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45-679: Irish band the Corrs recorded the song on their album VH1 Presents: The Corrs, Live in Dublin , featuring U2 's Bono . The cover was released on April 15, 2002, in the United States, reaching number 11 on the Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay chart and number 18 on the Adult Top 40 . The song was remixed for their album Dreams: The Ultimate Corrs Collection in 2006. In 2006,

90-514: A Canadian musician, producer, composer and arranger. The Corrs played live for Foster and he agreed to sign them to Atlantic Records. They extended their stay in the US for over five months to record their debut album, Forgiven, Not Forgotten . It featured six instrumental selections among its Celtic-influenced tracks. The album sold well in Ireland, Australia, Canada, Japan, Norway and Spain. Major success in

135-593: A UK-based charity that provides help, training, financial, and practical support to UK citizens aged between 14 and 30. They performed with The Buggles , Will Young , Blue , Avril Lavigne , Lenny Kravitz , Busted , Anastacia , Nelly Furtado , Sugababes and Natasha Bedingfield and raised more than £1 million. They are ambassadors for the Nelson Mandela 's " 46664 " campaign, where they performed live to raise awareness towards HIV/AIDS in Africa. The concert

180-412: A cover of The Corrs' Breathless in a setlist of songs by female artists to commemorate women's history month. She described the artists as "faraway mentors who taught me how music could make someone's life easier and more magical" and said they had guided her "melodically, lyrically, spiritually and emotionally". On 26 November 2022, the Corrs performed together for the first time since 2017, playing to

225-569: A crowd of approximately 11,000 at Hope Estate Winery, in Australia's Hunter Valley , their first concert in Australia in 21 years. Due to the success of the concert, the Corrs announced on 4 December 2022 that they would tour Australia and New Zealand in October and November 2023 and later added dates in Jakarta, Indonesia and Manila, Philippines. When asked to describe their genre, Caroline Corr said it

270-479: A duet between Sanz and Andrea Corr; Sanz played Andrea's love interest in the music video. In return, the Corrs performed "Me Iré (The Hardest Day)" with him on his album, El Alma Al Aire . The Corrs collaborated with Robert Lange to produce a mainstream hit single, " Breathless ", which reached number 20 in the Billboard Hot 100 , number seven in Australia, number three in Ireland and New Zealand, and topped

315-755: A duet that appears in Venke Knutson's album 2005 Places I Have Been . The song was released as a single in Norway in February 2006, reaching number 14 on the Norwegian Singles Chart . Irish / British girlband Wonderland performed the track for their debut performance on television in Ireland . The recorded studio version was included the band's debut album Wonderland . It was also featured in One Tree Hill as

360-429: A duo, often at McManus's, their aunt's pub. In 1990, Jim and Sharon added their younger siblings, to form a quartet . Their career took off in 1991 when they auditioned for the film The Commitments . Jim, Sharon and Caroline each had small parts as musicians, while Andrea had a speaking part as Sharon Rabbitte. John Hughes noticed them when they auditioned for the film and agreed to become their manager. In 1994,

405-481: A hit song by fictional characters Haley James Scott and Chris Keller (real life singers Bethany Joy Lenz and Tyler Hilton ) and features on the One Tree Hill Soundtrack. The song was performed by Blake Lewis on American Idol Season 6, originally airing on April 17, 2007. His cover of the song made it to #92 of the pop charts in 2007. On July 16, 2006, Phil Lesh covered the song in the first set of

450-544: A little bit more guitar-orientated and also an Irish sound, which is in Forgiven, Not Forgotten ." In Blue moved towards mainstream pop, placing heavy emphasis on synthesizers. The move attracted criticism from many; one Entertainment Weekly critic called it "a disheartening example of musical ethnic cleansing". A USA Today critic called it "the best mainstream pop album you're likely to come across". Borrowed Heaven placed heavier emphasis on guitars, while retaining

495-685: A new song, " Radio ", later featured on their third album, In Blue . In 2000, the Corrs returned to mainstream success with their third album. Unlike their previous albums, In Blue moved towards mainstream pop. In Blue hit number one in its first sales week in, Ireland, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the UK and debuted at No. 2 in France and Norway. It climbed to the top spot during its second week in Sweden and Spain. The Corrs worked with Alejandro Sanz on In Blue , recording "Una Noche (One Night)",

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540-625: A show at Charter One Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. The show was made available for purchase via compact disc by Phil Lesh and Friends . On April 5, 2014, Lesh covered the song in the first set of a show at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. The song inspired a novel of the same name . The Corrs The Corrs are an Irish family band that combine pop rock with traditional Irish themes within their music. The group consists of

585-550: Is characterised as a more stripped back live performance with minimal overdubbing. The Corrs' main influences were their parents who were musicians and encouraged them to learn instruments. They drew inspiration from musicians such as The Eagles , The Police , The Carpenters , Simon and Garfunkel and Fleetwood Mac , which Sharon said in an interview with CNN is the reason "our songs are very, very melodic and [harmonious]". The Corrs have been active in supporting charitable and philanthropic causes and disaster relief. In 1998,

630-591: Is sponsored by Billboard Magazine and is held annually in December. The Billboard Year-End Charts Awards are based on sales data by Nielsen SoundScan and radio information by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. The BRIT Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards The ECHO Awards are a German music award show created in 1992. Each year's winner is determined by the previous year's sales. The Grammy Awards are held annually by

675-510: The 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. The Corrs are from Dundalk, County Louth, in Ireland. While Caroline and Andrea were still attending school, Jim and Sharon began playing as

720-701: The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . A Meteor Ireland Music Award is an accolade bestowed upon professionals in the music industry in Ireland and further afield. Apart from 2011, they have been bestowed each year since 2001, replacing the IRMA Ireland Music Awards held in the 1990s. The My VH1 Music Awards was an annual music award ceremony held by American television network VH1 held in both 2000 and 2001. Categories, nominees, and winners were selected entirely by public voting at VH1.com. An NRJ Music Award (commonly abbreviated as an NMA)

765-740: The Talk on Corners tour was Irish guitarist Conor Brady. Duffy's younger brother Jason joined the line-up as drummer for the Borrowed Heaven tour due to Caroline's pregnancy. Both Drennan and Duffy re-joined the band for their 2015 return. Studio albums [REDACTED] Media related to The Corrs at Wikimedia Commons List of awards and nominations received by the Corrs The Corrs have won 24 awards out 48 nominations over their career. Their awards are predominantly in pop and Rock genre categories. There have been many controversial categories

810-588: The Corr siblings: Andrea (lead vocals, tin whistle, mandolin, ukulele), Sharon (violin, keyboards, vocals), Caroline (drums, percussion, piano, bodhrán , vocals) and Jim (guitar, piano, keyboards, vocals). They are from Dundalk , County Louth , Ireland . The Corrs have released seven studio albums and numerous singles , which have reached Platinum in many countries, and have sold 40 million albums worldwide. Talk on Corners , their most successful album to date, reached multi-Platinum status in Australia, and in

855-591: The Corrs participated in the Pavarotti and Friends for the Children of Liberia charity concert. The concert was held in Modena , Italy and was hosted by Luciano Pavarotti . Among the other participating artists were Jon Bon Jovi , Natalie Cole , Pino Daniele , Celine Dion , Florent Pagny , Eros Ramazzotti , Spice Girls , Vanessa L. Williams , Stevie Wonder , Trisha Yearwood and Zucchero . The concert raised money that

900-736: The Corrs participated in the Pavarotti and Friends for the Children of Liberia charity concert. The concert was held in Modena , Italy and was hosted by Luciano Pavarotti . The concert aimed to raise money to build the Pavarotti and Friends Liberian Children's Village, to provide refuge for children in Liberia . The following year, the Corrs received a BRIT Award for Best International Band. They performed live on MTV 's Unplugged on 5 October 1999 at Ardmore Studios , County Wicklow, Ireland. The resulting CD and DVD sold 2.7 million copies and featured live performances of previously released songs, plus

945-438: The Corrs released another compilation album, The Works . The album consists of three CDs that feature previously released songs. It performed worse than its predecessor, failing to chart at all. In June 2015, Andrea announced that the Corrs would perform at Live in Hyde Park on 13 November and were in the process of making a new record. On 17 September 2015, the band confirmed their sixth studio album, White Light , which

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990-506: The Corrs were made honorary Members of the Order of the British Empire in 2005 by Queen Elizabeth II . (Youngest to oldest): In late 1995, Anthony Drennan (lead guitar) and Keith Duffy (bass guitar) joined the band and remained a permanent part of the touring and recording line-up. When Drennan was released in late 1997 to tour with Genesis , his temporary replacement for two legs of

1035-507: The Corrs' return to the folk rock genre with a slightly heavier emphasis on guitars. Nevertheless, the album was not as successful as their predecessors, but at least successful enough to enter at No.2 in both the UK and Germany and reach silver status in the UK as well as gold in Germany. Jason Duffy temporarily joined the band as drummer, filling in for Caroline while she was pregnant with her second child and unable to tour. Borrowed Heaven

1080-658: The Rain " as the first single. Sharon started pursuing a solo career in 2009, her single " It's Not a Dream " was released on 29 August 2009. On 10 September 2010 her debut album Dream of You was released, with her cover of " Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime " by The Korgis as the first single. Sharon finished writing her second album in March 2012. The album that emerged was called The Same Sun . The Corrs released their second compilation album , Dreams: The Ultimate Corrs Collection , on 20 November 2006. The album consisted of several of

1125-755: The UK it was the highest selling album of the year. The band is one of only a handful of acts who have held the top two positions simultaneously in the UK album charts, with Talk on Corners at number one and Forgiven, Not Forgotten at number two. The latter was the year's third highest selling album in Australia. Their third studio album, In Blue , went to number one in seventeen countries. 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 also been actively involved in philanthropic activities, performing in numerous charity concerts, such as The Prince's Trust event in 2004 and Live 8 in 2005. The band

1170-525: The UK, and 4× Platinum in Australia. During the production of the album, the Corrs' mother, Jean, died while waiting for a lung transplant. She was buried at St. Patrick's cemetery in Dundalk . "No More Cry", written by Andrea and Caroline Corr for the album, was written to help their father get over his grief. In 2001, the Corrs released their first compilation album , Best of The Corrs . The album featured previously released songs and new tracks, such as

1215-490: The US and the UK, however, was not immediately forthcoming. Eventually, the album reached Platinum status in the UK and Australia, and 4× Platinum in Ireland, making it one of the most successful debuts by an Irish group. The Corrs' next album, 1997's Talk on Corners , was produced by Glen Ballard , who was respected for his collaboration with Alanis Morissette . The Corrs also collaborated with Carole Bayer Sager , Oliver Leiber, Rick Nowels and Billy Steinberg. It

1260-709: 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. Jason Flom , Atlantic Records 's head of A&R, recommended that they meet David Foster ,

1305-530: The band have been nominated in including Billboard awards' Jazz Act, considering the band are not Jazz, or nominated as a female group considering the band consist of male and females. The APRA Music Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia by Australian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. The Corrs were nominated along with Robert "Mutt" Lange for Most Performed Foreign Work with " Breathless ". The Billboard Music Awards

1350-521: The band's hits, as well as tracks that had not previously been released on Corrs albums, such as " I Know My Love ", a collaboration with The Chieftains and " All I Have to Do Is Dream ", Andrea's duet with Laurent Voulzy . The album also featured remixes of " When the Stars Go Blue " and "Goodbye". The latter was released as a download-only single to promote the album. However, the album charted poorly, reaching number 24 in Ireland. On 25 September 2007,

1395-486: The charts in the UK, and earned the band a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards . The album went straight to number one in the Irish Albums Chart , the third highest single-week sales in the history of the charts, behind U2 's The Best of 1980–1990 and Oasis ' Be Here Now . In Blue achieved Platinum sales in the US, double platinum in

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1440-465: The concert, Bono joined Andrea Corr for a duet of Nancy Sinatra 's " Summer Wine " and a performance of Ryan Adams ' " When the Stars Go Blue ". Ronnie Wood joined the band onstage to play guitar on their version of Jimi Hendrix 's " Little Wing " and the Rolling Stones' " Ruby Tuesday ". These performances were recorded and compiled on a live album, VH1 Presents: The Corrs, Live in Dublin , which

1485-533: The hospital by performing a one-off charity concert, held in 2001 at the Telewest Arena , raising more than £100,000. The money was used to extend the William Leech Centre of the hospital, which is dedicated to research into lung treatment. The city of Newcastle presented them a limited edition painting of Tyneside's quayside in return. The Corrs played at a 2004 charity concert for The Prince's Trust ,

1530-549: The original folk rock genre. Home is a traditional Irish album, where the band covered many traditional Irish songs. The album contained songs from different eras of Irish music, including a 1982 song written by Phil Lynott ("Old Town") while the 1,000-year-old "Return to Fingal" featured as a bonus track on the Japanese, limited German and Spanish editions. White Light returned to a similar sound to In Blue , with much more electronic-based instrumentation, while Jupiter Calling

1575-566: The singles " Would You Be Happier? ", "Make You Mine" and "Lifting Me". The album did not chart highly in Ireland but reached Platinum status in Australia. The Corrs collaborated with Josh Groban , recording "Canto Alla Vita", for his eponymous debut album . When the band returned to Ireland, they hosted another live concert at Ardmore Studios , where they previously performed for the MTV 's Unplugged series. Guest performers included Bono from U2 and Ronnie Wood from The Rolling Stones . During

1620-549: The song was released by Tim McGraw as the first single from his compilation album Tim McGraw Reflected: Greatest Hits Vol. 2 . Heribert Severing, creator and writer of severing.nu, included McGraw's version of "When the Stars Go Blue" on his list of the top Country singles of 2006. "When the Stars Go Blue" debuted at number 35 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of March 18, 2006. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Norwegian singers Venke Knutson and World Idol Kurt Nilsen recorded

1665-458: Was a "blend of modern rhythms and technology with acoustic instruments, violin, tin whistle , drums and of course the voices, the marrying of these instruments is our sound". The Corrs' music is typically categorised as a mixture of pop rock and folk rock . This is evident in their first two albums, Forgiven, Not Forgotten and Talk on Corners , although Andrea described the genre of Talk on Corners by saying "it [has] got more of an edgy feel,

1710-567: Was certified silver in the UK. The Corrs went on an extended hiatus starting in 2006, raising their own families and pursuing solo careers. Andrea released her first solo album, Ten Feet High , on 25 June 2007. It was produced by Nellee Hooper , who has worked with Björk , Gwen Stefani and Madonna ; Bono was an executive producer. The first single released from the album was " Shame on You (to Keep My Love from Me) ". On 30 May 2011, Andrea released her second album, Lifelines , an album of cover songs, with The Blue Nile 's " Tinseltown in

1755-751: Was dedicated to the band's parents. The band also dedicated their 2005 album Home to their late mother. It is regarded as a traditional Irish album as the band covered traditional Irish songs taken from their mother's songbook to commemorate their 15 years as a band. The album was produced by Mitchell Froom and featured the BBC Radio 2 Orchestra. The songs on Home spanned the history of Irish music. It also included two songs in Irish, "Bríd Óg Ní Mháille (Brigid O'Malley)" and "Buachaill Ón Éirne (Boy from Lough Erne)". Home had success in Ireland, France (reaching No. 5) and Germany (reaching No. 12) and

1800-840: Was held on 29 November 2003 in Cape Town , South Africa. The concert aimed to "[raise] awareness of HIV in South Africa and launched the 46664 campaign" and the money raised was donated to the Nelson Mandela Foundation for Aids . 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, which aimed to increase awareness and pressure governments into taking actions towards relieving extreme poverty . In recognition of their charity work,

1845-468: Was inactive for almost ten years because Jim and Caroline were raising families, while Andrea and Sharon were pursuing solo careers while raising families of their own. According to Sharon, it was uncertain if and when the Corrs would reunite. Rumours of a reunion sparked 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

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1890-453: Was released in the UK. In 2003, Andrea Corr recorded "Time Enough for Tears", written by Bono and Gavin Friday for the film In America . This track was featured on the Corrs' 2004 album, Borrowed Heaven . Recorded over an 18-month period in Dublin and Los Angeles, Borrowed Heaven was produced by Olle Romo , who previously worked with Melanie C and Kelly Clarkson . The album marked

1935-550: Was released on 27 November 2015 and was accompanied by a European tour, which took place in 2016. According to an interview, released by Jim to Music Radar, the band had already completed the recording for their seventh studio album, Jupiter Calling . Produced by T Bone Burnett , it was released on 10 November 2017, and was preceded by a concert on 19 October at the Royal Albert Hall in London . In 2020, Taylor Swift included

1980-470: Was successful in Ireland and the UK and entered the Australian album charts at number 3. After the band recorded a version of " Dreams " for a Fleetwood Mac tribute album, they re-released Talk on Corners , with new remixes of " What Can I Do? ", " So Young " and " Runaway ". The special edition topped the charts worldwide and again reached multi-Platinum status in the UK and Australia. In June 1998,

2025-724: Was used to build the Pavarotti and Friends Liberian Children's Village and to provide a refuge for orphans in Liberia during the civil war . The Corrs, along with Sinéad O'Connor , Van Morrison , Boyzone , U2 and Enya held a charity concert in 1998, to raise money for the victims of the Omagh bombing in Northern Ireland. The Corrs' mother, Jean, died in Freeman Hospital in Newcastle, England. The Corrs showed their appreciation to

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