On Wednesday, the 56-year-old

Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor passed unexpectedly

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Her passing was announced via a statement

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issued by the singer's friends

although the exact cause of death

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is still unknown. Connor

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In a statement, the singer's family said, "It is with great sadness

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that we announce the passing

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of our beloved Sinéad," as the BBC noted on Wednesday.

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