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Annie Lennox


 
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Mostly Credited As: Annie Lennox
Sometimes Credited As: The Eurythmics
Eurythmics
Ann Lennox
The Tourists
Date Of Birth: December 25, 1954
Country Of Birth: United Kingdom
Birth Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Height: 5' 9"

Following the disbandment of Eurythmics in 1991, vocalist Annie Lennox began a solo career that rivaled Eurythmics' in terms of crossover popularity. Born and raised in Aberdeen, Scotland, Annie Lennox began playing music as child, learning how to play both the piano and flute. In her late teens, she won a scholarship to London's Royal Academy of Music but she dropped out of the school before she took her finals. For the next several years, she worked around London, performing various jobs during the day and singing at night. In the late '70s, she met guitarist Dave Stewart through a friend. Stewart, who had previously played with Longdancer, asked Lennox to join a new band he was forming with a songwriter named Peet Coombes. The band was named the Tourists, and they released three albums between 1979 and 1980 and scored a number four U.K. hit with a cover of Dusty Springfield's "I Only Want to Be With You." While they were collaborating together in the Tourists, Lennox and Stewart became lovers. Soon, tensions within the band grew and by 1980, the pair had left the band to begin Eurythmics. During the early '80s, the sleek synth pop of Eurythmics became one of the most popular sounds of new wave, racking up a number of hits in both the U.S. and U.K., including "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)," "Love Is a Stranger," "Who's That Girl," and "Here Comes the Rain Again." Midway through their career, Eurythmics began pursuing a harder, more straightforward rock & roll sound. In 1990, following the release of Eurythmics' commercial disappointment We Too Are One, Lennox announced that she was taking a two-year sabbatical to have a child. During this time, the group quietly dissolved, Lennox had a baby, and she began working on her first solo album. Diva, her solo debut, arrived in 1992 and showcased a calmer, more mature vocalist designed to cross over into the adult contemporary audience. On the strength of the singles "Walking on Broken Glass" (number 14) and "Why" (number 34), Diva sold over two million copies in the U.S. alone; the album was also nominated for three Grammy awards. Annie Lennox delivered her second solo album, a covers collection entitled Medusa, in 1995. Peaking at number 11, Medusa spawned the hit single "No More I Love You's," and went platinum by the end of 1995.
 
 
Annie Lennox TV Appearances
 
Episode Cast Credits
Show: American Idol 
  Idol Gives Back 07x29: (Apr/09/2008) As Herself 
 
Show: Sunday AM 
  06 January 2008 05x01: (Jan/06/2008) As Herself 
  9 September, 2007 04x01: (Sep/09/2007) As Herself 
 
Show: The South Bank Show 
  Annie Lennox 32x01: (Nov/25/2007) As Herself 
 
Show: Parkinson (2004) 
  Rod Stewart, Michael BublĂ©, ... 07x10: (Nov/24/2007) As Herself 
  Annie Lennox, Michael Palin, ... 07x01: (Sep/15/2007) As Herself 
 
Show: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 
  Cate Blanchett, Tyler Perry, ... 16x15: (Oct/05/2007) As Herself 
  Naomi Watts, Annie Lennox, Ad ... 12x91: (Feb/06/2004) As Herself - Musical Guest 
  Norm Macdonald, Jillian Barbe ... 12x26: (Oct/27/2003) As Herself - Musical Guest 
 
Show: The View 
  Jeff Cafferty, Marcia Gay Har ... 11x23: (Oct/04/2007) As Herself 
  Lauren Hutton, Annie Lennox, ... 06x189: (Jun/13/2003) As Herself 
 
Show: The Today Show 
  Annie Lennox, Mick Jagger 57x17: (Oct/02/2007) As Herself 
  Jennifer Connelly, Harrison F ... 56x196: (Jun/13/2007) As Herself 
 
Show: CBS Sunday Morning 
  Twins Separated In The Name O ... 30x05: (Sep/30/2007) As Herself 
 
Show: The Academy Awards 
  The 76th Annual Academy Award ... 76x01: (Feb/29/2004) As Winner-Original Song/Performer 
 
Show: Parkinson (1998) 
  Helen Mirren, Cilla Black, An ... 10x01: (Sep/20/2003) As Herself 
 
Show: Billboard Music Awards 
  13th Billboard Music Awards 01x13: (Dec/09/2002) As Billboard Century Award 
 
Show: Saturday Night Live 
  Paul Reiser/Annie Lennox 20x15: (Mar/18/1995) As Herself, [Musical Guests]
  Jerry Seinfeld/Annie Lennox 17x19: (Apr/18/1992) As Herself, [Musical Guests]
 
Show: MTV Unplugged 
  Annie Lennox 03x08: (Sep/21/1992) As Herself 
 
 
Annie Lennox Crew Credits
 
Show: The Apprentice: Martha Stewart• Music
 
Annie Lennox Featured Songs
 
Show: Beavis and Butt-Head Songs:
Babysitting + "No More I Love You's" 
Show: American Idol Songs:
Idol Gives Back + Bridge Over Troubled Water 
Show: Melrose Place Songs:
Collision Course + Cold 
Pushing Boundaries + Walking on Broken Glass 
The Test + Why 
Show: The Sopranos Songs:
Eloise + Little Bird 
Knight in White Satin Armor + I Saved the World Today 
A Hit is a Hit + Why 
The Sopranos + No More I Love You's 
Show: Daria Songs:
The Lost Girls + Keep Young and Beautiful 
Show: Ghost Whisperer Songs:
Pilot + Loneliness 
Show: Crossing Jordan Songs:
The Gift of Life + No More I Love Yous 
Show: The Apprentice: Martha Stewart Songs:
Once Upon a Time + Sweet Dreams 
Show: The Loop Songs:
Pilot + Walking On Broken Glass 
Show: Family Guy Songs:
Barely Legal + Why 
 
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