Dolores O'Riordan, lead singer of the Irish band the Cranberries, has died at 46. The news was confirmed on January 15, 2018, and the Guardian's obituary was published the following day.

Born in Limerick, she fronted a rock quartet that reached the US Top 10 with their second single, Linger, when she was 21. The British music press found the group unexcitingly traditional, but the public was enchanted by its melodies and, above all, by her haunting voice.

Zombie, about the conflict in Northern Ireland, became the band's hardest-hitting statement. The Cranberries sold around 40 million albums, and O'Riordan became one of the most recognisable voices in 1990s alternative rock.

The obituary also notes that the band's rapid ascent exacerbated her self-loathing, leading to anorexia and an eventual breakdown, and that she later spoke about a bipolar disorder diagnosis.