the Alps' Val-d'Isère and underwent major surgery. On 18 July 1994, O'Riordan married Canadian-born Don Burton, who was the former tour manager of Duran Duran. On 23 March 1995, O'Riordan appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. On 12 September 1995, O'Riordan performed "Ave Maria" along with Luciano Pavarotti in his Pavarotti & Friends On 12 November 1998, Dolores O'Riordan and Fergal Lawler presented the award for Best Song at the MTV Europe Music Awards, in Milan, Italy. O'Riordan stated she had become a prisoner of her own celebrity and did not find a balance in her life. In The Independent, O'Riordan said she needed time not only to focus on her family and health but also on her solo career. On 25 August 2009, while promoting her solo album No Baggage in New York City on 101.9 RXP radio, O'Riordan announced The Cranberries Reunion World Tour of 107 concerts. O'Riordan and her husband Burton ended their marriage and relationship in September 2014 after 20 years together. On 10 November 2014, O'Riordan was arrested and charged in connection with air rage on an Aer Lingus flight from JFK International Airport to Shannon Airport. In May 2017, O'Riordan publicly discussed her bipolar disorder, stating that she had been diagnosed in 2015 In September 2017, O'Riordan began composing a suicide note while drinking heavily and taking lorazepam On 15 January 2018, O'Riordan was found unresponsive in the bathroom of her London hotel room, and was pronounced dead at 9:16 a.m. She was 46. An inquest at Westminster Coroner's Court held on 6 September,ruled that she died as a result of accidental drowning in a bath following sedation by alcohol intoxication. Empty bottles were found in O'Riordan's room (five miniature bottles and a champagne bottle) as well as some prescription drugs. Toxicology tests showed that her body contained only "therapeutic" levels of these medications but a blood alcohol content of 330 mg/ - @celebrity.death.s