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| Sinead O'Connor 'missing' in the US after bike ride | Sinead O'Connor 'missing' in the US after bike ride |
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| Police in a suburb of Chicago are searching for Irish singer Sinead O'Connor who has been reported missing for more than a day. | Police in a suburb of Chicago are searching for Irish singer Sinead O'Connor who has been reported missing for more than a day. |
| Wilmette Police "are seeking to check the well-being" of the 49-year-old, they said in a brief press release. | Wilmette Police "are seeking to check the well-being" of the 49-year-old, they said in a brief press release. |
| Police were called after O'Connor "left the Wilmette area" for a bicycle ride at 0600 local time on Sunday, and had not returned after more than a day. | |
| No more information is currently available, police say. | No more information is currently available, police say. |
| O'Connor became a global star in 1990 with the worldwide hit Nothing Compares 2 U, a song written by Prince. | |
| She has recorded 10 solo albums but has also made headlines with controversial outbursts throughout her career. | |
| In 1992, she ripped apart a photo of Pope John Paul II during a live television broadcast and has been a strong critic of the Catholic Church over its handling of the child abuse scandal. | |
| She said in 2012 that she had suffered a "very serious breakdown" when she cancelled a world tour. | |
| And last week she was in the news again after alleging US comedian Arsenio Hall had supplied drugs to Prince, who died last month. | |
| He strenuously denied the allegation and said he was suing the Dublin-born, mother-of four. |