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Sharon Corr Profile |
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Birth Date: March 24, 1970
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Birth Place: Dundalk, Ireland
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Birth Name: Sharon Helga Corr
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Height: 5'5"
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Biography |
Sharon Helga Corr (born March 24, 1970 in Dundalk, Ireland)
is a musician and member of the Irish pop-rock band The
Corrs. She plays the violin and sings backing vocals. At
5'5", Sharon is the tallest of the three sisters, and the
second tallest of the four siblings, after her elder brother
Jim Corr.
Sharon Corr began learning to play the violin when she was 6
years old. Her sister, Caroline Corr, was meant to learn it
but wasn't interested so Sharon went instead. She has played
in an orchestra and is qualified to teach the violin. The
Corr siblings were awarded honorary MBEs in 2005 by Queen
Elizabeth II, in recognition of their musical talents and
also their charitable work which has raised money for
Freeman Hospital in Newcastle, victims of the Omagh Bombing
and other charities.
In 2001, she married Belfast barrister Gavin Bonnar. They
had met when Sharon was shooting for the video of Runaway,
their very first single. They welcomed their first child, a
boy named Cathal Robert Gerard Bonnar, on March 31, 2006.
Sharon gave birth to their second child, a girl, Flori Jean
Elizabeth Bonnar on the 18th of July 2007.
Sharon Corr has also written singles such as Runaway, Radio,
Long Night and Goodbye which helped the band establish
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Other
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Sister of Caroline Corr, Andrea Corr, and Jim Corr
Learned to play the violin when she was 6 years old. Her
sister Caroline was meant to learn it but wasn't interested,
so Sharon took it up instead. She has played in an
orchestra, and is a qualified instructor.
Gave birth to a boy, Cathal 'Cal' Robert Gerard Bonnar, on
31 March 2006. He was born in Dublin and weighed in at 5
pounds, 8 ounces.
She doesn't drive.
She and Gavin are expecting their second baby in July 2007.
Niece Rihann Andrea Woods, born 1 December 2006. Daughter of
her sister Caroline Corr.
Niece Georgina Woods, born 11 October 2004. Daughter of her
sister Caroline Corr.
Nephew Jake Woods, born 12 February 2003. Son of her sister
Caroline Corr.
Nephew Brandon Corr, born 10 May 2006. Son of her brother
Jim Corr.
Daughter Flori Jean Elizabeth, born 18 July 2007.
Son Cathal Robert Gerard (Cal) born 31 March 2006. |
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