ANDREA CORR

'Andrea Jane Corr' MBE (born May 17, 1974) is the lead singer of Irish pop-rock band The Corrs and an actress. Although her voice is her greatest instrument, she also plays the tin whistle for the band. The Corr siblings were awarded honorary MBEs in 2005 by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of their musical talents and their charitable work which raised money for Freeman Hospital in Newcastle, victims of the Omagh Bombing, and other charities.^[1]

Contents

Biography

Solo career

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Filmography

References

External links

Biography

She was born in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland, the youngest daughter of Jean and Gerry Corr, two musicians. She and her elder siblings, sisters Caroline (b. 1973) and Sharon Corr (b. 1970) and brother Jim Corr (b. 1964), formed ''The Corrs'' to audition for the 1991 film ''The Commitments''. Although all four appeared in the film, Andrea was the only one to be given a speaking part. But several years later, in another fleeting appearance in a major film, she was wanted strictly for a singing role - it was the musical ''Evita'', in which she played Juan Peron's mistress, who is abruptly displaced by Madonna's title character.
In 2002 a chance for Andrea to launch a more extensive acting career appeared to open up as she was strongly rumoured to have been offered the role of Lara in a fresh British television production of Boris Pasternak's classic novel ''Doctor Zhivago''. The character was however ultimately played by the then little known Keira Knightley.
As the youngest member of the band, Andrea joined directly from school.
She usually performs on stage in her bare feet.
As of March 2006 The Corrs are taking a sabbatical from music as Jim, Caroline, and Sharon all have families of their own and need the respite to spend more time with them.^[2] In November of 2006, the band released a second greatest hits compilation, titled "Dreams: The Ultimate Corrs Collection".

Solo career

Andrea has recorded her first solo album entitled ''Ten Feet High''. ^[3] The album, which was released in the third week of June 2007, is produced by Nellee Hooper and executive produced by U2's Bono. Besides singing, she's also playing the piano. Eleven tracks are penned by Andrea herself, except for one, which is a cover of Squeeze's "Take Me I'm Yours". ^[4]
June 3rd saw the first single being aired on radio across the Republic of Ireland.

Discography

Studio albums

Cover	Information	Charts
	'''Ten Feet High''' ★ Release date: June 21, 2007 Japan ★ Release date: June 22, 2007 Ireland ★ Release date: June 25, 2007 UK / Europe ★ Release date: June 26. 2007 Canada ★ Release date: June 27, 2007 Finland ★ Release date: June 29, 2007 Germany ★ Release date: July 23, 2007 Australia ★ Release date: August 7, 2007 New Zealand ★ Release date: August 21, 2007 Spain ★ Release date: August 27, 2007 Portugal	★ #9 Spanish Album Chart ★ #24 Irish Album Chart ★ #38 UK Album Chart ★ #43 Swiss Album Chart ★ #84 Dutch Album Chart ★ #86 German Album Chart ★ #128 French Album Chart ★ #98 Australian Album Chart

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions	Album
2007	"Shame on You (to Keep My Love from Me)"	108 (UK - sales), 43 (Ireland - sales), 22 (Spain)	''Ten Feet High''
2007	"Champagne From A Straw"	August 20, 2007 'Only Download	''Ten Feet High''

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	''Broken Thread''	Lily	Awaiting Release
2005	''The Bridge''	Mary	Out on DVD
2003	''The Boys & Girl From County Clare''	Anne	Out on DVD
1998	''Quest For Camelot''	Kayley (singing voice)
1996	''Evita''	Juan Peron's mistress
1991	''The Commitments''	Sharon Rabitte

References

1. Award of Honorary MBE to the Corrs
2. No new material planned for The Corrs Daniel Kilkelly
3. Andrea's New Album
4. Hotpress.com

External links

★ Andrea Corr Official Website

★ Andrea Corr Official MySpace

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★ The Corrs Official Website

★ I Like Music Interview with Andrea Corr 2007 - ilikemusic.com

★ Newzline Interview with Andrea Corr