"OK boys, show us your stuff" - that was how Dolores O'Riordan introduced herself to the Cranberries in 1990. At the time, Noel and Mike Hogan(guitar and bass) and Feargal(drums) had been looking around for a lead singer for their band but this small and frail looking girl standing in front of them just didn't look the part. Noel played her a few chords he has been messing around with and Dolores went home that night and wrote a set of lyrics for them. She came back the next day with a song called 'Linger'. They gave her the job. The Cranberries are an Irish rock band formed in Limerick under the name The Cranberry Saw Us, later changed by Dolores. The Cranberries rose to international fame in the 90s with their debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?, which became a high commercial success and sold over five million copies in the United States. Out of the five albums The Cranberries released, four of them went to the Top 20 on the Billboard 200 chart. They also had eight top 20 singles. The Cranberries have a sound and style all their own with lyrics full of ponderings and considerations, and Dolores' undisputed vocal ability suits the material perfectly.
Discography:
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (1993)
No Need To Argue (1994)
To the Faithful Departed (1996)
Bury the Hatchet (1999)
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (2001)
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