The Irish musician, originally from Limerick, led the band to international success in the 90s with singles including Linger and Zombie. 愛爾蘭小紅莓樂隊主唱桃樂絲•歐萊登來自英國利默里克,在上世紀90年代以《逗留》和《僵尸》等成名單曲帶領樂隊走紅國際歌壇。
A statement from her publicist said: "The lead singer with the Irish band The Cranberries was in London for a short recording session. No further details are available at this time." 她的宣傳人員發(fā)布聲明說:“她來到倫敦是要來錄幾天音。目前沒有進一步細節(jié)透露。”
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said the police were called to a hotel in Park Lane at 09:05 GMT on Monday, where "a woman in her mid-40s" was pronounced dead at the scene. 倫敦警察廳一位發(fā)言人說,格林威治時間周一早上9點零5分,警察被叫到帕克巷的一家酒店,“一位40多歲的女性”被宣告死亡。
The death is, at this stage, unexplained. 目前死因不明。
小紅莓樂隊的其他幾位同伴:吉他手及貝斯手諾爾和邁克•霍根兄弟和鼓手弗加爾•勞勒都在社交媒體上對她的去世表示了哀悼。
The message said: "She was an extraordinary talent and we feel very privileged to been part of her life from 1989." 其中說到:“她是位非凡的天才,從1989年起我們就在一起合作,感到很榮幸。”
Her publicist added: "Family members are devastated to hear the news and have requested privacy at this very difficult time." 她的宣傳人員補充說:“家屬聽到這個消息很崩潰,在這艱難時刻,希望能保有隱私。”
The Cranberries shot to international fame with their 1993 debut album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? and went on to sell over 40 million records worldwide. 小紅莓樂隊1993年發(fā)行首張專輯《有何不可》走紅國際歌壇,專輯全球銷量超過4000萬張。
In 2017 The Cranberries announced a tour including dates in Europe, the UK, and the US. 2017年,小紅莓樂隊宣布將在歐洲、英國、美國等地舉辦巡演。
However, in May - shortly into the European tour - the group had to cancel the remainder of the European dates as a result of O'Riordan's health issues. 而在去年5月,也就是歐洲巡演開始后不久,由于桃樂絲的健康問題,團隊不得不終止了在歐洲的演出活動。
The official Cranberries website cited "medical reasons associated with a back problem" preventing singer Dolores O'Riordan from performing. 小紅莓樂隊官網(wǎng)稱:“由于背部問題”,桃樂絲無法上臺演出。
But just before Christmas O'Riordan had posted on Facebook saying she was "feeling good" and had done her "first bit of gigging in months", leading fans to believe she would soon be performing again. 但就在去年圣誕節(jié)前,桃樂絲在臉書上發(fā)貼說“感覺不錯”,并且“幾個月來首次演出”,于是粉絲們認為桃樂絲不久就能登臺了。
O'Riordan tweeted a picture of herself with her cat to fans in early January saying she was "off to Ireland". 1月初,桃樂絲在推特上發(fā)布了一張抱著貓的照片,說她“要去愛爾蘭了”。
O'Riordan split from her husband of 20 years, Don Burton in 2014. She and Burton, who is the former tour manager of Duran Duran, have three children together. 2014年,桃樂絲與結婚20年的丈夫唐•伯頓離婚。柏頓是搖滾團體“杜蘭杜蘭”的前經(jīng)紀人,兩人育有三名子女。
Irish president Michael D Higgins called her death "a big loss", and added O'Riordan's work with The Cranberries "had an immense influence on rock and pop music in Ireland and internationally". 愛爾蘭總統(tǒng)邁克爾•希金斯稱桃樂絲的去世是“巨大的損失”,他表示桃樂絲與小紅莓樂隊“對愛爾蘭和全球的搖滾和流行音樂影響深遠。”