Angela Correa
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History

Correa is originally from Yuba City, Ca. She moved from San Diego, where she had attended college to Los Angeles and formed the band Correatown in 2007. The name of the band was taken from a nick name a friend had given her.

Reception

In addition to her success as a musician, a number of her songs have been featured on popular national television series. Her song "All The World (I Tell Myself)" was the background music during the series finale of Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...

 when Betty says good-bye to all her family at their house in Queens. "Shine Right Through" and "Play" have both been featured on Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...

, as well as "Everything, All At Once" and "All The World (I Tell Myself)". Their music has also been featured on How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...

 and Brothers and Sisters.

She also provided the singing voice for Darlene Madison (played onscreen by Jenna Fischer
Jenna Fischer
Regina Marie "Jenna" Fischer is an American actress and director. She is most widely known for her Emmy-nominated portrayal of Pam Halpert on the NBC situation comedy and mockumentary The Office, and has also appeared in several films, including Blades of Glory, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story,...

) in the movie Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story is a 2007 music comedy film written and produced by Judd Apatow and Jake Kasdan, directed by Kasdan and starring John C. Reilly...

.

Correa is also a member of the folk duo Les Shelleys, a project created with Tom Brosseau
Tom Brosseau
Tom Brosseau is an American musical storyteller and guitarist, born and raised in Grand Forks, North Dakota.-Biography:Fat Cat Records artist Tom Brosseau tours and performs in the US, UK, Europe, Japan and Taiwan. In the Los Angeles area his home club is Largo. His song "How to Grow a Woman from...

 in 2003. Their debut record "Les Shelleys" was released in Fall 2010 on Brighton's FatCat Records. They toured both the US and Europe extensively in support of the album through out 2010.

Discography

  • Red Room Songs by Angela Correa (Dec 2002)
  • Murder Ballads by Angela Correa (Dec 2004)
  • Correatown by Angela Correa (March 2005)
  • Echoes EP by Correatown (Jan 2008)
  • India Ink Split 7" by Correatown (May 2008)
  • Spark. Burn. Fade. by Correatown (May 2009)
  • Les Shelleys by Les Shelleys (Sept/Nov 2010)
  • Etch The Line by Correatown (May 2011)

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