Born the youngest of seven on September 6, 1971, outside Limerick, Ireland, Dolores O'Riordan grew up finding solace in music, singing from an early age as well as playing classical piano and harmonium in church. In 1990 she tried out for lead singer in the Limerick-based Cranberry Saw Us and received the part, impressing her future bandmates with her style. The group changed its name to the Cranberries and began releasing demos, and was soon being courted by major labels. Due to management problems, however, their debut, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We, didn't come out until 1993.
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