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Track: Secret Love
Artist: Sinéad O'Connor
Album: Am I Not Your Girl?

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Name: Sinéad O'Connor
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Irish singer-songwriter and activist, born 8 December 1966 in Glenageary, County Dublin, Ireland, died 26 July 2023 in London, England (United Kingdom). Sister of [a=Joseph O'Connor]. Her debut studio album, "The Lion And The Cobra", was released in 1987 and achieved international chart success. Her 1990 album, "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got", was her biggest commercial success, selling over seven million copies worldwide. Its lead single, "Nothing Compares 2 U", was honoured as the top world single of the year at the Billboard Music Awards. Sinéad O'Connor achieved chart success with "Am I Not Your Girl?" (1992) and "Universal Mother" (1994), both certified gold in the UK, as well as "Faith And Courage" (2000), certified gold in Australia. "Throw Down Your Arms" (2005) achieved gold status in Ireland. Her career encompassed songs for films, collaborations with numerous artists, and appearances at charity fundraising concerts. O'Connor's memoir, "Rememberings", was published in 2021 and became a bestseller. Sinéad O'Connor drew attention to issues such as child abuse, human rights, racism, and women's rights. During a Saturday Night Live performance in 1992, she tore up a photograph of pope John Paul II to protest against abuse in the Catholic Church, sparking controversy. Throughout her musical career, she openly discussed her spiritual journey, activism, socio-political viewpoints, and her experiences with trauma and struggles with mental health. In 2017, she changed her legal name to Magda Davitt, saying in an interview that she wished to be "free of the patriarchal slave names". Having converted to Islam in 2018, she adopted the name Shuhada' Sadaqat while continuing to perform and record under her birth name. On 26 July 2023 she died in London, England, at the age of 56 due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma. She was buried in Deansgrange Cemetery near Dublin. In 2024, O'Connor was posthumously nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Release: Sinéad O'Connor - She Who Dwells In The Secret Place Of The Most High Shall Abide Under The Shadow Of The Almighty
Year: 2003
Genres: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Styles: Alternative Rock, Acoustic, Pop Rock, Folk

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LYRICS

Once I had a secret love
That lived within
the heart of me
All too soon
my secret love
Became impatient
to be free
So I told a friendly star
The way that dreamers
often do
Just how wonderful
you are
And why I'm so
in love with you

Now I shout it
from the highest hill
Even told
the golden daffodils
At last my heart's
an open door
And my secret love's
no secret anymore

Now I shout it
from the highest hill
I Even told
the golden daffodils
And lost my heart's
an open door
And my secret love's
no secret
My secret love's
no secret
My secret love's
no secret anymore