Sinead O’Connor’s 'Nothing Compares 2 U' streamed 1.2 million times after her death on Wednesday

Sinead O’Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s but was known as much for her private struggles and provocative actions as for her fierce and expressive music, has died at 56. Photo: AP

Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O’Connor’s best-known hit, Nothing Compares 2 U, has been streamed more than 1.2 million times on Spotify since her death on Wednesday.

The 1990 song, written by Prince, also entered the streaming platform’s global chart for the first time, according to Spotify.