Shuhada' Sadaqat was an Irish singer, songwriter, and activist. 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.
O'Connor performing in 2014
O'Connor in 1987
O'Connor tearing up a picture of Pope John Paul II on live television in 1992
O'Connor on After Dark in 1995
The Lion and the Cobra is the debut album by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor, released on 5 October 1987 by Ensign and Chrysalis Records.
North American cover art
Image: Sinead Lion Cobra Original