Born and raised as a close-knit family in Dundalk, they all played instruments from an early age. In 1990 they appeared in Alan Parkers film The Commitments when Caroline and Andrea were still in school. Before long they were gigging regularly around Dublin. Their break came in 1995 when on their first trip to America, they door-stepped top producer David Foster and asked for an audition. Foster was sufficiently impressed to agree to produce their first album, Forgiven Not Forgotten. Released in 1996, it went multi-platinum in Ireland, Australia, Spain, New Zealand, Denmark and the UK and gold most everywhere else around the world.
Their second album, Talk On Corners, appeared in 1997, by which time the Corrs were in huge demand, appearing at a Christmas concert in the Vatican, selling out London's Albert Hall on St Patrick's Day, singing with Pavarotti, opening for the Rolling Stones and performing at the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. Talk On Corners became the biggest selling British album of 1998 and at one point, their first two albums achieved the Beatles-like feat of occupying the top two places in the UK chart. Talk On Corners eventually went platinum or multi-platinum in 15 different territories and gold in countless others.
1999 saw an MTV Unplugged set before their third studio album, In Blue was released in 2000. It swiftly repeated the multi-platinum success of its predecessors and gave the band their first ever No.1 single 'Breathless'. The following year came a timely Best Of The Corrs that included such hits as Forgiven Not Forgotten, So Young, Runaway, Dreams, The Right Time, What Can I Do, Breathless, Give Me A Reason and Would You Be Happier.
Borrowed Heaven followed in 2004. Arguably their most sophisticated and accomplished album to date, it repeated the success of its predecessors and included such hits singles as the exuberant Summer Sunshine.
Home was released in 2005 " a collection of songs that the Corrs grew up listening to " they put their own unique stamp on classic songs such as “My lagan love” “Spancill Hill” “Black is the colour” a magnificent collection of songs ancient and modern that fully reflects their Irish musical roots and Celtic influences, but delivered with a thoroughly contemporary sensibility.
The band are taking a break from touring at the moment but are all writing individually with a view to future corrs projects down the line.
In 2007 Andrea Corr released her solo album entitled "Ten feet high"
Andrea Corr is on lead vocals, tin whistle and Sharon Corr is violin and vocals.
