U.K. police say death of Dolores O'Riordan is not suspicious

The death of The Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordan is not being treated as suspicious, British police said Tuesday. A friend said the singer sounded excited and "full of life" just hours before her death.

O'Riordan, 46, was found dead Monday morning at a London hotel. Police initially said the death was "unexplained," but on Tuesday ruled it non-suspicious, meaning that they found no evidence of foul play. The case will be passed to a coroner to determine the cause of death.

O'Riordan had suffered physical and mental health problems over the years. The Cranberries cut short a world tour in 2017 because of the singer's back problems.

O'Riordan had spoken in interviews about being sexually abused as a child, her battles with depression and a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. In 2014, she was accused of assaulting three police officers and a flight attendant during an air-rage incident on a flight from New York to Ireland. Medical records given to the court at her trial indicated she was mentally ill at the time.

DoloresO'Riordanwas the voice of a generation.- Irish Prime Minister LeoVaradkar

The 46-year-old Irish singer was in London to record vocals for a cover of The Cranberries' hit Zombieby the Los Angeles rock band Bad Wolves.

Dan Waite of music label Eleven Seven, a friend of the singer, said O'Riordan left him a voice message early Monday saying she was looking forward to the recording.

He said "she sounded full of life, was joking and excited to see me and my wife this week."

"The news of her passing is devastating and my thoughts are with Don, her ex-husband, her children, and her mother," Waite said.

The Cranberries formed in the Irish city of Limerick at the end of the 1980s and had international hits in the '90s with songs including Dream, Lingerand Zombie.

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said that "for anyone who grew up in Ireland in the 1990s, Dolores O'Riordan was the voice of a generation."

Dolores O'Riordan's dead at age of 46

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Dolores O'Riordan, the lead singer of The Cranberries has died at the age of 46. O'Riordan passed away suddenly in London where she was recording. The cause of her death has not been released

In her hometown of Limerick, residents signed a book of condolence at the city council offices. Mayor Stephen Keary said O'Riordan "put Limerick on the music map and on a world stage."

"She achieved so much in her short years. Her memory will live on," he said.