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which is this band?

CORRS!!!

it was yesterday i saw their music show and i just loved it..can anybody just say a few things about that for my more info abt this band..and also some of their best songs...plz...

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  • 1 decade ago
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    go here

    www.thecorrswebsite.com

    Source(s): www.thecorrswebsite.com
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    1 decade ago

    Corrs are a Borther and Sister band from Ireland. They are accomplished musicians in their own right.

    Leave me Breathless is the biggest hit in the US

  • 1 decade ago

    The Corrs

    are a multi-platinum Celtic folk-rock and pop rock group from Dundalk, Republic of Ireland. The members of the band are four siblings - three sisters and one brother - from the Corr family: Sharon, Caroline, Andrea and Jim Corr. 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

    Personnel

    All of the Corrs were born in Dundalk, County Louth, 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, tambourine, piano and backing vocals.

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

    In late-1995, before the start of their first tour, 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.

    From 2004 onwards, with Caroline on 'light duties' or absent, Keith Duffy's brother Jason Duffy joined on percussion, with Kieran Kiely on accordion and keyboards.

    History

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

    However, 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 them becoming the supporting act for Celine Dion on her 1996 world tour.

    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 principally popular in Ireland, eventually taking off in Britain, and later other countries. 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.

    According to the Irish Recorded Music Association, The Corrs have sold over 30 million albums worldwide, not including singles. In January of 2006, the Irish Singles Chart released statements claiming that the band had sold closer to 60 million albums worldwide.

    They also recorded Canto Alla Vita with Josh Groban for his self-titled album, and also been involved with a number of collaborations including with Rod Stewart, Alejandro Sanz, Ron Wood from The Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow on C'mon, C'mon and Bono from U2.

    In 2005 the band returned with Home, a traditional Irish album celebrating their roots, many of the songs coming from their late mother's songbook.

    The Corrs were made Honorary Members of the Order of the British Empire in 2005 for their outstanding contribution to music and charity work. This was met with some discontent by some in the Republic of Ireland as the Order is, obviously, a British award headed by Queen Elizabeth II.

    In July of 2005, The Corrs performed at the Edinburgh Live 8 concert featuring Bono on one song.

    Hiatus

    The Corrs are currently on hiatus to raise their families and explore new options in their careers. However, they have stated innumerable times that they never see themselves quitting. Andrea reassured fans of this in a recent (November, 2006) interview.

    Andrea Corr is currently undertaking new acting projects, and has just finished filming a new film Broken Thread, alongside Linus Roache and Saffron Burrows. She has also recently completed work on her first solo album with (among others) Nellee Hooper as producer and Bono as executive producer. The album will be called Present, and is expected to be released in early 2007 possibly around Spring.

    In March 2006, Sharon Corr gave birth to her first child, Cathal Robert Gerard Bonnar, with husband Gavin Bonnar.

    Caroline Corr gave birth to her third child in November 2006.

    In late 2005, Jim Corr announced his engagement to his girlfriend, former Miss Northern Ireland Gayle Williamson, who gave birth to the couple's first child, Brandon, in May 2006. They have since separated.

    During the time when The Corrs had their brief hiatus, they had released another greatest hits album on November 20, 2006 called 'Dreams: The Ultimate Corrs Collection'. The album consists of remixes and songs not found on any of their previous compilation albums.

    The album charted at a disappointing #46 in the album chart, possibly as it is the second compilation in only 5 years.

    Albums

    Forgiven, Not Forgotten

    (September 26, 1995)

    Atlantic Records/143/Lava

    Talk On Corners

    (October 28, 1997)

    Atlantic Records/143/Lava

    In Blue

    (September 12, 2000)

    Atlantic Records/143/Lava

    Borrowed Heaven

    (May 31, 2004)

    Atlantic Records/143/Lava

    Home

    (September 26, 2005)(Europe)

    (September 28, 2005)(Japan)

    (February 7, 2006)(U.S.)

    Atlantic Records

    Trivia

    The Corrs were occasionally lampooned on the British Saturday morning television program SMTV, where the hosts Ant McPartlin, Declan Donnelly, and Cat Deeley would don long, black wigs and lip gloss and announce to the camera "Hi, we're the beautiful Corrs" in soft Irish accents. Sitting a distance away from them was a man with a paper bag on his head labelled "Jim".

    The British comedy duo French and Saunders parodied the group with a song "We're The Pretty Face of Cloning (A Hundred More Sisters to Add to the Corrs)". Dawn French played all three sisters, with Jennifer Saunders playing Jim, who tries desperately to get the camera's attention but fails. The Corrs themselves were apparently amused, as they have shown the clip at concerts before the start of their set.Youtube video of the spoof

    The fourth issue of Vertigo Comics series Jack of Fables contains a reference to The Corrs. The caption on the last page of the issue says that the title character Jack Horner will "finish escaping all the way to Ireland, where I wind up as the personal boy toy of those three hot fiddle-playing pop star sisters who named themselves after beer." The last part of the sentence is a reference to the Coors Brewing Company.

    One of the band's songs At Your Side from their 2000 album, In Blue, was recently featured in the trailer for the film The Holiday starring Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law and Jack Black.

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