person

Annie Lennox

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1954-12-25

Place of Birth

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

Annie Lennox

Biography

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), which produced several hit singles including "Why" and "Walking on Broken Glass". She has released five solo studio albums and a compilation album, The Annie Lennox Collection, in 2009. She is the recipient of eight BRIT Awards. In 2004, she won both 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. In addition to her career as a musician, Lennox is also a political and social activist, notable for raising money and awareness for HIV charities in Africa. She also objected to the unauthorized use of the 1999 Eurythmics song "I Saved the World Today" in an election broadcast for Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni. Known as a pop culture icon for her distinctive contralto vocals and visual performances, Lennox has been named "The Greatest White Soul Singer Alive" by VH1 and one of The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone. She has earned the distinction of "most successful female British artist in UK music history" because of her global commercial success since the early 1980s. Including her work within Eurythmics, Lennox is one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 80 million records worldwide.

Also Known For

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The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

Nov 29, 2009

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Pop Galerie Reloaded - Eurythmics

Dec 31, 2000

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Revolution

Dec 25, 1985

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Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute

Feb 26, 2015

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Annie Lennox: Live in Central Park

Jan 01, 1995

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Herbie Hancock: Possibilities

Apr 18, 2006

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Live 8

Nov 07, 2005

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Edward II

Sep 11, 1991

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Joni Mitchell - The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song

Mar 31, 2023

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Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace

Jun 03, 2002

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Synth Britannia at the BBC

Oct 16, 2009

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Eurythmics - Ultimate Collection

Nov 07, 2005

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The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012

Jun 03, 2012

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Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams

Jan 01, 1983

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Annie Lennox & the BBC Concert Orchestra | Live at St Luke's

Mar 07, 2009

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Annie Lennox - The Collection

Feb 17, 2009

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Eurythmics Live By Request

Jan 19, 2000

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Basements

May 12, 1987

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Tina Turner : Celebrate!

Nov 26, 1999

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Annie Lennox: An Evening of Nostalgia with Annie Lennox

May 04, 2015

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2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Nov 19, 2022

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Top of the Pops: 40th Anniversary 1964 - 2004

Nov 08, 2004

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St Andrew’s Day at the BBC

Dec 03, 2021

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Annie Lennox : De Eurythmics à l'engagement, itinéraire d'une icône pop

Jan 20, 2023

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Eurythmics : Peacetour

Jul 20, 2000

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A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

Dec 14, 2004

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Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

Jun 06, 2000

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Eurythmics: Savage

Nov 01, 1988

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Eurythmics: Greatest Hits

May 28, 1991

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The Day After Peace

Apr 01, 2009

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Freddie Mercury: The Final Act

Apr 20, 2022

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Brand New Day

Aug 14, 1987

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The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

Apr 22, 1992

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Annie Lennox: Totally Diva

Apr 06, 1992

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Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall

Nov 19, 2009

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Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nov 09, 1984

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The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles

Feb 09, 2014

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In the Eye of the Spiral

Nov 06, 2014

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Pavarotti The Duets

May 09, 2008

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Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

Jun 11, 1988

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Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

Dec 01, 1990

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London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music

Aug 12, 2012

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Women in Rock

Jan 01, 1986

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Los 101 Mejores Videoclips del Universo

May 21, 2004

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This Morning

Oct 03, 1988

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The One Show

Aug 14, 2006

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Today

Jan 14, 1952

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The View

Aug 11, 1997

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The South Bank Show

Jan 14, 1978

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

May 25, 1992

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CBS News Sunday Morning

Jan 28, 1979

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51

American Idol

Jun 11, 2002

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68

MTV Unplugged

Nov 26, 1989

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55

TOTP2

Sep 17, 1994

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MTVU Stand In

Jul 22, 2005

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71

The Oscars

Mar 19, 1953

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69

Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

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67

Who Do You Think You Are?

Oct 12, 2004

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71

The Graham Norton Show

Feb 22, 2007

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76

MTV Video Music Awards

Sep 14, 1984

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Bio’s Bahnhof

Feb 09, 1978

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Top of the Pops

Jan 01, 1964

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RTL-Spendenmarathon

Nov 27, 1996

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ECHO-Verleihung

May 18, 1992

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Rockpolitik

Oct 20, 2005

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Parkinson

Jan 09, 1998

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London 2012 Olympic Games

Oct 29, 2012

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65

Sacrée soirée

Sep 02, 1987