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When did The Coral start making music?

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The Coral's first song “Shadows Fall” released on July 9, 2001.


The Coral was formed in 1996 in Liverpool by James Skelly and his brother, Ian, Paul Duffy, Lee Southall and Bill Ryder-Jones before being joined by Nick Power two years later.

The band’s Mercury Award-nominated debut was a huge critical hit in 2002, and its successor, Magic and Medicine achieved similar successes, with the two albums spawning... Read More
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