Annie Lennox

Scottish singer-songwriter (born 1954)

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Annie Lennox is a Scottish singer-songwriter born in 1954 who rose to prominence as a member of the pop duo Eurythmics and later as a solo artist. She is notable for her distinctive contralto voice, striking visual presentation, and contributions to pop and new wave music from the 1980s onward.

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Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

Annie Lennox, OBE (born 25 December 1954), is a Scottish recording artist. After achieving minor success in the band The Tourists in the late 1970s, Lennox went on to major international success in the 1980s as part of the duo Eurythmics, which she formed with former Tourists' member David A. Stewart. In the 1990s, Lennox embarked on a solo career beginning with her debut album Diva (1992),…

Known for

TFI Unplugged — Self (Archive Footage)2026
Together for Palestine — Self2025
Joni Mitchell - The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song — Self2023
Annie Lennox : De Eurythmics à l'engagement, itinéraire d'une icône pop — Herself (archives)2023
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self - Eurythmics, Inductee2022
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act — Self (archive footage)2022
St Andrew’s Day at the BBC — Self2021
My View: Clem Burke — Self (Archive)2019
Soundbreaking — Self2016
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute — Self2015

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Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: United Kingdom
Active from: 1954

adult contemporaryalternative poppoppop soulrockscottish

Discography

Put a Little Love in Your Heart1988
1992-07-03: Casino Barrière de Montreux, Montreux, Switzerland1992
Cold Colder Coldest1992
Cold Primitive1992
Diva1992
Little Bird / Love Song for a Vampire1992
Love Song for a Vampire1992
MTV Unplugged1992
Precious1992
Walking on Broken Glass1992

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Listeners: 1,342,843
Total plays: 16,711,890

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Ann
Gender: female
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Aberdeen
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: British English
Notable work: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Genre: rock music
Instrument: recorder
Record label: Arista Records
Discography: Annie Lennox discography
Official website: www.annielennox.com
Image: Annie Lennox March 2023.jpg
Voice type: contralto

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date of birth: 1954-01-01
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start of work period: 1976-00-00
copyright representative: PRS for Music
name in native language: Ann Lennox
social media followers: 696000
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Encyclopedic overview

Ann Lennox OBE (born 25 December 1954) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving moderate success in the late 1970s as part of the new wave band the Tourists, she and fellow musician Dave Stewart went on to achieve international success in the 1980s as Eurythmics. When she appeared in the 1983 music video for "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" with orange cropped hair and wearing a men’s lounge suit, the BBC wrote, "all eyes were on Annie Lennox, the singer whose powerful androgynous look defied the male gaze". Subsequent hits with Eurythmics include "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)", "Love Is a Stranger" and "Here Comes the Rain Again".

Lennox embarked on a solo career in 1992 with her debut album, Diva, which produced several hit singles including "Why" and "Walking on Broken Glass". The same year, she performed "Love Song for a Vampire" for Bram Stoker's Dracula. Her 1995 studio album Medusa includes cover versions of songs such as "No More 'I Love You's'" and "A Whiter Shade of Pale". To date, she has released six solo studio albums and a compilation album, The Annie Lennox Collection (2009). With eight Brit Awards, which includes being named Best British Female Artist a record six times, Lennox has been named the "Brits Champion of Champions". She has also collected four Grammy Awards and an MTV Video Music Award. In 2002, Lennox received a Billboard Century Award; the highest accolade from Billboard. In 2004, she received the Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Into the West", written for the soundtrack to the feature film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

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