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Eighteen-year-old Sinéad O'Connor signed a contract with Ensign Records. Her debut album, “The Lion and the Cobra,” was released two years later.
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- Sinéad O'Connor refused to perform at Garden State Arts Plaza in Holmdel, New Jersey, unless the U.S. national anthem was not played before her concert. She stated that she was protesting a wave of music censorship; the dispute triggered a major media and patriotic reaction, and some radio stations subsequently banned her music.