(born 1967), rock music singer-songwriter, born in Dublin, Ireland; dubbed the first superstar of the 1990s by Rolling Stone magazine, she is known for her onstage intensity, shaven head, and alternately searing and soothing voice; sent to a succession of boarding schools, quit at age 16 to attend the College of Music in Dublin; sang with pub-rock band Ton Ton Macoute in 1985; debut album The Lion and the Cobra (1987) won critical praise; second album, largely autobiographical I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (1990) shot to number 1 on U.S. pop charts along with single, ‘Nothing Compares 2U'; despite boycotting the 1991 Grammy Awards ceremony and refusing to sing there, she won best alternative music award; released album of torch songs, Am I Not Your Girl?, in 1992.