Corinne Drewery

Corinne Drewery
Drewery at Bayfront Park in Miami, Florida
Background information
Born	21 September 1959 (1959-09-21) (age 52) Nottingham, England
Genres	Pop Northern soul Smooth jazz
Occupations	Musician, Composer Fashion designer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1984–present
Labels	Avex Trax, Shanachie
Associated acts	Swing Out Sister, Working Week
Website	Official Swing Out Sister Website

Corinne Drewery (born 21 September 1959, in Nottingham, England) is the lead singer of the pop music band, Swing Out Sister.

Early life

She grew up in Nottingham and the Lincolnshire^[1] village of Authorpe and went to South Reston Primary School, then Monks' Dyke High School and King Edward VI Grammar School in nearby Louth then Lincoln College. She grew up on the classic pop standards, since her father played in a band which was regular support to big stars like Tom Jones and Sandie Shaw. She was strongly influenced by Northern soul, visiting performances at the Winter Gardens in Cleethorpes, and referred to Northern soul tracks during an extensive interview on BBC Radio Nottingham. Her mother looks after Authorpe Hedgehog Care.

Music

Drewery moved to London in 1976 to study fashion at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design^[2] and eventually became a fashion designer. But she also sang for short periods with bands like Working Week.

In 1984 she first met with Andy Connell and Martin Jackson and together they formed Swing Out Sister. Apart from singing the lead vocals in the band, she is the band's lyricist, and participates in the composing of the songs together with her musical partner Connell. The group's most recent album, Beautiful Mess, was released in the U.K. and Japan in 2008 and in the U.S. in 2009.^[3]

References

1. ^ Campbell, Mary (Associated Press) (15 November 1987)Swing Out Sister makes smooth home run debut, The Gadsden Times, Retrieved 28 October 2010
2. ^ (1 June 2010) Swing it like you mean it!: Lead singer of Swing Out Sister Corinne Drewery shares her musical journey of over two decades, Bangkok Post, Retrieved 28 October 2010
3. ^ (8 September 2008) Corinne Brewery – Still in full swing, The Scotsman, Retrieved 29 October 2010

External links

• Official Swing Out Sister Website
• Swing Out Sister – the Swinging Website
• IMDb

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Name	Drewery, Corinne
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Date of birth	21 September 1959
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