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Corr Blimey, Then There Were None Left
Third and last of the sisters in singing family now spoken for
---- By Fiona Chan (Straits Times Life!, 180501) -----


Breathless in Trafalgar Square is Andrea Corr, performing at the
South Afican democracy concert

Guys, throw away your last vestige of hope. The youngest Corr sister is no longer single and available.

Speaking on the phones from Hong Kong on Tuesday, Andrea Corr reveals that "yes, there is someone special in my life".

But she will not go into details, saying only that he has no objection to The Corrs' frequent travels.

"We try to come home once a month and he's fine with that," she says. "If you're happy with a person, the rest doesn't really matter."

Not only are all three gorgeous sisters in the band now spoken for, the oldest, Sharon, is also almost about to get married.

But Andrea immediately dismisses speculation that the Irish group might break up after Sharon, who plays the violin, exchanges vows with her long-time boyfriend later this year.

"We recognize that our strength is in the four of us," she adds in a soft drawl. "Individually, it'd be quite lonely. We write together, we play together, and we sing together. And now we've had lots of success we realize that we're actually the only ones who understand what the others are going through.

"Sharon's been committed to this man for seven years. Now it will become a written commitment, but actually it was always there. If she decides to have a family…well, we'll see what happens when she does."

The Irish group, which cancelled its February gig in Singapore because lead vocalist Andrea had an ear infection from traveling, confirmed that their concert here has been reschedule for October 6 at the Indoor Stadium.

But those who can't wait that long to see the sibling quartet perform can catch the televised version of their recent concert at London's Wembley Arena. The programme premiered on HBO on Wednesday, and will be repeated three times this month on the same channel.

In the meantime, the three sultry sisters - the last is drummer Caroline - and their oft-overlooked brother Jim have not been idle.

After Andrea recovered from the ear infection, the band went on to finish their postponed British tour, promote their latest album, In Blue, in America, and perform at the South African Freedom Day Concert in Trafalgar Square in London on April 29.

"It was really amazing," Andrea says of the last event. "The celebrations were at Trafalgar Square because that's where people would petition every year and demonstrate for freedom in South Africa.

For her, the highlight was getting to meet Nelson Mandela in person.

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