Annie Lennox, OBE, 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 major international success in the 1980s as
Eurythmics.
She has earned the distinction of "most successful female British artist in UK music history" due to her commercial
success since the early 1980s. As of June 2008, including her work within Eurythmics, Lennox had sold
over 80 million records worldwide.
-Wikipedia
Birth Name: Ann Griselda Lennox
Born: December 25th, 1954 (age 69)
From: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Children: Daughters Lola and Tali
Son Daniel Fruchtmann
Genre(s):
Pop,
pop rock,
rock,
soul,
blue-eyed soul,
new wave,
R&B,
synthpop,
electronica
Instrument(s):
Vocals,
piano,
keyboards,
guitar,
accordion,
harmonium,
flute,
bass guitar
Occupation(s):
Singer-songwriter,
activist,
humanitarian ambassador
Active From: 1976-present
Associated Acts:
Eurythmics,
The Tourists,
The Catch
Did You Know:
• Her first husband, Radha Raman, was a Hare Krishna monk
•Annie is a vegetarian
• She is the most recognised female artist at the Brit Awards, winning a total of eight awards to date.
Quotes:
I want to branch out. I want to write. I write poetry. I want to see my children grow up well.
I mean, I'm 48 years old and I've been through a lot in my life - you know, loss, whether it be death, illness, separation. I mean, the failed expectations... We all have dreams.
I was perceiving myself as good as a man or equal to a man and as powerful and I wanted to look ambiguous because I thought that was a very interesting statement to make through the media. And it certainly did cause quite a few ripples and interest and shock waves.
I'm an only child, you know, originally. I'm not a child anymore, but I certainly tend to spend a lot of time on my own.
Music is an extraordinary vehicle for expressing emotion - very powerful emotions. That's what draws millions of people towards it. And, um, I found myself always going for these darker places and - people identify with that.
When you're that successful, things have a momentum, and at a certain point you can't really tell whether you have created the momentum or it's creating you.