The Cranberries’ Dolores O’Riordan Dies At 46

Irish singer Dolores O’Riordan of the Irish band The Cranberries, performing in Cognac, France, in 2016.

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Updated at 4:50 p.m. ET.

Dolores O’Riordan, the lead singer of the Irish band The Cranberries, has died suddenly at age 46.

O’Riordan defined the sound of The Cranberries — with hit songs like “Linger,” “Salvation” and “Zombie.” She brought a particularly Irish inflection to pop charts around the world, particularly in the 1990s.