11 Facts About Caroline Corr

Caroline Georgina Corr was born on 17 March 1973 and is an Irish singer and drummer for the Celtic folk rock band the Corrs.

The Corr siblings were appointed honorary MBEs in 2005, in recognition of their music and charitable work, which has raised money for the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne, victims of the Omagh Bombing and other charities.

Caroline Corr was born on 17 March, 1973 in Dundalk, Ireland, to Jean and Gerry Caroline Corr.

Caroline Corr was brought up in a Catholic household and was sent to the same school, Dun Lughaidh Convent, as her sisters.

Caroline Corr's parents played ballads and folk tunes in local bands, and formed their own band called "Sound Affair".

Caroline Corr was taught the piano by her father Gerry at a very early age like her other siblings.

Caroline Corr learnt the bodhran by watching videos of traditional Irish musicians playing it.

Caroline Corr learned how to play the drums with the help of a former boyfriend who gave her the lessons.

Caroline Corr performed No Frontiers, a cover of a Jimmy MacCarthy song, on The Corrs Unplugged along with her sister Sharon.

In 2020, Caroline Corr was part of an Irish collective of female singers and musicians called "Irish Women in Harmony", that recorded a version of Dreams in aid of the charity SafeIreland, which deals with domestic abuse which had reportedly risen significantly during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Caroline Corr married Frank Woods, a property developer and boyfriend of many years, on 22 August 2002, in Majorca, Spain.