Dolores O’Riordan

Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan (born 6 September 1971) is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. She led The Cranberries to worldwide success and fame for 13 years before the band took a hiatus in 2003. Her first solo album Are You Listening? was released in May 2007. Her second solo album No Baggage was released in August 2009. The Cranberries have since reunited, releasing the album "Roses" on February 27th, 2012.

Dolores O'Riordan was the youngest of seven in Ballybricken, Limerick, Ireland. In 1990 she auditioned and won the role of lead singer for a band called The Cranberry Saw Us (later changed to The Cranberries). The band released five albums before they took a break in 2003.

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