Vanessa Corish

Vanessa Corish
Born
Sydney, Australia
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
  • Record Producer
Years active1998–present
Labels

Vanessa Corish is an Australian-born singer-songwriter and record producer. She has written songs for artists including Olivia Newton-John, Tina Arena, Wynonna Judd, Human Nature, Donny Osmond and Troy Cassar-Daley. Some of Corish’s most notable works include the US Country #1 "Now That I Found You", recorded by Terri Clark,.[1] and "Dare to Dream", performed by Olivia Newton-John and John Farnham at the opening ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, broadcast to an estimated global audience of 4.5 billion viewers.[2]

Career

Corish co-wrote the US #1 Country song "Now That I Found You" with Paul Begaud and J.D. Martin.[1] The song appears on Clark’s album How I Feel,[3] which was certified Platinum by the RIAA.[4] The song was also included on Clark’s Greatest 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 the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games calling it “one of the greatest joys of my life,” and discussed the experience of hearing Olivia Newton-John and John Farnham perform the song at the Opening Ceremony.[7]

Corish co-wrote and co-produced the song "Reach Out" with Paul Begaud for the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. It was performed at the opening ceremony by Bollywood playback singer Sunidhi Chauhan.[8] [9] The event was broadcast to an estimated global television audience of 3 billion people[10]

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ a b c "Terri Clark earns #1" (PDF). Music Row. 23 September 1999. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Australia Day Honours 2025". APRA AMCOS. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  3. ^ "How I Feel – Album by Terri Clark". Apple Music. Apple. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Gold & Platinum – Terri Clark – How I Feel". RIAA. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Gold & Platinum – Terri Clark – Greatest Hits 1994–2004". RIAA. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  6. ^ Coyne, Kevin John (2 September 2022). "Every No. 1 Single of the Nineties: Terri Clark, "Now That I Found You"". Country Universe. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Sydney 2000 Olympic Anthem composers remember the Opening Ceremony". ABC Radio Hobart. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  8. ^ "DOGOC announce headline stars for Doha 2006 Opening Ceremony". Zawya. 17 November 2006. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Sunidhi to perform at Asian Games". Arab News. 17 November 2006. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Qatar delivers dazzling Asiad opening".
  11. ^ "Australian Country Music People's Choice Award Winners". Australian Country Music People's Choice Awards. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
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