Andrea Corr
Andrea Corr is the Irish singer, songwriter and tin whistle player at the heart of The Corrs, with solo albums and the memoir Barefoot Pilgrimage to explore too.
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Known for
Overview
- From
- Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
- Born
- 17 May 1974
- Known for
- Lead vocals, tin whistle and piano with The Corrs
- Family band
- Andrea, Sharon, Caroline and Jim Corr
- Solo debut
- Ten Feet High (2007)
Mini bio
How it started.
Andrea grew up in Dundalk, the youngest of the four Corr siblings. Music was already part of family life: her parents performed covers together, and she remembers listening closely to their recordings at home. The siblings formed The Corrs in 1990, bringing traditional Irish sounds into their pop songs.
The breakthrough.
Their debut album, Forgiven, Not Forgotten, arrived in 1995. Talk on Corners followed in 1997 and became a UK number one. In April 1999, the two records occupied the top two places on the British album chart at the same time. Andrea later recalled that their BBC-broadcast St Patrick’s Day concert at the Royal Albert Hall changed the band’s trajectory.
Her own records.
Andrea stepped into a solo career with Ten Feet High in 2007, produced by Nellee Hooper with Bono as executive producer. Lifelines followed in 2011, revisiting songs that mattered to her. A performance at Our Lady’s Hospice in Dublin inspired her Christmas Songs EP in 2020; The Christmas Album followed in 2022.
Beyond the songs.
Her 2019 memoir Barefoot Pilgrimage reflects on family, creativity and losing her father, mixing personal photographs with original poems. She has also acted on screen and stage, including playing the title role in Jane Eyre at Dublin’s Gate Theatre in 2010.
Creditschronological, newest first
Solo music
- 2022The Christmas AlbumSolo artist
- 2011LifelinesSolo artist
- 2007Ten Feet HighSolo artist and songwriter
With The Corrs
- 2000In BlueLead singer
- 1997Talk on CornersLead singer
- 1995Forgiven, Not ForgottenLead singer
Books
- 2019Barefoot PilgrimageAuthor
Stage and screen
- 2010Jane Eyre, Gate TheatreJane Eyre
- 1998Quest for CamelotSinging voice of Kayley
Awards
Quotes
Music has an incredible way of bringing people together and inspiring hope.Andrea Corr, The Corrs official website
In the March 2025 announcement of the band’s Royal Albert Hall concert for Teenage Cancer Trust.
Trivia
- She names Nina Simone as her favourite singer in her Nine Songs interview.
- One of her first concerts was Prince’s Lovesexy show in Cork.
- The Christmas Songs EP used the Giovanni Consort Choir in Perth because pandemic restrictions limited where choirs could sing together.
Find Andrea
Follow Andrea’s own accounts, or visit The Corrs for band news and tour dates.
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