Feature: This is how the music scene looked when The Corrs were at the peak of their popularity

So, it's official: The Corrs are getting back together.

Not only are the Dundalk siblings recording a new album, but they'll be playing live dates later in the year, too.

It's been a long time since they released an album – ten years, in fact – and even longer since they were at the peak of their powers, circa 1997 – 2001, when they released their biggest albums 'Talk on Corners' (1997) and 'In Blue' (2000). (Let's face it – who remembers 'Borrowed Heaven' or 'Home'?)

To give you some context, we've unearthed some other big music news events that shaped the music scene in the years The Corrs released their biggest hits.

1997:

KATRINA AND THE WAVES win the Eurovision for the UK with 'Love Shine a Light'

INXS frontman MICHAEL HUTCHENCE is found dead in his Sydney hotel room

OASIS release 'Be Here Now' and it becomes the fastest-selling album in UK history

GERI HALLIWELL wears her infamous Union Jack dress to the BRIT Awards and 'Spiceworld: The Movie' is released

U2 release 'Pop'

Rapper THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. is shot dead

SHANIA TWAIN releases her debut album 'Come on Over', which would go on to sell over 40 million copies worldwide

BLONDIE reform after a 15-year hiatus

THE VERVE release best-selling album 'Urban Hymns'

2000:

CHRISTINA AGUILERA wins 'Best New Artist' at the Grammys

Nu-metallers LINKIN PARK release their million-selling debut album 'Hybrid Theory' and LIMP BIZKIT follow suit with 'Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavoured Water'

METALLICA file a lawsuit against Napster for copyright infringement

FR. BRIAN AND THE FUN LOVIN' CARDINALS (aka Brendan O'Connor) release 'Who's in the House?'

BRITNEY SPEARS releases her second album 'Oops!… I Did It Again' and Eminem releases 'The Marshall Mathers LP'; both break sales records upon their release

MADONNA marries film director Guy Ritchie