Collected news items about the Corrs from the year 2006.
Andrea's latest film called The Bridge will be released on DVD in early April 2006. The release has been delayed a few months because apparently some extra footage was shot for the DVD. It will go on sale through independent stores and accredited fan sites worldwide.
(source: Corr on film)
Thanks to everyone who voted for her (=you!), Andrea has managed to win the two Hello! polls she was up for: most elegant and most attractive woman of 2005. Congratulations!
(source: Hello! magazine)
Unfortunately, the band couldn't gather enough votes to win the Meteor Award for "Best Irish Band" this year. Instead, their colleagues from U2 took home the prize.
(source: Corrs online)
As the official site has confirmed, both "Home" and "Live in Geneva" (just the concert, NOT the documentary!) will finally be released in the US as well. "Home" will be available on February 7th, while the DVD will go on sale on March 14th.
(source: The Corrs official website)
Good news for all Australian fans: the Corrs' latest DVD, "All the way Home / Live in Geneva", will be released down under on March 3rd, 2006.
(source: The Corrs official website)
The Corrs official website offers a new competition, in which you can win one of five signed "Home" copies. All you have to do is answer a simple question and you're in. Good luck!
(source: The Corrs official website)
Andrea has stated in a short interview with newspaper Daily Star that fans shouldn't expect any new recordings from the band in the near future. She says, "The rest of the family are all pretty busy as they are off having babies and raising families. I'm concentrating on my acting at the moment."
(source: Digital Spy)
As Gavin Friday has announced on his official website that Andrea will appear on Friday's new album, which will feature "shanties and seamen's work songs".
UPDATE Apr. 6:
Andrea sings the song "Tommy's gone to Hilo" together with Friday, plus a solo one called "Caroline and her young sailor bold". Release of the album is scheduled for July 2006 at the moment.
(source: Gavin Friday official website)
As the official site announces, Sharon gave birth to her son Cal on March 31st, 2006. His full name is Cathal Robert Gerard Bonnar, he was born at 12:45PM and weighed 5 pounds and 8 ounces. Congratulations to the happy parents from all the fans!
(source: The Corrs official website)
Andrea's latest movie "The Bridge" has won a gold award in the category of "Independent short-subject films - Suspense/Thriller" at the 39th annual Worldfest Independent Film Festival in Houston this past weekend. As director Richard Raymond has announced, the DVD for "The Bridge" will be out soon.
(source: Corrs Club)
It seems as if Andrea is planning on pursueing a solo career. The Irish Mirror reported she has signed a contract with Warner Music and that an album is in the wings. Also, rumor has it that Andrea appears on a CD produced by Johnny Depp to promote his latest movie "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest", which features seamen's songs interpreted by modern artists. Among others, Bryan Ferry, Nick Cave and Bono are linked to this project. The as of yet untitled album is set to be released in July.
UPDATE May 6:
It appears as if the above mentioned album is the same one Andrea is said to have joined Gavin Friday in.
(sources: Corrs online, Disfruta Los Corrs, Gavin Friday official website)
Yesterday it was announced that Jim, the oldest brother, is now the proud Dad of a newborn son. The boy will be called Brandon and has been born on May 10th at 4:14AM weighing 9 pounds 13 1/2 ounces. Brandon and his mother Gayle Williamson are both well. Congratulations to the happy couple!
(source: The Corrs official website)
Rumour as reported by Irish tabloid 'The Star on Sunday' has it that Andrea might announce her engagement to boyfriend Shaun Evans in the coming weeks. Note: this has turned out to be false.
(source: Corrs Club)
Being quite busy these last few weeks, we have yet another news item about Andrea to report. She will star in a movie called "Knife Edge" with co-stars Charles Dance and Melvil Poupaud, which will be directed by Tony Hickox. It seems to be a thriller about a husband trying to drive his wife mad after his business fails. There is some uncertainty about the whole production which hopefully will clear soon. Andrea is in Cannes at the moment to promote this upcoming film, so it can be considered confirmed she will play that role.
(source: Corrs Club)
In a recent radio interview with Irish station 98FM Andrea has confirmed that she is already in the studio for her upcoming solo album. She didn't reveal very much, just stating that it was a completely different feeling of being alone in the studio without her brother and sisters. Lippman Entertainment meanwhile has announced that Nellee Hooper is the producer of the yet untitled album. He has worked with No Doubt, U2, Madonna and Björk for example.
UPDATE! One of the songs on Andrea's solo album will be called "Molly Bloom / Ideal World", and it is probably the lead single. As it appears, the album will be released in fall this year.
(sources: Disfruta Los Corrs, Corrs Club)
As reported in May, Andrea spends her free time with appearing on various other projects than the Corrs. A tribute double CD album called "Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys" which will feature her with a song called "Caroline and her young sailor bold" is set to be released on August 22nd, 2006.
Andrea is also a guest star on Laurent Voulzy's new album "La Septiéme Vague", where she appears on the duet "All I have to do is dream". It is scheduled to be released on June 26th, 2006. More info...
(source: Gavin Friday official website, Lauren Voulzy official website)
Collected news items about the Corrs from the year 2005.
January 14th | Meteor nomination
The Corrs are nominated for a Meteor, the most important Irish Music Award, in the category "Irish Pop".
(source: Corrsonline)
January 15th | Appearance on "Wetten, dass...?"
Good news! Thanks to the loyal fan base (= you), Andrea has won the Hello! poll with 35% of the votes.
In other news, the Corrs will be appearing on "Wetten, dass...?" on January 22nd (the show starts at 20:15 CET and is broadcast in Germany, Austria and Switzerland). The Corrs make up for last October where the band had had to cancel their performance due to Sharon being ill, but this time they will join host Thomas Gottschalk in Hannover and present their new single "Long night". It seems that they will be complete again this time, i.e. Caroline will be there!
(source: Corrsonline)
February 2nd | Hello! poll - Official site for "The Boys and Girl from County Clare"
Andrea is up again for most attractive woman in the Hello! magazine. Cast your vote here. Plus there is finally an official website for her movie "The Boys and Girl from County Clare, which however isn't fully functional yet.
(source: Corrsonline)
March 17th | Andrea supports charity
As Andrea has lately revealed, the Corrs are back in the studio to record an album with classic Irish tunes, and Andrea is involved in "Tin whistles for Teachers", an initiative to bring music back to the schools.
(source: The Corrs official website & Corrsonline)
April 13th | Concert in Bonn
The official site has confirmed that the Corrs will be giving a concert in Bonn again on June 29th, 2005. Tickets can be purchased through www.kartenhaus.de or www.ticketonline.de. You can also check out more information about the location at the Kunsthalle's official website.
(source: The Corrs official website & Corrsonline)
April 14th | Concert in Montreux
Another concert has been announced: you can catch the Corrs on July 1st, 2005 in Montreux at the local Jazz festival. More information on location, tickets and prices...
(source: Référence Corrs)
May 11th | Sharon on Kelly
Sharon will be on the Kelly show this Friday night at 9PM (channel is UTV), where she will be promoting "Township Challenge". More info about this project can be found at the official site.
(source: The Corrs official website & Corrsonline)
May 12th | Sharon at 46664 Artic
Additionally to her appearance on Kelly tomorrow, Sharon has been confirmed to take part in the 46664 ARCTIC concert in Tromsø on 11th June. The Corrs as a whole band have been playing at the 2003 46664 concert in South Africa. For more information visit 46664.com.
(source: Corrsonline)
May 25th | Concert in Monte Carlo
Two more concerts in July have been announced: the Corrs will be performing on July 2nd and 3rd in Monte Carlo at the Sporting Summer festival. Tickets are 80 € and 145 €. More information...
(source: Référence Corrs)
May 28th | "At your side" for charity
The Corrs have contributed a song ("At your side") to the fundraiser CD "Peace for Ireland - One Child at a Time" from the "Project Children". The album is limited to 5,000 copies and can only be purchased via the project's website. Apart from the Corrs, many other famous Irish artists have kindly provided songs for the CD, whose proceedings go directly to "Project Children".
June 4th | Concert in Paris
It has been just announced the Corrs will perform another concert on June 24th, in Paris. French radio station RTL2 is organizing the event which also features other artists like Nathalie Imbruglia or Lenny Kravitz.
(source: Corrsonline)
June 17th | Corrs at Live8 in Edinburgh
As the official site announces, the Corrs will take part in the "Live 8" concert on July 6th in Edinburgh, among many other artists like Texas, Annie Lennox or Beverly Knight. For more information, also on how to purchase tickets for this event, go to the Live 8 site.
(source: The Corrs official website)
June 30th | New album
News about the upcoming album: it will rather certainly be called "Home" and feature at least four new songs with the names of "My Lagan love", "Heart like a wheel", "Black is the colour" and "Old Hag you killed me". Andrea announced the release for probably September/October 2005.
July 7th | Corrs at Live8
The Corrs performed "Breathless" and "When the stars go blue" together with surprise guest Bono on stage of the "Live8 - The final push" concert in Edinburgh yesterday to a cheering crowd.
July 15th | "Home" German release - "The Boys and Girl from County Clare" DVD
The German official site has announced a release date for the new album "Home": September 19th in Germany. Also just released was Andrea's latest movie, "The Boys and Girl from County Clare" (albeit just in the USA - region 1), which you can currently order via Amazon.com
(source: The Corrs German official site, Corrsonline)
July 25th | Montreux next year?
It appears as if the Corrs will be in Montreux next year, too. This has been announced on the official site, citing the date for something between June 30th and July 15th.
(source: Montreux Jazz Festival, Corrsonline)
August 7th | "Home" details
The official site has posted a longer article about the new album "Home", also giving a tracklisting and a release date: September 26th for the UK.
(source: The Corrs official website)
August 23rd | "Home" cover - "Old town" the first single
The art work for "Home" has surfaced on the internet: check out the album cover. And a single has been announced: it appears to be the classic "Old town", set to be played on the radio starting the end of August.
(source: Disfruta Los Corrs)
August 24th | "All the way Home" DVD - Don't come knocking - Pre-order "Home"
The long rumoured new DVD, presumably from the concert in Geneva in 2004 ("Borrowed Heaven" tour), has a title: "The Corrs - All The Way Home / Live in Geneva" and a release date: October 31st in the UK.
Andrea has worked with her good friend Bono from U2 again, this time for Wim Wender's new movie "Don't come knocking" - the duet has the same title.
You can pre-order "Home" from CD Wow (free delivery!).
(sources: Corrboard, Corrsonline)
August 27th | Documentary on Biography channel
The British biography channel will broadcoast a 30 minute feature about the Corrs on Monday, September 5th, at 6:30PM.
(source: Corrboard)
August 30th | Andrea in a new movie?
Rumour has it that Andrea may star in a "spiritual horror movie", shot in India, along side Saffron Burrows and Linus Roache. Shooting apparently starts in September.
(source: Corrsonline)
There is some confusion about the alleged single "Old town", which apparently will not have an official video. The video for this song which has surfaced on a Spanish TV channel appears to be have been made by the channel itself.
(source: Corrs.it)
Also it seems to be clear now that the track "Return to Fingall" will only be available on the Japanse/Australian release of "Home", shortening the European track list of the CD to 12.
(source: Corrboard)
The official site has posted the Electronic Press Kit for "Home" as a video in which you can hear snippets from the album and the band talk about it.
(source: The Corrs official website)
The new DVD "The Corrs - All The Way Home / Live in Geneva" has been pushed back to November 14th, 2005.
(source: Corrboard)
Yet a third version of the "Home" cover has surfaced. This one brings back the violin player between Andrea and Sharon but adds the yellow butterflies from the second cover.
(source: Corrboard)
The official German site has put up a competition in which you can win tickets for pre-listening of "Home" during the Popkomm (music fair in Berlin). Winners will be announced after September 12th, and it appears as if Jim and Caroline will be attending the event, too.
(source: The Corrs German official site)
The Corrs have won the Big Buzz Award for "Bet Irish Pop Act" this year.
(source: Corrsonline)
The DVD for "Live8" event has been released, but it seems the Corrs' performances of "Breathless" and "When the stars go blue" are not included in any of the editions.
(source: Corrsonline)
It appears as the single "Old town" will have a second A-side, namely "Heart like a wheel". Scheduled release date for the moment is October 24th. You can preorder this item from Amazon.co.uk.
(source: Corrsonline)
A nice idea from the official site: they will be counting down the days until "Home" is released with a song snippet each day. Plus a new Q & A session will most likely start by the end of this week.
(source: The Corrs official website)
Caroline supports the charity CLIC Sargent "Yummy Mummy". She says, "Once you hear about the fabulous work CLIC Sargent does with children with cancer, you can't say no to a Yummy Mummy invitation." Learn more about the charity....
(source: Corrsonline)
Andrea appears in the upcoming supernatural thriller "The Thread".
(source: Corrboard)
You can send in questions to each band member via COW, the official Corrs website. Don't forget the countdown to the release of "Home" continues as well with new sound samples every day.
(source: The Corrs official website)
A popular Irish radio station has let it slip that Sharon, the Corrs' violin player, is expecting a child in April. That may also be the reason why there will be no tour for the upcoming album "Home". Please note that this is best treated as a rumour until it has been officially confirmed!
(source: Corrboard)
Take an exclusive peek at Andrea's movie "The Bridge".
(source: Disfruta Los Corrs)
Promotion for "Home" is finally springing to life with various radio interviews Jim is giving today on various radio stations in Northern Ireland, among them Cool FM with Paul Kennedy, Downtown Radio with Robert Skates, BBC Ulster with George Jones, Q102.9 FM with Rosemarie Gallagher and Belfast City Beat with Joanne Stein. Plus this Thursday, catch Andrea and Jim on RTE Radio 1 with Pat Kenny. The show starts at 10am and is streamed at RTE's website.
(source: The Corrs official website)
On Thursday, Jim and Andrea will also appearing on Today FM with Tony Fenton starting at noon. Listen to the stream on Today FM's website.
(source: The Corrs official website)
Don't forget to grab your copy of the Corrs' latest album "Home", out in many countries today.
The production company which is responsible for both the design of "Home" and the upcoming DVD "All the way Home" have made two promotion clips available on their website. One is an ad for the album, the other a short sequence from the DVD documentary.
(source: Corrsonline)
Have a look at an interview with Jim in which he talks about "Home", appearing in the Sunday Post.
(source: Corrboard)
The Spanish site Portalmix offers Spanish speaking fans the opportunity to send in questions for a future interview with the band. Just click on "Manda tu pregunta" and fill out the form.
(source: Disfruta Los Corrs)
In a recent post at the Corrboard, Jim Corr has asked fans to point out illegal download sources of the new album "Home" in order to prevent this from happening.
(source: Corrboard)
As director Richard Raymond has revealed, Andrea's movie "The Bridge" will be shown at a private film screening (by invitation only). It will take place on September 30th in London, but Andrea will unfortunately not be present since she is still busy with her newest film "The Thread".
(source: Corrboard)
Lead singer Andrea has been nominated for an Irish Film & Television Award (IFTA) in the category "Best actress in a Feature Film" in recognition of her role in "The Boys and Girl from County Clare". The award ceremony show will be broadcast on Irish channel RTE1 on November 5th, 9.30PM (GMT).
(source: Corrboard)
One half of the group, namely Jim and Caroline are currently in Spain to do some promotion for "Home". Apparently there is an interview scheduled to be broadcast on "MTV Select" this week (runs mondays to fridays at 5.30PM (GMT+1)) with probably more to come. "Disfruta Los Corrs" has a very nice interview with both of them by the Spanish news agency EFE.
(source: Disfruta Los Corrs)
Catch the band on TV: on October 24th, they will be on ITV's GMTV, and on November 26th, the Corrs perform at Mastercard's "One Priceless Night" (aired on Channel 4).
(source: The Corrs official website)
As announced, the Corrs (or at least Caroline and Jim) were interviewed by Portalmix.com. Read the interview (in Spanish) with lots of questions asked by fans.
(source: Corrboard)
The official site has confirmed the release of the double A-single "Old town / Heart like a wheel" for October 24th in the UK. Pre-order this item from Amazon.co.uk...
(source: The Corrs official website)
For all fans living in Germany, the German official site has started a competition in which you can win a meet and greet with the band as a first prize. The other prizes are CDs, DVDs, books and posters. All you have to do is answer an easy question and send an e-mail with the answer. Closing date is November 15th. Good luck!
(source: The Corrs German official website)
Two weeks after its release, the Corrs' new album "Home" has entered the charts around the globe. Here are some charts positions: Spain #8, Germany #12, UK #14, Ireland #2, France #8, Italy #37, Japan #58, Switzerland #7, Austria #13, Canada #91, Belgium #38 and finally Netherlands #15. Considerung promotion was rather limited, this is definitely a success.
(sources: Corrboard, Disfruta Los Corrs, Corrs Forum)
During a recent visit to Spain, Jim and Caroline were also guests at "MTV Select". You can now watch the full interview at Disfrutaloscorrs.com.
(source: Disfruta Los Corrs)
The Corrs' latest album "Home" has climbed to the #1 spot in the Irish album charts, and the band takes this opportunity to thank all their fans for making the record such a worldwide success.
(source: Corrboard, The Corrs official website)
On October 13th is World Sight Day, and Jim supports the international blindness prevention charity ORBIS to help in their fight against avoidable blindness. He talks openly about his own struggle with a bad eye as a child and urges everyone to visit www.orbis.org.uk on Thursday to see what each can do to help.
(source: The Corrs official website)
Rumor had it for a while, but now it has been confirmed by the official site: Sharon and her husband Gavon are expecting their first child in spring next year. Congratulations to the happy couple!
(source: The Corrs official website)
Andrea's latest movie "The Bridge" has received a nomination for "Best Short International" from the Folye Film Festival, which takes place from November 11 - 20th. It also seems as if the DVD will be released around Christmas this year.
(source: Disfruta Los Corrs)
The latest album "Home" has gone gold in France just four weeks after its release. It has also sold over 60,000 copies in the UK already.
(sources: The Corrs official website, Corrboard)
The Corrs will receive this year's Special Jury Award at the Ondas awards in Spain, which rewards outstanding achievements in radio, television, film and music every year. They will collect the award plus throw in a performance on November 3rd. The show is broadcast at 8:00PM on Canal Plus Spain.
(source: The Corrs official website)
The latest single from the album "Home", called "Heart like a wheel", is released today in the UK. It features the second A-side "Old town" as well.
A couple of more dates have been announced: the Corrs will be on ITV's "Des & Mel" on November 15th, plus they will perform on "Children in Need" which will be broadcast on the BBC on November 18th.
(source: The Corrs official website)
The 18th Foyle Film Festival (North Ireland's biggest film festival) will be launched by Andrea this week. She will also attend the screening of her film "The Bridge" in Derry on November 11th.
(source: Corrboard)
The Corrs will visit the French show "Star Academy" tonight, which is broadcast on channel TF1. The show starts at 8:50PM (GMT+1).
(source: The Corrs official website)
Here's your chance to listen to Andrea on the Chris Evan's Show from 4PM on (GMT).
(source: The Corrs official website)
Lead singer Andrea has been nominated for an "Irish Film and Television Award" for her role as Anne in "The Boys and Girl from County Clare" and will be present at the show on November 5th. It will be broadcast on Irish channel RTÉ One starting at 9:30PM (GMT).
(source: The Corrs official website)
The band will be awarded an Honorary MBE (=Member of the Empire) by Queen Elizabeth of England, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the music industry and of their charitable contributions. The British Ambassador to Ireland, Stewart Eldon, will present the award in Dublin at 11:30AM on Monday, November 7.
Read the press release
(source: Corrsonline)
Today the Corrs were presented with their Honorary MBEs in Dublin. Says Andrea, "It's great to be honored in this way. We're surprised and thrilled."
Read the official statement | Watch a short clip
(source: The Corrs official website)
The band will appear on "The Late Late Show" with Pat Kenny today (November 11th) on Irish channel RTÉ One starting at 9:30PM (GMT).
(source: The Corrs official website)
The Corrs will be on ITV's "Des & Mel" today (November 15th) between 1:30 and 2:30PM (GMT).
Don't forget to get your copy of the brand new double DVD "All the way Home / Live in Geneva", out today in Europe.
Last Friday the Corrs were presented with a plaque commemorating 1 million album sales in Ireland. Considering Ireland only has about 4 million inhabitans, that's certainly a great achievement. U2 are the only other Irish band ever to have done so as well.
(source: The Corrs official website)
As well as appearing on the BBC's "Children in Need", the band will take part in a live video chat on Friday, November 18th. (source: Corrboard)
The band will be on "Children in Need" today (November 18th) between 10:35 and 11:00PM (GMT), broadcast on BBC One.
Jim and his girlfriend Gayle Williamson got engaged yesterday. Congratulations to the happy couple!
(source: The Corrs official website)
The Corrs are nominated for Best Irish Band at the Meteor Awards 2006. Vote for them here (mobile phone number not required).
(source: Corrboard)
You can win signed "Home"-CDs in a new competition at the official website. All you have to do is answer an easy question until December 19th. Good luck!
(source: The Corrs official website)
Tomorrow on Friday (Dec. 2), you can catch the Corrs on Mastercard's "One Priceless Night". The show airs on Channel 4 and starts at 11:40PM (GMT). Among others, Texas, KT Tunstall and James Blunt will also be peforming.
(source: The Corrs official website)
Jim and Andrea will be on BBC Radio 2 on Thursday, December 15th, where they will be chatting to Johnnie Walker on the Drivetime Show. Tune in between 5:00 and 7:00PM (GMT).
Plus, on Friday, December 16th, the band will be on UTV's Kelly. The show starts at 8:30PM (GMT).
(source: The Corrs official website)
After announcing his engagement to Gayle Williamson a few weeks ago, now Jim has even more fantastic news: they are expecting their first child as well. One more step closer to the "Corrs Juniors" ;). Congratulations to the happy couple!
(source: The Corrs official website)
Andrea is up for two polls from Hello! magazine: most elegant woman of 2005 and most attractive woman of 2005.
(source: Disfruta Los Corrs)
Collected news items about the Corrs from the year 2004.
No news in January.
February 12 | European tour
The Corrs' official web site has confirmed the beginning of their European tour, starting June 19th in Germany and including gigs in Austria, Belgium and Ireland also in June / July so far. There are also some new cool promo pictures for the Irish tour plus a poster can be downloaded at www.thecorrswebsite.com.
(source: The Corrs official website)
February 18 | More concerts
Even more concert dates have been announced: 2 additional gigs in Switzerland at the beginning of July and another gig in Liverpool!
(source: The Corrs official website)
March 27 | "Summer sunshine" radio release - Additional tour dates
"Summer sunshine" will be released on radios worldwide these days, plus the band is already busy doing promo for "Borrowed Heaven". Additional concert venues have been added in the USA, and there will be an additional tour in fall 2004.
(source: The Corrs official website)
April 3 | More concert dates - Killarney SummerFest with guest Sheryl Crow
Some more concert dates in Europe have been added in July. Check out the official website to see when the Corrs are near you. Plus: Sheryl Crow will be joining the band at the Killarney SummerFest on June 26!
(source: The Corrs official website)
April 9 | Hear "Summer sunshine"
Listen to the new single "Summer sunshine" at the official website.
April 24 | Promotion dates - BBC2 - Amadeus Awards
Promotion for the new album has begun: you can catch the Corrs over radio and TV stations all over Europe in the following weeks. For example the band will be joining Ken Bruce on BBC Radio 2 on Monday 26th April at 9:30AM (GMT). The show will be available on the BBC's website sometime after the broadcast. Another web cast will be streamed on April 28th from 8:30PM (CET) at http://amadeus.Aon.at live from the Amadeus Music Awards in Vienna, where the Corrs will be performing, too. The award show will also be shown on Austrian channel ORF1 one day later at 10:00PM (CET).
(source: The Corrs official website, Corrsonline)
April 28 | Second child for Caroline
As the official site just announces, Caroline is expecting her second child in fall this year. Congratulations to the happy parents Caroline and her husband Frank!
(source: The Corrs official website)
May 10th | Laureus Sports Awards
On May 10th the Corrs will be in Portugal to attend the 2004 Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony at the Centro Cultural de Belem on the Lisbon Coast. They will be performing "Summer sunshine" and "Breathless" on the show which will be broadcast worldwide, so check your TV listings.
(source: The Corrs official website)
May 22nd | Hear samples from "Borrowed Heaven"
You can listen to song samples from the current album "Borrowed Heaven" on the UK micro site.
May 24th | New musicians on stage
The Corrs have hired two new musicians: Keith Duffy's brother, Jason, will be joining Caroline on percussion and Kieran Kiely from Cork will be performing on accordion and keyboards.
(source: The Corrs official website)
June 3rd | "Angel" second single, "Long night" third
As Jim Corr announces on the offical site, "Angel" will be the second single from "Borrowed Heaven", and "Long night" the third.
(source: The Corrs official website)
July 5th | European tour - Official merchandise
The Corrs are currently touring through Europe on their "Borrowed Heaven 2004" tour. Try to catch them in concert, they are fantastic! Plus the official merchandise shop has opened its gates, so now you can buy e. g. the tour book, mugs or tee shirts at the official site.
(source: The Corrs official website)
August 16th | Promotion in the U.S. - "Angel" pushed back
Currently, the Corrs are doing promotion in the U.S.A. without Caroline. Appearances included the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Also the release date for the next single "Angel" has been pushed back to September in Europe.
September 3rd | "Angel" release - Proms in the Park - GMTV - "Wetten, dass...?"
September will see the release of "Angel" in the UK (September 6th for the regular single and September 13th for enhanced). Also in September, on the 11th the band will be joining the BBC Concert Orchestra for a 30 minute set at the "Proms in the Park". Two days later, on the 13th, they the Corrs will appaer on ITV's GMTV, while on October 2nd they will be in Berlin to perform on "Wetten, dass..?" (middle Europe's biggest TV show).
(source: The Corrs official website)
September 18th | "Angel" pushed back yet again
The release date for "Angel" has been pushed back to October 4th in many countries.
September 22nd | More concerts - Top of the Pops
More concert dates in Europe have been added. In other news, the band will be appearing on "Top of the Pops" (BBC1, 7.30GMT) this Friday, September 24th.
(source: The Corrs official website)
October 1st | "Wetten, dass...?" cancelled
As the official site has just announced, the Corrs had to cancel their appearance on "Wetten, dass...?" tomorrow due to Sharon being ill. Though this is a cruial promotion and would have been important for album sales, it's understandable Sharon wants to recover fully before starting the next part of the tour in roughly two weeks. Get well soon!
(source: The Corrs official website)
November 5th | Next single "Long night"
Now it's official: "Long night" will be the third single from "Borrowed Heaven", released on November 22nd in most country and on the 29th in the UK and Ireland.
(source: The Corrs official website)
November 24th | Caroline back for Geneva - Andrea on "Richard & Judy"
Caroline is back! She will be joining the band on stage in the second last concert of the European tour in Geneva on November 26th. Making this show even more special is the fact that it will be recorded and released on DVD. Also, Andrea will be promoting "Long night" on channel 4's "Richard & Judy" on December 6th.
(source: The Corrs official website)
No news in December.
Collected news items about the Corrs from the year 2003
"The hands that built America"
Catch the Corrs on the soundtrack for Martin Scorsese's movie "The Gangs of New York": Sharon on violin and Andrea on tin whistle are featured on U2's award winning song "The hands that built Amercia".
Brown Thomas International Fashion Show
On January 23rd Jim and Andrea were making guest appearances at the Brown Thomas International Fashion Show in Dublin's Point Theatre. The show was in aid of the Christina Noble Foundation, the ISPCC (= Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) and the Chernobyl Children's Project, and Irish and International models together with celebrity models and special guests were raising money for the charities - in the end more than €700,000!
Andrea presented a collection of items for the fashion show, and Jim left the music business for a little stint on the catwalk. The other two Corrs, Sharon and Caroline, were also present together with their husbands.
(sources: The Corrs official website, The Corrs.org, Référence Corrs)
Home coming in Dundalk
It has been officially confirmed by the Corrs that they will be giving a small concert in their home town Dundalk this year. The occasion will be the reopening of the newly refurbished Town Hall. The band will also receive formal recognition from the town in the venue for their achievements to date.
(source: The Corrboard)
Special Olympics
Sharon and Andrea have been joining Special Olympics athletes on Thursday 6th February to encourage Northern Ireland organisations and the wider public to get involved in the 2003 Special Olympics World Games through the support of an athlete programme.
(source: The Corrs official website)
Caroline is a mum
Congratulations to the happy parents Caroline and Frank- Caroline gave birth to a baby boy on February 12th. The boy who was born shortly before midnight in Dublin's Holle Street Hospital two weeks early hasn't got a name yet, but of course the whole Corr clan is incredibly happy over their new member.
(source: The Corrs official website)
New album
According to a Hotpress article, the new album will very likely be released in October 2003, with 3 songs already recorded and 10 more in the wings. A single could possibly be released a few weeks before the album, which the Corrs are producing with Sheryl Crow's producer Bill Bottrell.
(source: www.hotpress.com)
Sharon on Almost Live
On March 17th, Sharon was a guest on the "Patrick Keilty's Almost Live" show's St. Patrick's edition. She talked about the new album and her nephew whom she called "Little Jake". Her husband Gavin was also present in the audience, and Patrick Keilty congratulated him on "winning himself a Corr".
(source: The Corrs official website)
Corrs attend Parker movie premiere
The band was attending the premiere of the new Alan Parker movie "The life of David Gale" in Dublin. It was the first time that Caroline showed herself in public after the birth of her son a month ago.
(source: Référence Corrs)
Corrs win Irish World Award
The Corrs won the award for "Best International Pop Act" at the Irish World Awards presentation at the Galtymore in London's Cricklewood last week. Andrea was there to accept the award on behalf of the rest of the band.
(source: Corrsonline)
Jim and Sharon at the Meteor Awards
Jim and Sharon were presenting awards at the 2003 Meteor Award show in Dublin on March 3rd, 2003. Winners were among others Avril Lavigne, Westlife, U2 and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.
(source: Corrsonline)
No news in April.
May 3 | "The Boys and Girl from County Clare" in Cannes
This year's Cannes Film Festival in May (14th through 25th in France) will see the premiere of Andrea's last movie, "The Boys and Girl From County Clare" (formerly known as "The Great Ceili War").
(source: Corrsonline)
May 19 | Rumours about Andrea
Andrea is battling yet another rumor about her- an army officer (who is accused of having affairs with numerous other female soldiers) claims to have had an affair with her as reported by English newspaper The Telegraph on May 14th. Reacting very quickly, Andrea at once informed her lawyers and had them issue a statement which said the claim was "totally untrue" and had "no foundation whatsoever".
(source: Corrsonline)
May 23 | Corrs in Rome
The band will be in Rome with Quincy Jones as he joins with world and civic leaders to launch the global "We Are The Future" initiative for the sake of children and youth in conflict areas. The initiative will start May 24th with a three-day summit in Rome and culminate with a Global Concert in May, 2004.
(source: The Corrs official website)
June 11 | Corrs perform at World Newspaper Congress and World Editors Form
On the evening of Sunday, June 8th, the Corrs were performing an acoustic concert at the official launch of the World Newspaper Congress and World Editors Forum. This important event takes place in Ireland this year for the first time ever and lasts 4 days in which journalists and editors are participating in seminars and meetings. The Corrs' fee for the gig was donated to charity.
(source: The Corrs official website)
June 19 | Special Olympics
On Saturday, June 21st, the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics was taking place. The Corrs performed there, and it has also been broadcast on TV (RTE in Northern Ireland, other countries please see local listings).
(source: Corrsonline)
July 17 | "C'mon, c'mon" removed
"C'mon, c'mon", a bonus track on Sheryl Crow's new album "Live at Budokan" which featured the Corrs, has been taken from the original release. It is not clear now whether the song will be released at all.
(source: Corrsonline)
July 19 | Corrs to play for Mandela
On July 19th, the Corrs will be performing in South Africa at Nelson Mandela's birthday party. They are the only international band playing at this mega-event, though many other celebrities, from Bill Clinton to Stevie Wonder, are invited, too. It is even more an honor as Mr. Mandela specifically asked for the Corrs to play at the party. The show is being televised live on South African TV.
(source: The Corrs official website)
Cow Parade
Together with singer Gavin Friday, Andrea Corr has unveiled a new cow for the Cow Parade. This unique exhibiton consists of 100-150 life-size fibreglass cows which are placed on the streets of Dublin for three months (from June to September), and at the end the cows are sold to benefit charitable organizations.
This special cow has been made with the help of children from Sheriff Street After Schools Educational Project and design artist Ciaran Crowley. It is called the "No" Cow and made up of lots of smybols which say no to drink, drugs and violence.
(source: Corrsonline)
September 10 | Andrea joins the Rolling Stones for one night
The Rolling Stones performed in Dublin's Point Theatre as part of their "Licks World Tour" yesterday and had the honor to welcome Andrea on stage, who sang "Wild Horses" with Mick Jagger.
(source: The Corrs official website)
September 13 | Andrea movie premiere in Toronto
The Boys and Girl from County Clare", Andrea's new movie, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12th.
(source: The Corrs official website)
October 30 | Caroline supports Concert Fast
Last year, Andrea supported "Concern Fast" and helped to raised 2.2Mio Euros. This year Caroline takes over her role and aims to fund even more (about 2.7Mio Euros). Caroline has joined four Nigerian musicians to drum up support for the Concern Fast 2003, which will take place on Friday, November 28. For more information visit the official website.
(source: Corrsonline)
November 13 | "Time enough for tears" on soundtrack
Andrea's new song, "Time for enough for tears", will be released on the soundtrack for "In America" on 21st November.
November 15 | Sheryl Crow feat. The Corrs
Sheryl Crow's new album, "The Very Best of", features the long awaited collaboration with the Corrs called "C'mon, c'mon". It will be only available on the European versions of the release.
November 29 | 46664 in South Africa
Capetown is where the Corrs can be found right now. They are preparing for the "46664" concert initiated by Nelson Mandela to raise AIDS awareness. The concert will take place today (November 29th) at 7.00PM local time (5.00PM GMT) and last about 3 hours. Other artists include Beyonce, Ms. Dynamite, Queen, Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), Anastacia, Eurythmics and various South African bands. The Corrs will perform two songs from their repertoire and one together with Ladysmith Black Mambazo which is called "Lelilungelo Ngelakh". The concert is broadcast worldwide via TV and internet; check TV listings at the offical "46664" website.
(source: The Corrs official website, Corrsonline)
December 21 | New album called "Borrowed Heaven"
The new album has a preliminary title: "Borrowed Heaven". There is also a release date which still has to be confirmed, March 29th, 2004.
(source: Corrsonline)
10.26.02 - Launch
U2's Bono has co-written a song called "Time Enough For Tears" for the upcoming film In America, and the track will feature vocals from Andrea Corr of the Irish band the Corrs.
Bono co-wrote the song with Irish artist Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer for the movie, from Irish director/producer/screenwriter Jim Sheridan (Some Mother's Son, In The Name Of The Father, My Left Foot). The number is said to have a 1940s feel, inspired by classic songwriters like Cole Porter and singers like Ella Fitzgerald.
"Bono saw the film and was blown away by it," Friday told the website U2log. "He wanted to work with us and something happened, organically. It's very poetic, very romantic. Very vulnerable and naked. It's a beautiful song." In America is tentatively scheduled to premiere in Ireland in the spring of 2003.
In other U2-related news, Bono was also one of several music stars quoted in the Irish Times recently about manufactured pop music. "People are sick to the teeth of processed and hyped pop bands. It's crap. They want something real again and that's where we come in," Bono told the newspaper, which also printed opinions from Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC, George Michael, and Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz.
"The tide is turning," he said. "Normally, people want big rock bands to fall flat, but what I'm picking up is that they want us to do well because we are flying the flag for bands who can really play."
The Best Of U2 1990-2000 is in stores November 5. The band's video for "Electrical Storm" from the set is available for viewing on LAUNCH (launch.yahoo.com).
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