With a voice that “could melt icebergs at 50 paces” (VOX), Belfast born Briana Corrigan of The Beautiful South is best known for delivering Beautiful South’s most successful single, the chart topping, No1, Brit award winning A Little Time where her unique vocal -“one of the most distinctive voices in pop” (Time Out) and Heaton’s brilliantly acerbic lyrics and catchy melody combined to create an unforgettable anthem to broken love. As a songwriter in her own right, Corrigan has released 2 critically acclaimed solo albums, enjoying accolades from the likes of Q magazine, “ her forte…. chest hugging breast beating balladry of the highest calibre”, “A revelation!” (Melody Maker) “a songwriter of wit and elegance” (Hot Press), “It’s like listening to someone sing you a story. The rain outside is drifting along the glass and this is a good soundtrack to the tale of its falling” (Melody Maker) Released in 1996, When My Arms Wrap You Round included the first song Corrigan had ever written, ‘Now You Talk’. Corrigan’s voice retained its allure and several of the songs possessed an emotional directness which had never featured among the Beautiful South’s many qualities. In 2012 Briana released her second album ‘Redbird’ to much critical acclaim. Briana started touring and recording again in 2023, has released 2 singles, 'Sweet Songbird' and 'The Young Dublin Rose'. Her next album release is planned for 2025