News Archive 2005
Collected news items about the Corrs from the year 2005. Click on the number in brackets following the month to see more detailed headlines.
- January (2)
- February (1)
- March (1)
- April (2)
- May (4)
- June (3)
- July (4)
- August (6)
- September (25)
- October (17)
- November (13)
- December (3)
January 2005
Meteor nomination | Jan. 14
The Corrs are nominated for a Meteor, the most important Irish Music Award, in the category "Irish Pop".
(source: Corrsonline)
"Wetten, dass...?" | Jan. 15
In other news, the Corrs will be appearing on "Wetten, dass...?" on January 22nd (the show starts at 20:15 CET and is broadcast on German TV (ZDF), Austrian TV (ORF) and Swiss TV (SF)). 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 2005
Andrea in Hello! poll | Feb. 2
Andrea is up again for most attractive woman in the Hello! magazine. Cast your vote here! (source: Corrsonline)
March 2005
Andrea supports charity | Mar. 17
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 2005
Concert in Bonn | Apr. 13
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)
Concert in Montreux | Apr. 14
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 2005
Sharon on Kelly | May 11
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)
Sharon at 46664 Artic | May 12
Additionally to her appearance on Kelly tomorrow, Sharon has been confirmed to take part in the 46664 ARCTIC concert in Tromsų 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)
Concert in Monte Carlo | May 25
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)
"At Your Side" for charity | May 28
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 2005
Concert in Paris | Jun. 4
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)
Corrs at Live8 in Edinburgh | Jun. 17
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)
New album title and release date | Jun. 30
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 2005
Corrs at Live8 | Jul. 7
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.
"Home" German release date | Jul. 15
The German official site has announced a release date for the new album "Home": September 19th in Germany.
(source: The Corrs German official site, Corrsonline)
"The Boys and Girl from County Clare" DVD | Jul. 17
Also just released was Andrea's latest movie, "The Boys and Girl from County Clare" (albeit just in the USA - region 1).
(source: Corrsonline)
Montreux next year? | Jul. 25
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 2005
"Home" details | Aug. 7
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)
"Home" cover - First single | Aug. 23
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)
"All The Way Home" DVD | Aug. 24
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.
(source: Corrboard)
"Don't come knocking" | Aug. 24
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.
(source: Corrsonline)
Documentary on Biography channel | Aug. 27
The British biography channel will broadcoast a 30 minute feature about the Corrs on Monday, September 5th, at 6:30PM.
(source: Corrboard)
Andrea in a new movie | Aug. 30
Rumour has it that Andrea may star in a "spiritual horror movie", yet unnamed, shot in India, along side Saffron Burrows and Linus Roache. Shooting apparently starts in September.
(source: Corrsonline)
September 2005
"Old Town" video | Sept. 4
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)
"Return to Fingall" bonus track only | Sept. 4
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)
"Home" EPK available | Sept. 6
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)
New DVD pushed back | Sept. 7
The new DVD "The Corrs - All The Way Home / Live In Geneva" has been pushed back to November 14th, 2005.
(source: Corrboard)
Another new cover for "Home" | Sept. 7
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)
Popkomm competition | Sept. 9
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)
Big Buzz Award | Sept. 9
The Corrs have won the Big Buzz Award for "Bet Irish Pop Act" this year.
(source: Corrsonline)
No Corrs on "Live8" DVD | Sept. 9
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)
Double single | Sept. 11
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.
(source: Corrsonline)
Countdown at COW | Sept. 12
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 is a Yummy Mummy | Sept. 14
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's new movie | Sept. 17
Andrea appears in the upcoming supernatural thriller "The Thread".
(source: Corrboard)
Q & A on the official site | Sept. 17
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)
Sharon pregnant? | Sept. 18
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)
Watch a clip from "The Bridge"| Sept. 20
Take a peek at Andrea's movie "The Bridge".
(source: Disfruta Los Corrs)
Promotion for "Home" | Sept. 20
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)
Extended promotion for "Home" | Sept. 21
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)
"Home" released today | Sept. 26
Don't forget to grab your copy of the Corrs' latest album "Home", out in many countries today.
Stylorouge clips | Sept. 28
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)
Jim in the Sunday Post | Sept. 28
An interesting interview with Jim in which he talks about "Home" has been published in the Sunday Post.
(source: Corrboard)
Ask the Corrs | Sept. 28
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)
Jim asks for your help | Sept. 29
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)
"The Bridge" screening | Sept. 29
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)
Andrea receives IFTA nomination | Sept. 30
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)
Caroline and Jim in Spain | Sept. 30
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)
October 2005
TV appearances | Oct. 3
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)
New interview from Spain | Oct. 4
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)
Single confirmed | Oct. 4
The official site has confirmed the release of the double A-single "Old Town / Heart Like A Wheel" for October 24th in the UK.
(source: The Corrs official website)
German fans: meet the Corrs! | Oct. 5
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)
"Home" in the charts | Oct. 7
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)
MTV Select interview | Oct. 7
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)
"Home" is #1 | Oct. 11
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)
Jim supports World Sight Day | Oct. 11
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)
It's official: Sharon is pregnant | Oct. 16
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)
"The Bridge" nomination | Oct. 21
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)
"Home" reaches gold | Oct. 23
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)
Ondas awards | Oct. 22
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)
"Heart Like A Wheel" out today | Oct. 24
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.
More TV appearances | Oct. 24
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)
Andrea to open Foyle Film Festival | Oct. 26
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)
"Star Academy" in France | Oct. 28
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)
Andrea on BBC2 Radio | Oct. 29
Here's your chance to listen to Andrea on the Chris Evan's Show from 4PM on (GMT).
(source: The Corrs official website)
November 2005
Andrea at the IFTAs | Nov. 2
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)
Britain honours the Corrs | Nov. 4
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.
(source: Corrsonline)
Corrs receive MBEs | Nov. 7
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." Watch a short clip
(source: The Corrs official website)
The Late Late Show | Nov. 11
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)
Des & Mel | Nov. 15
The Corrs will be on ITV's "Des & Mel" today (November 15th) between 1:30 and 2:30PM (GMT).
New DVD out today | Nov. 14
Don't forget to get your copy of the brand new double DVD "All The Way Home / Live In Geneva", out today in Europe.
1 million sales in Ireland | Nov. 17
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)
Video chat with the Corrs | Nov. 17
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)
Reminder: Children in Need today | Nov. 18
The band will be on "Children in Need" today (November 18th) between 10:35 and 11:00PM (GMT), broadcast on BBC One.
Jim gets engaged | Nov. 20
Jim and his girlfriend Gayle Williamson got engaged yesterday. Congratulations to the happy couple!
(source: The Corrs official website)
Vote for Corrs at the Meteors | Nov. 22
The Corrs are nominated for Best Irish Band at the Meteor Awards 2006.
(source: Corrboard)
New competition | Nov. 22
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)
Reminder: One Priceless Night | Nov. 22
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)
December 2005
New appearances | Dec. 6
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)
Another child for the Corrs | Dec. 9
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)
Vote for Andrea | Dec. 30
Andrea is up for two polls from Hello! magazine: most elegant woman of 2005 and most attractive woman of 2005.
(source: Disfruta Los Corrs)