Sinad Marie Bernadette O'Connor (pronounced /??'ne?d o?'k?n?/) (born 8 December 1966) is a Grammy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter. "Nothing Compares 2 U" is a song written in mid-1981 by Prince for The Family. In 1990, a cover version by Sinad O'Connor became a number-one hit in many countries, charting in the U.S., UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Germany. The subject of the song is actress Susannah Melvoin. Irish singer Sinad O'Connor re-recorded the track in 1990 and included it on her second album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, bringing the song to worldwide prominence. The song's music video was a hit on MTV. The single topped the charts worldwide, including the United States, UK and Australia. Unusually for a ballad, the song also topped the Modern Rock Tracks.
O'Connor's version was listed at #77 on Billboard's "Greatest Songs of All Time and at #10 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the 90s".Sinad Marie Bernadette O'Connor (pronounced /??'ne?d o?'k?n?/) (born 8 December 1966) is a Grammy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter."Nothing Compares 2 U" is a song written in mid-1981 by Prince for The Family. In 1990, a cover version.