Sharon Corr
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sharon Helga Corr |
| Born | 24 March 1970 |
| Origin | Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland |
| Genres | Pop, Rock, Celtic |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Violin, vocals, piano |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Rhino Warner Bros. |
| Associated acts | The Corrs |
| Website | Official website |
Sharon Helga Corr (born 24 March 1970, Dundalk, Ireland) is a musician and member of the Irish pop-rock band The Corrs along with elder brother Jim and younger sisters Caroline and Andrea. She plays the violin, piano and guitar, and sings backing vocals. She began learning the violin when she was six years old. She has played in national youth orchestras and is qualified to teach the violin.
The Corr siblings were awarded honorary MBEs in 2005 by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of both their musical talent and their charitable work raising money for Freeman Hospital in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, victims of the Omagh Bombing, and other charities.
Sharon Corr wrote the Corrs hits "So Young", "Radio", "Long Night" and "Goodbye", as well as the instrumentals "Silver Strand" and "Rebel Heart", the last of which was used as theme music for the television miniseries of the same name.
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[edit] 2009–2010: First solo album
On 15 July 2009, Sharon appeared on This Morning, having been booked by host Phillip Schofield via Twitter, to confirm the release of a new solo single and album. The album comprised a number of self-penned tracks; Sharon plays violin throughout. She was joined by longtime Corrs' sidemen Anthony (Anto) Drennan on lead guitar, Keith Duffy on bass, and Jason Duffy on drums, with orchestral arrangements by Fiachra Trench, a collaborator on four Corrs' albums. The first single, "It's Not a Dream", was released on 29 August in Ireland and 31 August in the UK, with appearances at Isle of Wight, Glastonbury, and a number of other European music festivals.
In July 2009, she was voted into first place in the Ms Twitter UK competition.[1]
In the first week of December 2009, Corr chose her 'Tracks of the Years' on Ken Bruce's BBC Radio 2 programme; the tracks she chose were:
Monday: Simon and Garfunkel ("Mrs. Robinson") and Lou Reed ("Walk on the Wild Side")
Tuesday: Bronski Beat ("Smalltown Boy", which she has covered for her upcoming album) and Neil Young ("Old Man")
Wednesday: "Badge" (by Cream) and "Better" (by Tom Baxter)
Thursday: "River" (by Joni Mitchell) and "Wild Wood" (by Paul Weller)
Friday: "The Fear" (by Lily Allen) and "Run" (by Snow Patrol)
[edit] 2011-2012: The Voice of Ireland
She is a coach on The Voice of Ireland.[2]
[edit] Personal life
In 2001 Corr married Belfast barrister Robert Gavin Bonnar, BL in Cratloe Church, County Clare. In a performance for BBC Radio 2, she stated, before performing the song, that she walked up to the aisle to "Along With The Girls", a traditional instrumental track that featured on The Corr's first album, "Forgiven Not Forgotten". The couple met when she was shooting the video for "Runaway". They had their first child, son Cathal Robert Gerard "Cal", in 2006, and their second child, daughter Flori Jean Elizabeth, in 2007.[3]
Corr's paternal uncle, Peter Corr, was a professional footballer who played for Ireland, and several clubs including Everton.
[edit] Other recordings
As well as "No Frontiers" with Caroline Corr, Sharon sings "Dimming of the Day" and the demo version of "Goodbye". In 1999 she recorded violin parts for the Jean Michel Jarre track "Rendez-vous à Paris", which was released in 2000 on the album Metamorphoses.
She also recorded two tracks in 2008 with the Welsh operatic singer Bryn Terfel, and "Amarrado a Ti" with the Spanish singer Alex Ubago in 2009.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | |
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| IRE | UK | ||
| 2010 | Dream of You
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22 | 37 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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| 2009 | "Me and My Teddy Bear" | – | 27 | Non-album single |
| "It's Not a Dream" | 29 | 167 | Dream of You | |
| 2010 | "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" | – | 40 | |
| "So Long Ago" | – | – | ||
| 2011 | "Over It" | – | – | |
[edit] Guest appearances
- 1999: "Rendez-vous à Paris" (Jean Michel Jarre)
- 2008: "First Love - Songs from the British Isles" (Bryn Terfel)
- 2009: "Amarrado a Tí" (Alex Ubago)
[edit] References
- ^ "Ms Twitter UK Hall of Fame". http://tweeterwall.mallplace.com/ukwomen07072009.
- ^ Finn, Melanie (28 October 2011). "Bressie's in the hotseat in search for the Voice". Evening Herald. http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/bressies-in-the-hotseat-in-search-for-the-voice-2919863.html. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ "The Corr's Main Frame". http://www.thecorrswebsite.com/news/july07/jul26.htm.
- ^ "It's Reality – UK & Ireland Release Dates For Sharon Corr's Debut Album". Sharon Corr Official Website. http://www.sharoncorr.com/its-reality/. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
[edit] External links
- SharonCorr.com — Sharon Corr official website
- Sharon Corr on YouTube
- Sharon Corr on Twitter
- The Corrs Official Website
- Corrsonline MB
- disfrutaloscorrs.es
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