Andrea Corr

Name : Andrea Corr
Birth Name : Andrea Jane Corr
Date of Birth : 17 May 1974
Place of Birth : Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
Height : 5' 1''
Education : Dun Lughaidh Convent
Nationality : Irish
Profession : Musician
Claim to Fame : Member of the Irish musical group The Corrs.

Andrea Corr, or Andrea Jane Corr, is a member of the Irish pop/rock/Celtic musical group The Corrs. The other band members are Andrea Corr's sisters Caroline and Sharon, and her brother Jim. In her younger years, Andrea Corr was the best student among all the siblings. She began her life with the band as soon as she graduated from secondary school. The Corrs' parents were musicians who strongly encouraged each of their children to pursue music. Andrea learned the piano, as did all of her siblings. In The Corrs band, Andrea Corr is the lead singer and is their main lyricist when the group writes songs. Andrea Corr also plays the tin whistle, which when combined with her sister Sharon's fiddle playing gives the group its distinctively Irish sound. The Corrs music shows strong influences from traditional Celtic but also modern pop such as the Eagles and the Carpenters.

The Corrs first performed as a band when they auditioned to play in the musical film The Commitments (1991). Andrea Corr landed a speaking role in the film. The movie's musical director John Hughes saw potential in the band and became their manager. In 1994 The Corrs landed a recording contract with producer David Foster of Atlantic Records (USA). Their debut album was "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" (1995), followed by "Talk on Corners" (1997), "In Blue" (2000) and "Borrowed Heaven" (2004). To date they have sold some 30 million albums. Andrea Corr, along with her band The Corrs, have peformed on tour with musical acts U2, Celine Dion, and the Rolling Stones. Mick Jagger has commented "They blew us, the Stones, off our own stage". Andrea Corr have also appeared on Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and have made an MTV-sponsored "Unplugged" video. Andrea Corr is also an aspiring actress, and in addition to being featured in "The Commitments" Andrea Corr also played opposite Madonna in a singing role in Evita (1996).