Ariane Sherine is an author, journalist, writer, editor, broadcaster,
comedian, musician, singer-songwriter and public speaker.
She occasionally sleeps, too.
The Real Sinéad O’Connor, published on 30th June 2024 by White Owl Books.
Ariane’s debut celebrity biography The Real Sinéad O’Connor (published by White Owl Books) is now available to pre-order in hardback from Amazon, Waterstones, Foyles and all major UK bookshops.
An in-depth 224-page exploration of the iconic singer-songwriter’s eventful life, it features interviews with six of Sinéad’s friends and peers. These include Japan guitarist Robert Dean, Guardian pop writer Caroline Sullivan, Telegraph chief rock critic Neil McCormick, Guardian celebrity interviewer Simon Hattenstone, and Irish music journalists Stuart Bailie and Neil Perry.
The book takes the reader on a journey from O’Connor’s birth in 1966 in Dublin, through her abusive childhood at the hands of her mother, to the latter’s subsequent death in a car crash. It covers O’Connor signing a record deal at 18 and giving birth to her first child at 20, before releasing her first album; then becoming a major global pop sensation with ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’, causing mayhem by ripping up a picture of Pope John Paul II on live TV - all before her tragic death aged 56. It features 32 full colour photos of O’Connor throughout her life.
Ariane’s debut solo pop album Better was released under her artist name Ariane X on record label Banoffeesound on Friday 8th March 2024 on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon and all major music streaming services.
Better is a record full of sweet maternal love songs which Ariane has produced for her daughter, Lily. It features heartfelt lyrics, beautiful melodies and Indian-influenced grooves. Ariane has performed, written and produced all the tracks herself, singing, rapping, programming and playing keys.
The lyrics cover such themes as unconditional love, motherhood, parental separation, mental illness, suicidal ideation and domestic violence.
Ariane X’s influences are Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, Saint Etienne, Dubstar, Pet Shop Boys, Garbage, Tricky, Massive Attack and Suede. Her electropop songs are often compared to the 1990s bands Saint Etienne and Dubstar, though they also include Indian sounds such as sitar and tabla.
Ariane’s debut novel Shitcom is now available from all Amazon sites worldwide as a paperback, hardcover and Kindle edition. Ariane wrote the novel in 2004, basing it on her experiences as a television comedy writer for the BBC and Channel 4, writing for sitcoms such as Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps and My Family.
A body swap comedy about two sitcom writers and their adventures, it follows the exploits of kindly loser Neil Diggle and vile superstar Andrew Jackson.
Shitcom is hilariously funny, eye-openingly outrageous and utterly entertaining. Just £1.99 on Kindle, £6.99 in paperback and £11.99 in hardcover.
Ariane’s last full-time role was editor of These Three Rooms, the unique sister interior design website to the bestselling consumer title Kitchens Bedrooms & Bathrooms. Her maternity cover role included dreaming up feature ideas, researching interiors trends, commissioning and managing a team of writers, sourcing imagery, and editing, writing and uploading both long and short-form features. Before this role, Ariane worked as the Global Content Editor for VEON, writing news and entertainment stories.
And there’s more
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