雅思词汇：爱尔兰"出土"的名人_雅思英语词汇

雅思词汇：爱尔兰"出土"的名人

　　The Corrs are an Irish band which combine pop rock with traditional Celtic folk music. The brother and sisters are from Dundalk, Ireland. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea ; Sharon ; Caroline ; and Jim .

　　The Corrs have released five studio albums and numerous singles, which have reached platinum in many countries. Talk on Corners, their most successful album to date, reached multi-platinum status in Australia, and in the UK was the highest selling album of 1998. The band are only the second group in history to hold the number 1 and number 2 album positions simultaneously in the UK charts with Talk On Corners at number 1 and Forgiven Not Forgotten at number 2. The first group to achieve this accolade was The Beatles. Forgiven Not Forgotten was the second highest selling album in Australia in 1996, behind Alanis MorissettesJagged Little Pill. Their third studio album, In Blue went to number 1 in 17 countries.

　　The Corrs have been actively involved in philanthropic activities. They have performed in numerous charity concerts such as the Princes Trust in 2004 and Live 8 alongside Bono in 2005. The same year, they were awarded honorary MBEs for their contributions to music and charity. The Corrs are on hiatus because Jim and Caroline are raising families, while Andrea and Sharon are pursuing solo careers. Sharon doesnt know if The Corrs will get back together.

　　Westlife是在1998年成立的爱尔兰男子歌唱团体。 Westlife在爱尔兰和英国走红，在非洲、澳大利亚与亚洲也很受欢迎。1999年至2005年间，Westlife有13张单曲唱片在英国高据首位;其数量排名历史第四位，仅次于Elvis Presley、披头士和Cliff Richard。西城男孩也是英国流行音乐史上唯一一支头七支单曲空降榜首的乐队。西城男孩在世界范围内售出四千万张专辑，其中包括七张超白金专辑。2011年10月20日，成立14年的爱尔兰流行组合西城男孩在官网发布了解散声明。

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