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James Steven Ignatius 'Jim' Corr was born July 31, 1964. He is the eldest and the only male sibling in the group.
He plays acoustic and electric guitar as well as piano, keyboard, accordion and background vocals. He has also had an
active role in the production aspects of all of their albums to present date, working with David Foster and Olle Romo on two
separate albums. He sang a few of his own lines in the song "1999",a cover of the Prince song.
Jim currently holds an Irish Private Helicopter's Pilot Licence, allowing him to fly small aircraft such as his Robinson
R44 Raven II helicopter. He is also heavily involved with charity causes, playing at concerts to raise money for non-profit
organisations and appeals such as the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle (where his mother was treated), the victims of the Omagh
bombing and the Prince's Trust. Jim and his sisters were also involved in the Live 8 series of concerts, performing at Edinburgh
in mid-2005 alongside Bono and other acts such as Annie Lennox, Eddie Izzard and Bob Geldof. He also performed at Nelson Mandela's
46664 concert in South Africa, to help raise awareness of the growing AIDS epidemic in Africa.
In November 2005 he announced his engagement to former Miss Northern Ireland Gayle Williamson. On May 10, 2006 Gayle gave
birth to the couple's first child, a son named Brandon. Jim and Gayle had planned on getting married, but have separated.
A reconciliation may have occurred as Jim escorted Gayle to the Go Belfast Awards on 2 November 2007.
Trivia:
- He is the eldest of The Corrs.
- By age 15, he began performing with his parents in Dundalk's bars and clubs, and he later played with the Irish traditional
singer Dolores Keane.
- Jim briefly attended music college.
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