The daughter of musician and composer
Karen Young,[4] she began her career as a backing vocalist on some of her mother's recordings and performing as a solo
folk artist.[5] She released The Path of Least Resistance, her own solo debut, in 2002,[6] and followed up with the albums My Favorite Distraction (2004),[7]Magnify (2007)[8] and The Year He Drove Me Crazy (2012).[9]
In 2015, Egan was diagnosed with
Guillain–Barré syndrome.[10] During and after her recovery, Egan and Young collaborated on Missa Campanula, a polychoral project which they performed at the 2016
Montreal Jazz Festival,[11] and on the 2017 album Dreamers.[4]
^Angela Pacienza, "Lavigne tops Juno nominations: Napanee singer earns six nods, one each for The Hip, Usher". Kingston Whig-Standard, February 13, 2003.
^Donna Nebenzahl, "Bump, set, sing: Vocalist Egan also a volleyball star". Montreal Gazette, June 26, 2002.
^Mark Miller, "A career at the crossroads". The Globe and Mail, July 5, 2002.
^Marke Andrews, "Montreal singer Coral Egan thanks mom for her musical versatility". Vancouver Sun, July 3, 2004.
^Bernard Pérusse, "Living life even larger; New beginnings for Coral Egan spring from the birth of a child, fresh explorations in music on her album Magnify, and the drive to face adversity with not just resolve but joy". Montreal Gazette, October 4, 2007.
^Bernard Pérusse, "Rekindling a love affair with her music and life; A new romance helped awaken Montreal singer Coral Egan's creativity after a period of self-doubt". Montreal Gazette, September 11, 2012.