The Coral
The Coral | |
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The Coral performing at the 2003 V Festival. L to R: James Skelly, Ian Skelly and Paul Duffy | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Hoylake, Merseyside, England |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Deltasonic, Skeleton Key |
| Members | James Skelly Paul Duffy Nick Power Ian Skelly Paul Molloy |
| Past members | Bill Ryder-Jones Lee Southall |
| Website | www |
The Coral are an English rock band, formed in 1996 in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside. The band emerged during the early 2000s. Their 2002 debut album The Coral, from which came the single "Dreaming of You", was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and listed as the fourth best album of the year by NME. Their second album, Magic and Medicine (2003), produced four UK Top 20 singles, including "Pass It On". In 2008, after guitarist Bill Ryder-Jones left the band, they continued as a five-piece.