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The Corrs

The Corrs are a multi-platinum Irish rock band hailing from Dundalk, Ireland. The members of the band are four siblings - three sisters and one brother - from the Corr family: Sharon, Caroline, Andrea and Jim Corr. more...

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The band rose to prominence in the late 1990s, and have since sold over 60 million albums worldwide, and have had numerous number one singles and albums in Europe, Australia, and North America.

History

All of the Corrs were born in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland, the children of musicians Gerry and Jean Corr.

Jim Corr (born James Steven Ignatius Corr, on July 31, 1964) is the oldest member of the band. He plays guitar, keyboards, piano and backing vocals.;

Sharon Corr (born Sharon Helga Corr, on March 24, 1970) plays violin, and backing vocals.;

Caroline Corr (born Caroline Georgina Corr, on March 17, 1973) plays drums, bodhrán, piano, backing vocals, tambourine and percussion.;

Andrea Corr (born Andrea Jane Corr, on May 17, 1974) sings lead vocals, backing vocals, and plays the tin whistle.;

In addition to their regular musical duties, they can all play the piano, which was taught to them by their father Gerry Corr.

The Corrs were formed to audition for the 1991 film The Commitments. Jim, Sharon, and Caroline had a small part as musicians, while Andrea got a speaking part as Sharon Rabbitte, the sister of the main character. While auditioning for the movie they were noticed by their future manager, John Hughes.

They first achieved Irish success after performing on The Late Late Show, then hosted by Gay Byrne, in 1993, singing their first single "Runaway".

The band was relatively unknown outside of Ireland until 1994 when American ambassador to the country Jean Kennedy Smith invited the group to perform at the 1994 World Cup in Boston. This performance also led to the band becoming the supporting act for Celine Dion on her 1996 world tour.

In 1995, additional musicians Anto Drennan (lead guitar) and Keith Duffy (bass guitar) were brought in to supplement the band's sound. Their positions became permanent, although they are essentially only sidemen and tend not to appear in the band's promo videos nor make any contribution to the songwriting. However, Drennan has been credited as co-producer on some tracks.

Their first album, Forgiven, Not Forgotten, had its greatest success in Australia, Sweden, Spain and Ireland, gaining later success in the UK and in Canada. In 1997 they released Talk On Corners, which was primarily popular in Ireland, eventually taking off in Britain, and subsequently spreading across the globe. Both have been certified gold in the United States, and In Blue has been certified platinum by the RIAA. In 2004, they released a slightly more guitar orientated album, Borrowed Heaven, which has been very popular globally.