Andrea Corr Lifelines Album
Andrea Jane Corr, MBE (born May 17, 1974) is the lead singer and writes most of the lyrics for the Irish folk-rock band. She also plays the tin whistle. 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 (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 appear.
Corr performing at 1999.Background informationBirth nameAndrea Jane CorrBorn( 1974-05-17) 17 May 1974 (age 45)Origin, IrelandGenres,Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter, actressInstrumentsVocals, piano, ukuleleYears active1990–presentLabels, AC RecordsAssociated actsAndrea Jane Corr (born 17 May 1974) is an Irish musician, songwriter and actress. Corr debuted in 1990 as the lead singer of the and group along with her three elder siblings,. Aside from singing lead vocals, Corr plays the, the ukulele and the piano.With the others, Corr has released six, two, one and two. Andrea has also pursued a solo career, releasing her debut album, in 2007. The album moved away from the sound of the Corrs and features a sound. Her next album, released on 30 May 2011, was entirely made up of covers of songs that were important to her when younger.Andrea is involved in charitable activities. She has played charity concerts to raise money for the Pavarotti & Friends Liberian Children's Village, in, England, the victims of the in Northern Ireland and in 2004.
She is an ambassador for the 's ' campaign, raising awareness towards AIDS in Africa. During the Edinburgh on 2 July 2005 The Corrs performed ' alongside Bono to promote the campaign. Along with her siblings, she was appointed an honorary in 2005 by for her contribution to music and charity. Contents.Early years Andrea Corr was born to Gerry Corr, a manager of the payroll department of the Irish (the E.S.B.), and his wife, Jean, a. She is the youngest of the four Corr children. The family was raised in, Ireland. Gerry and Jean had their own band, Sound Affair, which played songs by and in local pubs in where they would often bring along their children.With the encouragement of her parents, Andrea took up the tin whistle and was taught the piano by her father.
Throughout their teenage years, she and her siblings would often practise in Jim's bedroom at a house he had rented. Andrea sang lead vocals, Sharon played the violin and both Caroline and Jim played keyboards. Andrea took part in school plays at her school, Dundalk's. Career The Corrs.
Main article:In 1990, Corr and her siblings formed a quartet called The Corrs. Their career launched in 1991 when they auditioned for the film in which Andrea gained a speaking role as Sharon Rabbitte. Noticed the quartet when they auditioned for the movie, and agreed to become their manager. The Corrs signed with in 1995 and travelled to North America to record their debut album. The album featured six instrumental selections among its Celtic-influenced tracks. When released, it was successful in Ireland, Australia, Japan, and Spain.
The album reached status in the United Kingdom and Australia, and quadruple platinum in Ireland, which made it one of the most popular debuts by an Irish group.Following on from the success of their debut album, they released and in 1997 and 2000 respectively. Originally Talk on Corners met with lukewarm success, until a remix version was released, when it topped the charts in many countries, and reached platinum status in the United Kingdom and Australia. In Blue moved towards mainstream, placing heavy emphasis on electronic. It was successful, and was No. 1 in its first sales week in the UK, Ireland, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria and debuted at No. 2 in France and Norway. It climbed to the top position during its second week in Sweden and Spain.During the production of In Blue, their mother, Jean, died while waiting for a in the in,.
She was laid to rest at St. Patrick's cemetery in Dundalk., and were among the attendees. 'No More Cry', written by Andrea and Caroline Corr for the album, was dedicated to their father hoping to help with his grief.In 2003, Andrea recorded 'Time Enough For Tears', a song written by and for the film. This track was featured on The Corrs' 2004 album.
Borrowed Heaven was dedicated to their late mother, Jean, and their father, Gerry. The band also dedicated their 2005 tribute album to their deceased mother. The band covered many traditional Irish songs taken from their mother's songbook to commemorate their 15 years as a band.In an interview with in June 2015, Andrea confirmed that were working on a new album and would play the 'Live in Hyde Park' festival. Their sixth studio album, was released on 27 November 2015, and was accompanied by a.Solo career While her siblings were on hiatus to raise their families, Andrea launched a solo career. She released her first album, on 25 June 2007. It was produced by, who has worked with and; was an executive producer. Her first single, ' was an up-tempo song about men and women going to war and leaving behind partners they may never see again.
Andrea Corr Lifelines Album Songs
It received positive reviews from music critics; IndieLondon described the song as a 'slick package' that was 'polished, well produced and with a message that's difficult to ignore'. Losing Today's David Adair gave the song a strong review, writing that Corr's vocals were 'crisp and uplifting'. 's Daily Post gave the song a three-star rating, commenting that it was 'deceptively upbeat', which masked its 'heavier message about conscription and war'. Acting Andrea Corr entered the film industry in 1991 with 's film, where she had a speaking part as Sharon Rabbitte. In 1996, Parker was directing the film version of the rock opera which starred.
He was so keen on having Andrea in the film that he cast her as 's mistress, where she performed part of 'Hello & Goodbye'. Corr provided the singing voice for Kayley in ' first fully animated film, 1998's.Corr resumed her acting career in 2003 where she was cast as Anne in. The film was not a commercial success, but she won the Film Discovery Jury Award for Best Actress in the and was nominated for Best Actress in the. During the Corrs' hiatus she was featured in the 2005 film The Bridge and the 2006 film Broken Thread. Corr appeared as Christina in the play staged at The theatre in London from February until May 2009.She played the title role in by at the in Dublin which opened on 9 November 2010. Charitable activities Andrea Corr and her siblings have played charity concerts to raise money for the Pavarotti & Friends Liberian Children's Village, Freeman Hospital in Newcastle, the victims of the in Northern Ireland, and in 2004.
They are also ambassadors for the 's ' campaign, where they performed live to raise awareness towards AIDS in Africa. During the Edinburgh on 2 July 2005 The Corrs performed ' alongside Bono to promote the campaign. In recognition for their charity performances, The Corrs were made Honorary Members of the in 2005 by.Corr also partook in a single to the late member of, Ronnie Drew. Called 'The Ballad of Ronnie Drew.' The song was released on 19 February 2008 and was performed by a number of famous Irish musicians. This included members of, Christy Dignam of, Robert Hunter of the, who wrote the song, Iona Green, Jerry Fish, Mick Pyro, of The Dubliners themselves and.The single was written to originally include Ronnie himself but was changed to be a tribute to him as his health was declining. Proceeds from sale of the single went to The Irish Cancer Society at the request of Drew himself.
The song was performed live on aired by on 22 February with Ronnie Drew in attendance as an audience member, and entered the Irish Single Charts at No. 2.On 10 October 2010, Corr, amongst others, contributed to the tribute concert held at to commemorate MacColl's birthday and raise money for charity. She also wrote and sang the song 'Oh Brother' on the album 'Music of Ireland – Welcome Home.' On 30 November 2012, Corr lent her support to 's Golden Hat Foundation together with, performing on 'The American Christmas Carol' concert in. Personal life Corr is a practising Roman Catholic and before performances.and sang 'No Frontiers' at her wedding to stock broker Brett Desmond, and, and Seamus Begley also performed on stage in the church, as did Corr herself. In November 2011, Corr's first pregnancy was announced.
Corr gave birth to daughter Jean on 28 April 2012, and son Brett Jr. On 4 January 2014.Discography.