Dolores O’Riordan was an Irish musician, singer, and songwriter best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the Irish band the Cranberries. Born and raised in County Limerick, Dolores grew up in a big family that was not financially well off. She was deeply inclined toward music since her childhood years. She sang in school and church choir and learned to play guitar, piano, and accordion. At the age of 20, she joined the Irish alternative rock band, the Cranberries and soon soared to international success. She sang the lead vocals and wrote songs for the band’s hugely successful albums such as Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?, No Need to Argue, and Bury the Hatchet. Some singles from her earlier albums, titled Zombie and Silent Night became chart-topping hits. The band embarked on a hiatus in 2003, and in the late 2000s, Dolores released two solo albums: Are You Listening? and No Baggage. In 2009, she reunited with the Cranberries and later released two more albums with the band. In 2018, she passed away from alcohol intoxication. She is widely considered to be among the best female musicians of all time.
