Joel Corry

Biography

Joel Corry (born 10 June 1989) is an English DJ, producer, bodybuilder, and television personality. He came to prominence in 2019 with the release of his single "Sorry×Sorry28 June 2019 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Sorry3:09", featuring vocals from Hayley May, which reached number six in the UK Singles Chart. In 2020, Corry released the singles "Lonely×Lonely24 January 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Lonely3:11" and "Head & Heart". The latter, which features MNEK on vocals, spent six weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart and also became Corry's first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Career

Corry had a recurring role on MTV reality television series Geordie Shore, alongside his then girlfriend Sophie Kasaei from 2012 to 2013, briefly appearing again in 2017. He also has a personal training business, an app called Joel Corry PT and a gym and leisurewear company Most Rated, which is also the name of his own record label. In 2015 he released his debut singles "Back Again" and "Light It Up". In 2017 he released the singles "Just Wanna", "All the Things", "All Night", "Sunlight" and "Feel This Way". He released the singles "Hurt", "All I Need", "Only You", "Good As Gold" and "Fallen×Fallen14 December 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Fallen3:03" in 2018 which premiered on Our Culture Mag. In April 2019, he released the single "Sorry×Sorry28 June 2019 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Sorry3:09"; the song features uncredited vocals from Hayley May. In July 2019, the song broke the record for the most Shazamed track in one day, with 41,000 Shazams. The song was featured on the ITV2 reality television series Love Island. The song peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart.
In July 2020, Corry achieved his first UK number-one single with the MNEK collaboration "Head & Heart". It stayed at number 1 for six consecutive weeks and became an international hit for Corry. It was certified platinum for exceeding 600,000 units on 11 September 2020.
In July 2022, Corry appeared in an episode of Love Island where he DJed for a party thrown for the islanders.
On 21 October 2022, Corry released "Lionheart (Fearless)×Lionheart (Fearless)21 October 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Lionheart (Fearless)3:07" which features singer Tom Grennan. The single debuted at number 37 on the UK singles chart, peaking in its twelfth week on the chart at number 18.