Irish band The Corrs is made up of Irish siblings Jim, Sharon, Caroline and Andrea. The foursome grew up in Dundalk, a small town near South Armagh. Their father, Gerry Corr, worked at the local bank and he and his wife Jean played in a local band called Sound Affair, which covered Abba hits and Eagles tunes.
The sibling's band started when Jim and Sharon began playing locally as a duo, before bringing in their younger siblings to audition for the Alan Parker film, The Commitments, which coincidentally tells the story of a struggling Irish band.
Andrea scored a feature role, with the others taking bit parts. Meanwhile, the family stuck together as a quartet and worked on their sound.
Three years later, the US Ambassador to Ireland, Jean Kennedy Smith, caught their well-honed act and invited them to perform at the World Cup in the States. The Corrs were finally in the right place at the right time, winning US fans and signing with Atlantic Records.
Their international debut album, Forgiven, Not Forgotten, combined pop music with traditional Irish stylings and sold over three million copies. Talk On Corners, The Corrs' second release became the UK's top-selling album of the year.
The inescapable single Breathless followed, as did the well-received album In Blue.
The Corrs continue to tour in 2023.
