Dolores O'Riordan's final 'cheerful' voicemail released
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Published:
April 5, 2018
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April 5, 2018 11:26 AM EDT
Dolores O'Riordan The Cranberries perform on an episode of London Live 2.0 on Italian television RAI Milan, Italy WENN KPA / WENN
The Cranberries frontwoman Dolores O’riordan sounds extremely upbeat in newly released audio of a voicemail she left just hours before her death.
Dolores was found dead at the age of 46 in a hotel room at the London Hilton on Park Lane in January. The results of a coroner’s inquiry into her death are yet to be released.
Her friend and former manager, record executive Dan Waite was shocked by her passing – as he received a voicemail from the Zombie singer just hours before she died, haunting audio of which has now been obtained by TMZ.com.
In the recorded message, timed at just after 1 am on 15 January, the day of her death, Dolores sounded cheerful when she told Dan she’s at her London hotel telling him a cover version of Zombie by Bad Wolves, a band signed to his label, “sounds f–king awesome” and “f–king terribly good” and that she will “come into the studio if you need my time”.
Dolores was originally supposed to join Bad Wolves on the track, which the band released after her death to raise funds for he three children Taylor, 20, Molly, 16, and Dakota, 12.
After talking business, the Irish singer then asks after the record executive’s wife Irene, saying she still has her leather jacket.
Dan had previously revealed the existence of the voicemail to WENN in a statement, part of which read, “…She sounded full of life, was joking and excited to see me and and my wife this week.”
The rocker was laid to rest next to her father in a cemetery in her hometown of Ballybricken, Ireland following a private funeral and a public memorial which drew fans from across the country.
The results of the coroner’s inquest into her death were due to be released at a hearing on Tuesday, but officials announced it would not take place as planned and a new date is yet to be set.
Cranberries Singer Dolores O'Riordan Left Final Voicemail Before Death | TMZ.com
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