1. Sharon Corr is best known as a member of the pop-rock band the Corrs, which she co-founded in 1990 with her elder brother Jim and younger sisters Caroline and Andrea.
21 Facts About Sharon Corr
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Sharon Corr plays the violin, piano and guitar, and sings backing vocals.
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Sharon Corr began learning the violin when she was six years old.
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Sharon Corr has played in national youth orchestras and is qualified to teach the violin.
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The Corr siblings were appointed honorary MBEs in 2005 by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of both their musical talent and their charitable work raising money for the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne, victims of the Omagh Bombing, and other charities.
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On 22 March 2019, Sharon Corr was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Open University, in recognition of her "exceptional contribution to education and culture".
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In 2012, Sharon Corr was revealed as one of the coaches on the first series of the RTE talent show The Voice of Ireland.
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In July 2009, Sharon Corr was voted into first place in the Ms Twitter UK competition.
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On 15 July 2009, Sharon Corr appeared on This Morning, having been booked by host Phillip Schofield via Twitter, to confirm the release of a new solo single and album.
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The album, Dream of You, was released on 13 September 2010 and comprises a number of self-penned tracks and select covers with Sharon Corr playing violin throughout.
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Sharon Corr was joined by longtime Corrs' sidemen Anthony Drennan on lead guitar, Keith Duffy on bass, and Jason Duffy on drums, with orchestral arrangements by Fiachra Trench, a collaborator on four Corrs' albums.
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Sharon Corr embarked on the Dream of You Tour on 19 August 2011 in Aberdeen and continued through the UK and Europe, with an Australian leg added in January 2012.
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Sharon Corr was a coach on the first and second series of the RTE talent show The Voice of Ireland.
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Sharon Corr finished writing the album in March 2012 and she said it may be called Catch the Moon.
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Sharon Corr embarked on The Same Sun Tour in late 2013, touring in The Netherlands, Germany, Brazil, and Indonesia.
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Sharon Corr performed in Indonesia at Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia, on 24 September 2013 as a special guest.
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Sharon Corr was joined on tour by Yovie Widianto who was a special guest in Madrid, Spain, in November 2013.
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Sharon Corr released her third solo album, The Fool and the Scorpion on 24 September 2021.
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In May and June 2022, Sharon Corr will embark on a UK tour supporting Jeff Beck, following her Spain and France gigs in January 2022.
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In 2001, Sharon Corr married Belfast barrister Robert Gavin Bonnar in Cratloe Church, County Clare.
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Sharon Corr recorded two tracks in 2008 with the Welsh operatic singer Bryn Terfel, and "Amarrado a Ti" with the Spanish singer Alex Ubago in 2009.