Corrinne May
| Corrinne May | |
|---|---|
 May at Peets Coffee Tarzana in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Corrinne Foo May Ying |
| Born |
19 January 1973 Singapore |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, acoustic guitar |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels |
Pink Armchair Records (US) |
| Website |
corrinnemay |
Corrinne May is a Singaporean Catholic[1] musician, singer, and songwriter.[2] She has released five record albums the latest being Crooked Lines in 2012.
Life and career
In March 2012, May released her album Crooked Lines,[3] whose inspiration was based on May's experience with raising her daughter Claire during her four-year career hiatus.[4][5] The song from the album, "Beautiful Life", earned an accolade in 2014 for top local English pop song at the 19th Annual Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (Compass) Awards.[6] Another song from the album, "When I Close My Eyes", was inspired by Claire's favorite children's book of the same name.[5] May recorded acoustic version of "Just What I Was Looking For" on video.[5] Other tracks of the album are "In My Arms", "Lazarus", "24 Hours", "You Believed", "Pinocchio", "Because of Love", "Your Song", "Sight of Love", and "If You Ask".[7]
Corrinne also participated in an album named 'Celebrate Breath', the twentieth in a series of Celebrate albums from Craig ‘n Co., andco-produced by Kavin Hoo and Todd Herzog.[8]
Discography
- Fly Away (2001)
- Safe in a Crazy World (2005)
- The Gift (2006)
- Beautiful Seed (2007)
- Crooked Lines (2012)
Awards
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2001 | New Folk Award, Kerrville Folk Festival |
| 2003 | Best Contemporary Album, Just Plain Folks Music Awards |
| 2007 | COMPASS Young Composer of the Year (Singapore) |
| 2007 | COMPASS Wings of Excellence (Singapore) |
| 2007 | NUS Young Alumni Award (Singapore) |
References
- ↑ "Corrinne May on Catholic values, family, entertainment industry". CatholicNews. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ Chen, Edith Wen-Chu; Yoo, Grace J. (2010). Encyclopedia of Asian American Issues Today. ABC-CLIO. p. 674. ISBN 9780313347511. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ↑ Hon, Jing Yi. "Corrinne May’s return to discovery". Today. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ https://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/blogs/singapore-showbiz/jason-mraz-corrinne-may-perform-singapore-june-103631064.html
- 1 2 3 Rasul, Julianne June (12 April 2012). "Influenced by motherhood". AsiaOne. Retrieved 7 October 2015. First published in The New Paper.
- ↑ Ting, Lisabel (30 September 2014). "JJ Lin, Corrinne May bag prizes at Compass Awards". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/crooked-lines/id518134498
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