Andrea Corr

Andrea Corr
MBE
Corr performing in Paris, France, 1997.
Corr performing in Paris, France, 1997.
Background information
Birth nameAndrea Jane Corr
Born (1974-05-17) 17 May 1974 (age 50)
Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • actress
Instruments
Years active1990–present
Labels

Andrea Jane Corr MBE (born 17 May 1974) is an Irish musician and actress. Corr debuted in 1990 as the lead singer of the Celtic folk rock and pop rock group The Corrs along with her three elder siblings Caroline, Sharon and Jim. Aside from singing lead vocals, Corr plays the tin whistle, the mandolin, the ukulele and the piano.[1]

With the others, Corr has released seven studio albums, two compilation albums, one remix album and two live albums. Corr has also pursued a solo career, releasing her debut album, Ten Feet High, in 2007.[2][3] The album moved away from the sound of the Corrs and features a dance-pop sound.[4] Her next album, released on 30 May 2011, was entirely made up of covers of songs that were important to her when younger.

Corr is involved in charitable activities. She has played charity concerts to raise money for the Pavarotti & Friends Liberian Children's Village, Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, the victims of the Omagh bombing in Northern Ireland and The Prince's Trust in 2004.[5][6][7][8] She is an ambassador for the Nelson Mandela's "46664" campaign, raising awareness towards AIDS in Africa.[9] During the Edinburgh Live 8 on 2 July 2005 The Corrs performed "When the Stars Go Blue" alongside Bono to promote the Make Poverty History campaign.[10] Along with her siblings, she was appointed an honorary M.B.E. in 2005 by Queen Elizabeth II for her contribution to music and charity.[11]

  1. ^ Lewicki, Aaron. "Absolute Divas – The Corrs biography". absolutedivas.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  2. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (25 March 2006). "No new material planned for The Corrs". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 August 2006.
  3. ^ Thomas, Charlie (8 May 2007). "Andrea Corr goes solo". Inthenews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2007.
  4. ^ "Andrea Corr | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Pavarotti Spices up charity album". BBC News. 15 October 1998. Retrieved 21 November 2007.
  6. ^ McKiernan, Joseph (13 April 2001). "City honors The Corrs". Independent Newspaper. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2007.
  7. ^ "Sinead backs Northern Ireland peace". BBC. 10 November 1998. Retrieved 2 November 2007.
  8. ^ O'Doherty, Caroline (8 November 2005). "Corrs left breathless over MBE honor". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 4 November 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2007.
  9. ^ "46664 – 1 minute for AIDS in South Africa". October 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2007.
  10. ^ "Live 8 Concert". Live 8. Archived from the original on 7 November 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2007.
  11. ^ "Honorary MBEs awarded to The Corrs". RTÉ Entertainment. 7 November 2005. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2007.