Dolores O’Riordan, who died on Monday (Jan 15), had a voice that defined a generation of rock music, a strikingly unique female voice that rang out in the sea of gruff, snarling grunge rockers in the early 1990s. Along with guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan and drummer Fergal Lawle, The Cranberries was, for a time, one of the biggest bands in the world.
Linger made us stand up and take notice of The Cranberries. Zombie made the band huge global superstars. And it was O’Riordan’s voice that carried those signature tunes to the iconic status they now enjoy. Here are 10 songs that defined O’Riordan’s career, both with the Cranberries, and as a solo artiste, and in which that voice was at its yodelling, lilting best.