London police are investigating the death of the main singer of the Irish rock band The Cranberry, whose media official said she died suddenly on Monday at the age of 46 while visiting London to record songs.
The cause of the death is unclear.
London police said a woman in the fifth decade died early Monday morning at the Park Lane Hotel in central London. A spokesman said the police were investigating her death as “vague.” He added that the deceased had not yet been formally identified.
The rhythm and music of O’Reordan was one of the reasons for the rise of The Cranberries in the early 1990s, when it became famous for songs such as Langer, Dreams and Zombie.
The team sold more than 40 million records to become the second-best Irish rock band after U2.
Her three colleagues on Twitter said the departure of “extraordinary talent” had destroyed them.
Prime Minister Leo Varadkar described it as “the voice of her generation”.
But conservative Oreordan often resisted fame until she left her home in Ireland for years to get out of the limelight.
Lindsey Holmes, a publicity official, said O’Reordan died during a brief visit to London, but declined to comment on the cause of the death.
“Members of her family were shocked by the news of her death and asked not to violate their privacy at this difficult time,” she said in a statement.
