The Corrs - Comprising three sisters and one brother of the Corr
family -- vocalist
Andrea, drummer Caroline, violinist
Sharon and guitarist/keyboard player Jim --
the Corrs blend the music of their Irish background with contemporary
pop/rock and occasional use of synthesizers. The quartet formed in 1991, and was
confined to regional popularity in Ireland until 1994, when the American
ambassador to the country invited
the Corrs to perform at the 1994 World Cup in Boston. The attraction led to
a support slot on
Celine Dion's 1996 tour, which the group joined just after an appearance at
that year's Olympic Games in Atlanta. The Corrs' debut album Forgiven, Not Forgotten (released on Lava/Atlantic in
America) became internationally popular, but nowhere more so than their
homeland, where the LP's four-times-platinum status made it one of the most
popular debuts by an Irish group. Talk on Corners followed in 1998, and was
reissued in expanded form early the following year.
Andrea Corr, who had made a small appearance in the 1991 film The
Commitments, returned to acting five years later with a role in Evita. The group
returned to the studio and produced a fourth album in 2000, In Blue. VH1
Presents the Corrs: Live in Dublin was released in 2002 while the band took a
break. Caroline had a baby and
Andrea appeared on the In America soundtrack, performing vocals on the
Bono/Gavin
Friday-penned "Time Enough for Tears." A new version of the Oscar-nominated
song appeared on
the Corrs' 2004 return, Borrowed Heaven. Home arrived in 2005, followed by
All the Way Home: A History of the Corrs in 2006. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
Contact Grabow for more information or to book
the Corrs for your next corporate or private event.
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