Dolores O'Riordan
Irish musician (1971–2018)
Summary
Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan was an Irish musician who achieved international fame as the lead vocalist of the rock band The Cranberries. O'Riordan was the principal songwriter of the band and also played acoustic and electric guitars. She became one of the most recognisable voices in alternative rock and was known for her lilting mezzo-soprano voice, signature yodel, use of keening, and strong Limerick accent.
Originally created by Mdob
3/18/2004, 3:13:54 PM
Modified
6/14/2026, 4:45:36 AM
Recent revisions
Disambiguation
Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1358130962|1358130962]] by [[Special:Contributions/Orlita Del Mar|Orlita Del Mar]] ([[User talk:Orlita Del Mar|talk]])
/* Legacy */ better word
/* Personal life */ copyedit
/* 2013–2018: The Voice of Ireland and Something Else */ copyedit
/* 2003–2009: Solo career and other projects */ copyedit, rm a bit of text that has nothing to do with O'Riordan herself (for instance the mention of Miles Davis threw me for a loop because he was dead by then, until I realised he was part of a compilation album ... but really, the wikilinks can tell the story)
/* 1989–2003: Formation of the Cranberries, early success and stardom */ copyedit
/* Vocal recordings */ copyedit
/* Songwriting and musicianship */ copyedit
/* Songwriting and musicianship */ copyedit
/* 2009–2012: Comeback and Roses */ makes more sense
/* Influences */ add "and"
/* Influences */ wikilink
Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1356985027|1356985027]] by [[Special:Contributions/~2026-25699-45|~2026-25699-45]] ([[User talk:~2026-25699-45|talk]]); change data to nonsense
dedupe the reference and use the archived url that was already present in one of them
copied IABot edit from [[Special:AbuseLog/44335266]] and removed the [[WP:ATODAY]] url it tried to insert (no idea why though)
replaced [[WP:ATODAY]] with snapshot on [[:the Wayback Machine]].
[[Wikipedia:MOSNUMscript|script]]-assisted date audit and style fixes per [[MOS:NUM]]
