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15 Jan, 2018 06:41 PM2 mins to read

Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries has died at the age of 46. Photo/Getty

Music industry figures have expressed shock and sadness at the death of Dolores O'Riordan at the age of 46.

The Cranberries singer was found dead in a London hotel shortly after finishing a recording session with her band DARK.

Irish and international singer Dolores O’Riordan has died suddenly in London today. She was 46 years old. The lead...
Posted by The Cranberries on Monday, 15 January 2018

An official cause of death is yet to be released, but tributes are flowing on Twitter.

Shocked and heartbroken over Dolores O’Riordan’s death. The Cranberries were pinnacle in showing me that it was possible to fully embrace masculine and feminine energy in one cohesive sound. She was a true pioneer 💔
— Foster The People (@fosterthepeople) January 15, 2018

Absolutely shocked to hear about the passing of Dolores O'Riordan! @The_Cranberries gave us our first big support when we toured with them around France years ago! Thoughts are with her family and friends
— Kodaline (@Kodaline) January 15, 2018

So sad to hear of Dolores O’Riordan passing. I remember as a young girl, hearing The Cranberries for the first time and wanting to be just like her.
— Michelle Branch (@michellebranch) January 15, 2018

O'Riordan was still in her teens when she auditioned for the group that would become The Cranberries.

With The Cranberries, O'Riordan released five albums and achieved mainstream success in the mid-Nineties. In 1997, they won an Ivor Novello award for Zombie, and were nominated for the Best International Group Brit Award in 1995.

O'Riordan pursued a solo career in the late-Noughties, releasing the first of two solo albums in 2007.

At the time of her death, she had been working with a band called D.A.R.K, which featured Ole Koretsky and Andy Rourke, of The Smiths.

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