The Corrs
The Corrs
The Corrs have received two Grammy Award nominations, one BRIT Award, and were awarded honorary MBEs in 2005 for their contributions to music and charity. They have been actively involved in philanthropic activities and have performed in numerous charity concerts, such as The Prince's Trust event in 2004 and Live 8 in 2005.
The Corrs
The band was inactive for almost ten years because Jim and Caroline were raising families and Andrea and Sharon were pursuing solo careers while raising families of their own. According to Sharon, it was uncertain if or when the Corrs would reunite. Rumours of a reunion appeared in early 2015, and in a radio interview with Chris Evans) in June 2015, Andrea confirmed that the Corrs were working on a new album and would play that year's BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park festival. Their sixth studio album, White Light), was released on 27 November 2015, and was accompanied by a European tour. After two years, their seventh studio album, Jupiter Calling), was released on 10 November 2017.
1990–1994: Early commercial success
In 1994, the USA ambassador to Ireland, Jean Kennedy Smith, invited them to perform at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in Boston after seeing them play a gig at Whelan's Music Bar in Dublin. After an appearance at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, The Corrs joined Celine Dion's worldwide Falling into You Around the World Tour as a supporting act.
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