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May, 2001 News
Andrea is turning 27 on May 17th. -
Happy Birthday Andrea from all the fans around the world!! :)
VOTE FOR THE CORRS ON VH1
Help VH1 in the US kick off this year's Rock Across America by voting for
the top
summer videos you want to see played on VH1. There are 54 videos to
choose from, and "Breathless"
is one of them. You can vote as many times as
you want
until they close the poll on May 11
Click here :-
http://www.vh1.com/insidevh1/shows/raa.01
A new version of In Blue
We will see a new a new version of "In Blue" being released in the South
America region in June. The album will include "One Night", or "Una Noche"
as it is called in the duet between The Corrs and Spanish superstar
Alejandro Sanz."Una Noche" is also due out as a single in South America very soon
and the
video was filmed in Mexico City with director Nick Wickham back in March.
March, 2001 News
Huge Free Concert in London
The Corrs are set to perform at the free outdoor gig in London's Trafalgar Square on April 29th,
to mark the seventh
anniversary of South Africa's "Freedom Day" weekend, the date of
South Africa's first democratic elections in 1994. Other acts set to perform
includes REM, Atomic Kitten,
Mel B and a South African group called Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Tens of thousands of fans are
expected to turn up, along with former South
African president Nelson Mandela.
An enormous stage will be erected under Nelson's Column.
For more information.
Check the Celebrate South Africa website at
http://www.celebratesouthafrica.com.
Corrs Lose in Nokia TMF Awards
The Corrs continue missed out on the "Best Live Act" award in the Nokia
TMF Awards to Robbie Williams :(
Andrea appeals for more organ donors
The Irish Kidney Association has organised a campaign to try and get more people to
become organ donors so that they can boost their kidney donor bank and
enable more life-saving operations to be carried out. The association have
been given Andrea Corr's full support during the week long campaign commencing on March 31st.
For more information visit the Irish Kidney Association
Corrs to Guest Tour with U2
Irelands two greatest bands are to perform together for the first time in
Miami, Florida
on the 24th and 26th of March.
The tickets for these concerts have been on sale since January
and they
are probably almost sold out.
Nokia TMF Awards nominee
The Corrs have been nominated for "Best Live Act" on an online poll by the Dutch music channel TMF in
association with Nokia. They are up against Britney Spears and Robbie Williams.
The TMF awards website can be found here - http://www.tmfawards.nl
Feburary, 2001 News
The Corrs Loses "Best International Group" Award :(
U2 took home the "Best International Group" award from this years Brit Awards in Earls Court, London.
The big winners at this years awards was Robbie Williams taking three awards and Coldplay walking away with two.
The Corrs Lost Grammy awards
The Corrs lost both awards yesterday. Best Pop went to Steely Dan and Instrumental went to the Brian Setzer Orchestra.
"IN BLUE" DVD-AUDIO ARRIVED!!
The Corrs' latest album, "In Blue", has released in the the DVD-Audio
format in the USA. Apart from the increased audio quality DVD-Audio enchants
the listening experience. The new format features advanced resolution,
multi-channel audio, and is talked about as the most significant industry
format launch since the CD.
Click here for more and to BUY IT ONLINE!
Australia and New Zealand Tours Postponed
The Corrs have been forced to postpone all shows in Australia and New Zealand until late September due to
Andrea suffering from a severe ear infection. A detailed list of the tour dates can be found HERE!!
The following dates are postponed:
21 Jan Aberdeen rescheduled to: Fri 6 April
22 Jan Newcastle rescheduled to: Wed 11 April
24 Jan Sheffield rescheduled to: Sun 1 April
25 Jan Nottingham rescheduled to: Mon 9 April
27 Jan Manchester rescheduled to: Wed 4 April
28 Jan Manchester rescheduled to: Thur 5 April
Award Won
The Corrs won the "Best International Group" award at NRJ Music
Awards.
It was stiff competition from All Saints, Bon Jovi, Destiny's
Child and U2.
They were also nominated for this award last year but were only runners-up.
The NRJ Music Awards are voted for by the public.
January, 2001 News
"IN BLUE" International Sales
"In Blue" has now sold in over 4.5 million copies outside the US.
The album is 10 x platinum in Ireland;
4 x platinum in New Zealand;
3 x
platinum in Australia and Spain;
2 x platinum in the UK, Italy, Denmark,
Norway, Singapore, Portugal, Indonesia;
Platinum in Sweden, South Africa,
Belgium, Canada, Japan, France,
Germany, Holland, Austria, Switzerland,
Portugal, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and
Gold in
Czech Republic, Slovenia and USA.(according to Atlantic Records)
The Corrs and Alejandro Sanz
The Corrs plan to collaborate with Spanish Superstar Alejandro Sanz on some
recording projects over the next few months.
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