Who Is Who

A dictionary-like overview over the many people that are part of the Corrs' lives, be it professional or private. These names come up all the time and are frequently featured in the credits and "thank you"s of the albums. Missing someone? Let me know!

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Avnet, Brian

President of 143 Records. Helped sign the Corrs and worked with them on "Talk On Corners".

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Ballard, Glen

One of the producers of "Talk On Corners", also co-writer of "What I know" and "Queen Of Hollywood".

Bayer Sager, Carol

Co-writer of "Don't Say You Love Me" & "I Never Loved You Anyway" from "Talk On Corners" and "Looking Through Your Eyes" and "On My Father's Wings" for the "Quest For Camelot" soundtrack.

Bonnar, Robert Gavin

Sharon's husband (married in 2001) and father of their son Cal (born in 2006).

Bono

Lead singer of fellow Irish band "U2" and a close friend of the band. Guest appeared on "Live In Dublin", co-wrote "Time Enough For Tears" and "Don't Come Knocking". Also produced Andrea's solo album "Ten Feet High".

Brady, Conor

Dublin guitarist Brady shortly replaced Anto Drennan on the "Talk On Corners" world tour.

Brady, Paul

Irish singer and song-writer gave the Corrs one of their first jobs: as background singers on the track "Just In Time" on the album "Spirits Colliding" (1995).

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Campbell, Ollie

Irish rugby player, good friend of John Hughes. Helped to fund the Corrs' debut album. Also a source of inspiration for the band to keep going when he achieved a seemingly impossible win over Scotland in 1984 (Triple Crown).

Caylor, Mark

Designer for "Stylorouge", involved in the design for "Borrowed Heaven".

Clearmountain, Bob

Mixer and engineer involved in the recording of "Forgiven, Not Forgotten", "Talk On Corners" and "Live In Dublin".

Corr, Brandon

Son of Jim and Gayle Williamson. Born May 10th, 2006.

Corr, Cal

Full name Cathal Robert Gerard Corr. Son of Sharon and Gavin Bonnar. Born March 31st, 2006.

Corr, Georgina

Daughter of Caroline and Frank Woods. Born October 2004.

Corr, Gerry

The Corrs' father (born in 1933). Was married to Jean Corr.

Corr, Jake

Full name Jake Gerard Corr. Son of Caroline and Frank Woods. Born February 12th, 2003.

Corr, Jean

The Corrs' mother (born in 1942, died in 1999). Was married to Gerry Corr.

Corr, Rihann

Daughter of Caroline and Frank Woods. Born December 1st, 2006.

Crow, Sheryl

American singer and song writer. Worked with the Corrs on a song called "C'mon, C'mon" in 2003.

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Desmond, Brett

Andrea's current boyfriend (spring 2008). Son of multi-millionaire Dermot Desmond.

Dion, Celine

Franco-Canadian singer. The Corrs were support act for her 1996 European tour. She also appeared on Luciano Pavarotti's "Pavarotti & Friends for the children of Liberia" in 1998, where Andrea joined her on the tin whistle for the performance of "My Heart Will Go On".

Drennan, Anto

Anthony "Anto" Drennan plays the lead guitar in the band. Part of "DFHM". Also part of Andrea's solo band.

Duffy, Jason

Brother of Keith and Paul, has helped out behind the drums during Caroline's pregnancy. Now responsible for additional drums.

Duffy, Keith

Keith has been playing the bass guitar for the Corrs since their early beginnings. Brother of Jason and Paul.

Duffy, Paul

Brother of Jason and Keith. Played the saxophone on "In Blue".

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Egan, Barry

Journalist for newspaper "Irish Independent", has done various in-depth interviews with the band

Ertegün, Ahmet

Founder of Atlantic Records, died in 2006

Evans, Shaun

Former boyfriend of Andrea (2003-2006). British actor ("Being Julia", "The Boys and Girl from County Clare", "Cashback", "Gone").

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Farrell, Billy

Programmer, keyboard player and also co-producer for "In Blue". Also programmer for "Borrowed Heaven". Part of "DFHM".

Ferrara, Nick

The Corrs' New York lawyer. For example he represented the band in the legal battle over "Breathless".

Fleetwood, Mick

Founding member of band "Fleetwood Mac". Joined the Corrs on stage for their gig at the "Royal Albert Hall".

Flom, Jason

Manager at Lava Records. Helped the Corrs to get their record deal.

Foster, David

Producer and song-writer. Signed the Corrs to his label 143 Records. Co-produced "Forgiven, Not Forgotten", "Talk On Corners", and co-wrote "Someday" (from the debut album), "Make You Mine" (from "Best Of") and "Looking Through Your Eyes" & "On My Father's Wings" for the andrea-questforcamelot.php"Quest For Camelot" soundtrack.

Friday, Gavin

Irish singer and song-writer. Co-writer of "Time Enough For Tears" together with Bono and Maurice Seezer. Co-producer of Andrea's solo album "Ten Feet High".

Froom, Mitchell

Producer of "Unplugged", "Live In Dublin" & "Home", co-producer of "In Blue".

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Gaster, Barry

The Corrs' business manager, a long-time associate of John Hughes. Responsible for public relations (PR). Father of Paul and Mark.

Gaster, Mark

Webmaster of the official website. Son of Barry and brother of Paul.

Gaster, Paul

Dublin photographer. Hired by John Hughes to do the Corrs' very first photo shot. His works from seven years of following the band have been released as a book called "The Corrs. Corner to Corner. The Authorised Behind-the-Scenes Book" (1999). Son of Barry and brother of Mark.

Groban, Josh

American singer with a trained opera voice. Managed by David Foster, who brought him and the Corrs together for a collaboration called "Canto Alla Vita" in 2002.

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Henry, Caroline

Band personal assistant and management assistant to John Hughes. Took over from Emma Hill.

Hill, Emma

The Corrs' former personal assistant. She quit this job in 1999 when she moved to London. Has been replaced with Caroline Henry.

Hooper, Nellee

Music producer of Andrea's first solo album called "Ten Feet High" in 2007.

Hubbard, John

Casting director for "The Commitments" and "The Boys and Girl from County Clare". Recommended Andrea for the role of Anne in the latter movie to director John Irvin.

Hubbard, Ros

Casting director for "The Commitments", for which the band tried out.

Hughes, Anna Lucy

Daughter of John and Marie Hughes. Also John's personal assistant.

Hughes, John

The Corrs' manager from day one. Married to Marie Hughes. Father of Anna Lucy. Part of "DFHM".

Hughes, Marie

Wife of John Hughes. Mother of Anna Lucy.

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Irvin, John

Director of "The Boys and Girl from County Clare", which starred Andrea.

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Jarre, Jean Michel

French electronic musician. Sharon plays the violin on his track "Rendez-vous à Paris" from his album "Metamorphoses" (2000).

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Kennedy-Smith, Jean

American ambassador to Ireland in 1994. She heard the Corrs play at "Whelan's" and was so enthusiastic about them that she invited them back to play in Boston.

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Lange, R.J. "Mutt"

Co-producer of "In Blue", also co-writer of "Breathless", "Irresistible" and "All The Love In The World".

Leiber, Oliver

Co-producer of "Talk On Corners" and "In Blue Special Edition". Also co-writer of "Hopelessly Addicted", "Love Gives, Love Takes", "Love In The Milky Way" and "Only When I Sleep" (from "Talk On Corners").

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Madonna

Since Madonna landed the leading role in the movie version of the musical "Evita", Andrea had a little scene with her. She sings "Hello And Goodbye".

Martin, Tim

Engineer for "Unplugged", "In Blue" & "Borrowed Heaven". Co-producer of "In Blue". Part of "DFHM".

Moloney, Paddy

Member of Irish band "The Chieftains". Collaborated with the Corrs on the song "Little Wing" for "Talk On Corners" and also worked with them on "I Know My Love".

Murray, Oisin

Programmer for "In Blue".

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Nowels, Rick

Co-producer of "Talk On Corners". Also co-writer of "Intimacy".

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O'Connor, Rob

Founder and Creative Director of "Stylorouge", a design firm which was involved in "All The Way Home" and designed the sleeves for "Best Of", "Borrowed Heaven", "Home" and "Dreams".

O'Hare, Brendan

Man from Belfast who collapsed on the peak of Ben Nevis in 2001. He was taking part in a charity walk to raise money for the Ulster Cancer Foundation when he suffered from a heart attack and died of it. Mentioned in the booklet of "Home".

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Parker, Alan

Director of "The Commitments", for which the band tried out. Andrea landed a speaking role and was remembered for a little cameo in "Evita", which Parker also directed.

Pavarotti, Luciano

Italian opera singer. Invited the Corrs to join him for "Pavarotti & friends for the children of Libera" in Italy in 1998 and performed "'O Surdato 'nnammurato" together with the band.

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Rawling, Brian

Remixed "Goodbye (2006 Remix)".

Raymond, Richard

Director of "The Bridge", which starred Andrea.

Romo, Olle

Producer of "Borrowed Heaven".

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Sanz, Alejandro

Spanish singer. Collaborated with the Corrs on three songs: a Spanish version of "One Night" called "Una Noche", The Hardest Day" and "Me Iré".

Schmidt, Torben

Engineer and co-producer of "Live".

Seezer, Maurice

Co-writer of "Time Enough For Tears" (from "Borrowed Heaven"), together with Gavin Friday and Bono.

Sheridan, Jim

Director of "In America", for which "Time Enough For Tears" was used.

Simone, David

Former president of PolyGram Music Publishing and past executive at Geffen Records.

Steinberg, Billy

Co-producer of "Talk On Corners". Also co-writer of "Intimacy".

Stewart, Rod

British singer. He asked Sharon, Caroline and Andrea to play violin, bodhrán and tin whistle respectively on the track "Ooh La La" for his album "When We Were The New Boys".

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Tanham, Ciaran

Director of the "Love To Love You" music video. Also director of the "The Right Time" documentary.

Terry, Todd

Remixer of "Dreams".

Trench, Fiachra

Orchestra arranger and conductor. Worked with the Corrs on "Unplugged", "Live In Dublin" and "Home".

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U2

Irish band. Front man Bono is a good friend of the Corrs and they have worked together on numerous occasions. Their track "The Hands That Built America" from the movie "The Gangs Of New York" features Andrea on tin whistle and Sharon on violin.

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Voulzy, Laurent

French singer. Asked Andrea to duet with him on the song "All I Have To Do Is Dream".

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Westenberg, Kevin

Photographer. Did the still photos for "Unplugged", "Live In Dublin", "Borrowed Heaven" and "Home".

Wheatley, Jeremy

Remixed "Shame On You (To Keep My Love From Me)" from Andrea's debut album "Ten Feet High".

Whelan, Bill

Owner of a pub called "Whelan's" in Dublin. While playing here on one of their first gigs, the Corrs met Jean Kennedy-Smith.

Wilkins, Wayne

Co-producer for "Make You Mine" from the "Best Of" album.

Williamson, Gayle

Jim's former fiancee. Mother of their son Brandon (born in 2006). Supposedly moved out of their joint home in winter 2006.

Wilson, Brian

Former member of American band The Beach Boys. Performed a live version of his classic hit "God Only Knows" together with the Corrs in 2002.

Wood, Ron

aka Ronnie Wood. Member of American rock group Rolling Stones. Guest appeared on "Live In Dublin", welcomed Andrea on his stage for "Far East Man".

Woods, Frank

Caroline's husband (married in 2002) and father of Jake (born in 2003), Georgina (born in 2004) and Rihann (born in 2006).