Vanessa Corish | |
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| Born | Sydney, Australia |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
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Vanessa Corish is an Australian-born singer-songwriter and record producer. She has written songs for artists includingOlivia Newton-John,Tina Arena,Wynonna Judd,Human Nature,Donny Osmond andTroy Cassar-Daley. Some of Corish’s most notable works include the US Country #1"Now That I Found You", recorded byTerri Clark,.[1] and "Dare to Dream", performed byOlivia Newton-John andJohn Farnham at the opening ceremony of theSydney 2000 Olympic Games, broadcast to an estimated global audience of 4.5 billion viewers.[2]
Corish co-wrote the US #1 Country song"Now That I Found You" withPaul Begaud and J.D. Martin.[1] The song appears on Clark’s albumHow I Feel,[3] which was certified Platinum by theRIAA.[4] The song was also included on Clark’sGreatest Hits 1994–2004, which is certified Gold by the RIAA.[5]
In 2022,Country Universe featured "Now That I Found You" in its retrospective series on every No. 1 country single of the 1990s, crediting Corish alongside Paul Begaud and J.D. Martin as co-writers.[6]
In a 2020 interview with ABC Radio, Corish reflected on writing "Dare to Dream" for the opening ceremony of theSydney 2000 Olympic Games calling it “one of the greatest joys of my life,” and discussed the experience of hearingOlivia Newton-John andJohn Farnham perform the song at the Opening Ceremony.[7]
Corish co-wrote and co-produced the song "Reach Out" withPaul Begaud for the2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. It was performed at the opening ceremony by Bollywood playback singerSunidhi Chauhan.[8][9] The event was broadcast to an estimated global television audience of 3 billion people[10]
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