Annie Lennox
Lennox at a concert on 5 September 2004
Background information
Birth name	Ann Lennox
Born	25 December 1954 (1954-12-25) (age 53)
Origin	Aberdeen, Scotland
Genre(s)	Pop, rock, blue-eyed soul
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, keyboards, flute
Years active	1977-present
Label(s)	J, Arista
Associated acts	Eurythmics, The Tourists
Website	www.annielennox.com

Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954) is a Scottish musician, vocalist, Academy Award-winning songwriter.^[1] and AIDS campaigner. She is both a solo artist and the lead singer of the musical duo Eurythmics, hailed as "The Greatest White Soul Singer Alive" by members of the rock industry on the VH1 show 100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll in 1999. Both as a solo artist and with Eurythmics, Lennox has sold 80 million records. Her voice range is contralto. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (485x841, 43 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Annie Lennox ... is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... This article is about the genre. ... Blue-eyed soul (also known as white soul) is a term used to describe R&B or soul music performed by white artists. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For other uses, see Flute (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... J Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG, and is distributed through the RCA Records Group. ... Arista redirects here. ... For the approach to music education, see Eurhythmics. ... The Tourists (1977 - 1980) were a moderately successful British pop band, but are better known for two of their members (Annie Lennox & David A. Stewart) who went on to achieve superstardom as Eurythmics. ... is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the Scottish people as an ethnic group. ... For the popular-music magazine, see Musician (magazine). ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition (chords) or melody to songs, or both. ... For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). ... Duet may refer to: Duet, musical form Duet, Fox sitcom This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For the approach to music education, see Eurhythmics. ... VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994 and VH1: Music First until 2003) is an American digital television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently... In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer (solo is an Italian word literally meaning alone). ... In music, an alto is a singer with a vocal range somewhere between a tenor and a soprano. ...

Early life

She was born Ann Lennox on Christmas Day, 1954, in Aberdeen, Scotland. Her father worked at the shipyard, and her mother was a cook until she became a housewife. Lennox was an only child and the family lived in an small two-roomed apartment in a block of flats with communal laundry facilities. Her father and his family were musical and enjoyed singing, and also her father learnt to play the bag pipes, which Lennox enjoyed listening to. Lennox had piano lessons at school from the age of seven years at the cost of £4.00 per term, which was a lot for the family to afford. She was interested in singing and, with plenty of time by herself, passed some of the time by singing along to the popular music of the time, including music by the The Beatles. She was an unhappy teenager, partly because of a struggle over boundaries for her independence with her father, who was protective of her.^[1] She attended Aberdeen High School for Girls, now Harlaw Academy.^[1][2] Joseph and Mary with baby Jesus, at the first Christmas Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, usually observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus. ... For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... Small shipyard in Klaksvík (Faroe Islands), reparing fishing vessels Fish ladder and shipyard in Grave, the Netherlands Construction hall of Schichau Seebeck Shipyard, Bremerhaven Gdynia Shipyard Shipyards and dockyards are places which repair and build ships. ... A red brick apartment block in central London, England, on the north bank of the Thames An apartment building, block of flats or tenement is a multi-unit dwelling made up of several (generally four or more) apartments (US) or flats (UK). ... A bagpipe performer in Amsterdam. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Harlaw Academy is a six year comprehensive secondary school situated some 200 metres from the junction of Union Street and Holburn Street in the centre of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. ...

Royal Academy of Music

Lennox won a place at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she studied the flute and classical music for three years. As a student she realised that her flute playing was mediocre in comparison to some of her talented peers; although, previously she had thought that she was a good flute player. She lived on a student grant and worked part-time jobs for extra money. Lennox was unhappy during her time at the Royal Academy partly because she was lonely and shy, and she missed many history of music lessons.^[1] The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) is a constituent college of the University of London, and is one of the worlds leading music institutions. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Flute (disambiguation). ... This article is about Western art music from 1000 AD to the present. ...

Lennox's flute teacher's final report stated: "Ann has not always been sure of where to direct her efforts, though latterly she has been more committed. She is very, very able, however." Two years later, Lennox reported to the Academy: "I have had to work as a waitress, barmaid, and shop assistant to keep me when not in musical work." In 2006, the academy made her an honorary Fellow.^[3] Lennox also was made a Fellow of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama that year. RSAMD The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD), founded in 1845 by the Glasgow Educational Association, is a university of music and drama in Glasgow, Scotland. ...

The Tourists and Eurythmics

Between 1977 and 1980, Lennox was the lead singer of The Tourists, a moderately successful British pop band and her first collaboration with Dave Stewart. During the time they were in The Tourists, Stewart and Lennox were involved in a relationship, though this had ended by the time they formed Eurythmics. The Tourists (1977 - 1980) were a moderately successful British pop band, but are better known for two of their members (Annie Lennox & David A. Stewart) who went on to achieve superstardom as Eurythmics. ... David Allan Stewart, often known as Dave Stewart (born September 9, 1952 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear), is an English musician and record producer best known for his work with Eurythmics. ...

Lennox and Stewart's second collaboration, the 1980s synthpop duo Eurythmics, resulted in her most notable fame, as the duo's alto, soul-tinged lead singer. Early in Eurythmics's career, Lennox was known for her androgyny, wearing suits and once impersonating Elvis Presley. Eurythmics released a long line of singles in the 1980s, including "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)", "Here Comes the Rain Again", "Who's That Girl?", "Would I Lie to You?", "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)", "Missionary Man", "You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart", and "Don't Ask Me Why", among others. Though Eurythmics never officially disbanded, Lennox made a fairly clear break from Stewart in 1990. Thereafter, she began a long and equally-successful solo career. Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. ... For the approach to music education, see Eurhythmics. ... In music, an alto or contralto is a singer with a vocal range somewhere between a tenor and a mezzo-soprano. ... For other uses, see Androgyny (disambiguation). ... Elvis redirects here. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) is a song by pop music duo Eurythmics, written by David A. Stewart and Annie Lennox. ... Here Comes the Rain Again is a song by British pop duo Eurythmics. ... Whos That Girl? is a song recorded by British pop duo Eurythmics. ... Would I Lie to You? is a song recorded by British pop duo Eurythmics. ... There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart) is a pop song written and recorded by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart for the Eurythmics fifth studio album Be Yourself Tonight (1985). ... Missionary Man is a song recorded by British pop music duo Eurythmics. ... You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart is a song recorded by British pop music duo Eurythmics. ... Dont Ask Me Why is a song recorded by pop music duo Eurythmics. ...

From the beginning of her career, Lennox has experimented with her image both as an artist and as a woman. She matured as a public figure in the late 20th century, just as MTV and the medium of video were becoming the obvious vehicles for selling contemporary popular music. She has managed her image astutely, both as a means of interpreting and marketing her music. This was emphasized in the music video for "Little Bird" in 1992, in which many Lennox lookalikes could be seen who were dressed as her many different personas from past videos. This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... For other uses, see Video (disambiguation). ...

Because of her immense success, Annie Lennox has also amassed a substantial fortune, estimated at £80 million over the years with Eurythmics and as a solo artist.

Solo work

Early solo work

Though it was produced by Dave Stewart, a 1988 single from the movie Scrooged with Al Green, "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" (a cover version of Jackie DeShannon's 1969 hit), was credited to Lennox and Green, and therefore can be considered her first release outside a band identity. In 1991, her version of Cole Porter's "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" appeared on the Porter tribute compilation Red Hot + Blue, a benefit for AIDS awareness. Lennox performed the song that same year for a cameo appearance in the Derek Jarman film Edward II. She then made a memorable appearance with David Bowie and the surviving members of Queen at 1992's Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert at London's Wembley Stadium, performing "Under Pressure." Scrooged is a hit 1988 comedy film based on Charles Dickens classic story, A Christmas Carol. ... This article is about the singer. ... Editing Put a Little Love in Your Heart is a song performed by Annie Lennox and Al Green. ... // In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... Jackie DeShannon, real name Sharon Lee Myers, (born August 21, 1944) is an American singer/songwriter with a string of hit song credits from the 1960s onwards. ... Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter from Peru, Indiana. ... Cole Porters Evry Time We Say Goodbye was introduced in 1944 in Billy Roses musical revue, Seven Lively Arts. ... Red Hot + Blue was the first in the series of compilation albums from the Red Hot Organization. ... For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). ... A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television. ... Derek Jarman Derek Jarman (January 31, 1942 – February 19, 1994) was an English film director, stage designer, artist, and writer. ... Edward II is a movie by Derek Jarman based on the play Edward II by Christopher Marlowe. ... David Bowie (pronounced ) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English musician, actor, producer, arranger, and audio engineer. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, lead vocalist Freddie Mercury, and drummer Roger Taylor, with bass guitarist John Deacon joining the following year. ... An open air concert on Easter Monday, April 20th 1992 at Londons Wembley Stadium, televised live to over one billion people. ... Wembley Stadium was a football stadium located in Wembley, London. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Diva (1992)

She began working with former Trevor Horn protegé Stephen Lipson, beginning with Lennox's 1992 solo début album, Diva. It was a commercial and critical success, charting #1 in UK, #6 in Germany, and #23 in the US. Lennox's profile was boosted by Diva's singles, which included "Why" and "Walking on Broken Glass". "Little Bird" also formed a double A-side with "Love Song for a Vampire", a soundtrack cut for Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 movie Bram Stoker's Dracula. The B-side of her single "Precious" was a self-penned song called "Step by Step." Whitney Houston later covered "Step by Step" for the soundtrack of the film The Preacher's Wife. Houston's cover was a hit in its own right. Stephen Lipson consistently has been involved in Lennox's solo offerings, providing a sonic unity within all her solo recordings. Trevor Charles Horn, born July 15, 1949 in Durham, England, is a British pop music record producer, songwriter and musician. ... Stephen J. Lipson is a producer and guitarist who has worked with numerous artists, including Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Grace Jones. ... Diva is the first album as a solo artist by Annie Lennox, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). ... Why is a song by Annie Lennox from her debut solo album Diva (1992). ... Walking on Broken Glass is a single by Annie Lennox, taken from her 1992 album, Diva. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award winning American film director, producer, and screenwriter. ... Bram Stokers Dracula is a 1992 horror romance film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. ... “B-Sides” redirects here. ... Step by Step is a song written and performed by Annie Lennox. ... Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born August 9, 1963) is a six-time Grammy award winning, American R&B singer, soprano, pianist, actress, film producer, and former model. ... Look up Sonic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Medusa (1995)

Although Lennox's profile decreased for a period due to her desire to bring up her two children outside of the media's glare, she continued to record albums. Her second release, Medusa, was an album of cover songs, including songs originally performed by Bob Marley and The Clash. It was released in 1995, three years after Diva. The single "No More I Love You's" received the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. A cover of Paul Simon's "Something So Right" made the UK Top 50 when released as a single. In 1997, Lennox re-recorded Eurythmics's track "Angel" for the Diana, Princess of Wales tribute album. In 1998 — following the death of a mutual friend (the former The Tourists lead singer/songwriter Peet Coombes) — she re-established contact with Dave Stewart,^{[citation needed]} and by 1999 Eurythmics had reformed for the album Peace. Medusa is the second solo album by the British singer Annie Lennox, released in March 1995. ... // In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... This article is about the reggae musician. ... This article is about the English punk rock band. ... No More I Love Yous is the title of the first single from the second studio album by Annie Lennox. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel who continues a successful solo career. ... Diana Spencer redirects here. ... The Tourists (1977 - 1980) were a moderately successful British pop band, but are better known for two of their members (Annie Lennox & David A. Stewart) who went on to achieve superstardom as Eurythmics. ... Peet Coombes (died 1997) was the guitarist and vocalist with Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart in the two pre-Eurythmics bands, The Catch, who only released one single, Borderline/Black Blood (1977, Logo) and the Tourists, who had quite a few UK hits in the late 70s. ... For the approach to music education, see Eurhythmics. ... Peace is the eighth album by Eurythmics, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music). ...

Bare (2003) and other work

In 2003, Lennox released her third solo album, Bare. Lennox also embarked on a worldwide solo tour to promote the album. Bare is the third studio album by Annie Lennox, released in June 2003. ...

In 2004, Lennox won the Academy Award for Best Song for "Into the West" from the film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King at the 76th Academy Awards, which she co-wrote with lyricist Fran Walsh and composer Howard Shore. The song also won a Grammy award and a Golden Globe award. She had previously recorded "Use Well the Days" for the movie, which incorporates a number of quotations from Tolkien in its lyrics. This song was not used in the film, but it appears on a bonus DVD included with the "special edition" of the movie's soundtrack CD. The Academy Award for Best Song is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are songwriters and composers. ... Into the West is part of the Return of the King Soundtrack. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 76th Academy Awards Sunday, February 29, 2004 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California Hosts Preshow: Billy Bush, Chris Connelly & Maria Menounos Show: Billy Crystal Crew Producer: Joe Roth Supervising Producer: Michael Seligman Director: Lou Horvitz Duration 3 hours, 40 minutes Network ABC The big contenders for the 76th Academy... Fran Walsh and her husband Peter Jackson Frances Walsh MNZM is an Academy Award-winning screenwriter and film producer and also a musician. ... Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is an Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning Canadian composer, best known for composing the scores to The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and films of David Cronenberg. ... Tolkien redirects here. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc - see Etymology) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ... In film formats, the soundtrack is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... CD redirects here. ...

In mid-2004, Lennox embarked on an extensive North American tour with Sting. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951), universally known by his stage name Sting, is an Academy Award-nominated sixteen time Grammy-winning English musician from Wallsend in North Tyneside. ...

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Lennox and Stewart later collaborated on two new pieces for their Eurythmics hits album, Ultimate Collection, of which "I've Got a Life" was released as a single on 31 October 2005. The promotional video for the song features Lennox and Stewart performing in the present day, with images of past Eurythmics videos playing on television screens behind them. Lennox also appears in a man's suit with a cane, reminiscent of her "Sweet Dreams" video image from 1983. The single hit number fourteen in the UK singles chart and was a number-one U.S. Dance hit. Lennox has been awarded eight BRIT Awards, the most of any woman, including one as part of Eurythmics. The closest other female artist to this record is Lisa Stansfield, with three. Ultimate Collection is the second greatest hits compilation album released by Eurythmics. ... Ive Got a Life (Its the Only Thing Thats Mine) is a song recorded by pop music duo Eurythmics. ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... British Hit Singles redirects here. ... Billboards Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco) is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ... The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ... Lisa Jane Stansfield (born April 11, 1966), better known as Lisa Stansfield, is an English R&B and soul singer from the United Kingdom. ...

In October 2006, Lennox spoke at the British House of Commons on the need for children in the UK to help their counterparts in Africa. Type Lower House Speaker Michael Martin, (Non-affiliated) since October 23, 2000 Leader Harriet Harman, (Labour) since June 28, 2007 Shadow Leader Theresa May, (Conservative) since May 5, 2005 Members 659 Political groups Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats Scottish National Party Plaid Cymru Democratic Unionist Party Sinn Féin...

Songs of Mass Destruction (2007)

Album

Lennox's fourth solo album, Songs of Mass Destruction, was greatly anticipated by her fans between 2006 and 2007. Speculation, especially on the internet, reported various titles throughout that period, including Venus, I, Annie, and Dark Road.^{[citation needed]} Lennox finally announced the actual title on her website on 27 June 2007. Songs of Mass Destruction is the title of the fourth studio album by Annie Lennox, released on October 1, 2007 in the UK and October 2, 2007, in the U.S.[2]. The album debuted at number 7 in the UK, and number 9 in the U.S. where it... is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

Songs of Mass Destruction was recorded in Los Angeles, California, with veteran producer Glen Ballard, well known for the production of Alanis Morissette's album, Jagged Little Pill. This marked a change from Lennox's long association with Steve Lipson. The album was mixed in Miami, Florida, by Grammy Award-winner Tom Lord-Alge. Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Glen Ballard (born 1953 in Natchez, Mississippi, U.S.) is a veteran songwriter and record producer, best known as the producer of Alanis Morissettes Jagged Little Pill, which went platinum sixteen times in the U.S. and more than 30 million sold world wide. ... Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-born singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. ... Jagged Little Pill is the third studio album and the first internationally released album by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette. ... Miami redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Lennox stated that she believed the album consisted of "twelve strong, powerful, really emotive songs that people can connect to." If she achieves that, she says, "I can feel proud of [it], no matter if it sells ten copies or 50 million."^[4]

The album was released on October 1, 2007, and is the last album of Lennox's contract with BMG. The album's first single was "Dark Road", released on 24 September. is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) is one of the six divisions of Bertelsmann. ... Dark Road is a song by Annie Lennox, schedule to be released on September 24, 2007, as the first single from her fourth solo album Songs Of Mass Destruction, her last album with BMG. UK television network Channel 4 aired the world television premiere of the music video exclusively on... is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Lennox described it as "a dark album, but the world is a dark place. It's fraught, it's turbulent. Most people's lives are underscored with dramas of all kinds: there's ups, there's downs - the flickering candle."^[5] She added, "Half the people are drinking or drugging themselves to numb it. A lot of people are in pain."^[5]

One song on the album, "Sing", is a collaboration between Lennox and 23 prominent female artists and acts: Anastacia, Isobel Campbell, Dido, Céline Dion, Melissa Etheridge, Fergie, Beth Gibbons, Faith Hill, Angelique Kidjo, Beverley Knight, Gladys Knight, k.d. lang, Madonna, Sarah McLachlan, Beth Orton, Pink, Kelis, Bonnie Raitt, Shakira, Shingai Shoniwa, Joss Stone, Sugababes, KT Tunstall, and Martha Wainwright. The song is born out of Lennox's involvement with Nelson Mandela's 46664 campaign and Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), both of which are human rights groups which seek education and health care for those affected by the HIV AIDS virus. Included among the group are TAC activist members own vocal group known as "The Generics", whose CD of music inspired Lennox to make "Sing". Lennox has established a Sing website to promote her activities in support of AIDS awareness issues."^[6] Sing is a song by Annie Lennox, with an expected release on December 03, 2007, as the second single from her fourth solo album Songs Of Mass Destruction, her last album with BMG. The song is a collaboration between Lennox and twenty-three prominent female acts and artists. ... This article is about the singer. ... Isobel Campbell (born on April 27, 1976 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish singer, cellist and composer in the indie and folk genres. ... Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle OMalley Armstrong,[1] [2] (born 25 December 1971), is an English BRIT Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated singer and songwriter. ... This article is about the musician. ... Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961, in Leavenworth, Kansas) is an Academy Award-winning and two-time Grammy Award-winning American rock musician and singer. ... For other uses, see Fergie. ... 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Retailer Barnes & Noble has an exclusive version of the album which contains two bonus tracks: an acoustic version of "Dark Road" and a new song, "Don't Take Me Down." Barnes & Noble's version also contains a second disc with the music video of "Dark Road" and audio commentary by Lennox about each song on the album. A typical Barnes & Noble bookstore. ...

Tour

To promote Songs of Mass Destruction, Lennox embarked on a primarily North American tour called "Annie Lennox Sings", which she announced on 13 September 2007. Lasting throughout October and November, 2007, the tour included 18 stops: San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Boulder, Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, Washington, D.C., Nashville, Atlanta, Miami, New York City (two dates), Philadelphia, and Boston. The venues generally were at medium-size theatres, except in New York, where one of the dates was a United Nations fundraiser at midtown restaurant Cipriani. This was only the third solo tour of Lennox's career. is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... San Diego redirects here. ... San Francisco redirects here. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). ... Boulder is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County, Colorado, in the United States. ... Minneapolis redirects here. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Detroit redirects here. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... Nashville redirects here. ... Atlanta redirects here. ... Miami redirects here. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Boston redirects here. ... UN redirects here. ...

Artist Carina Round accompanied Lennox on the tour as an opener, promoting her third album, Slow Motion Addict. Carina Round is a British singer/songwriter who hails from Wolverhampton. ... Slow Motion Addict is the third album by Carina Round. ...

While performing in Boulder in October 2007, Lennox fled the stage when a man wearing a gas mask, cape, and combat boots appeared in the crowd towards the end of her set at Macky Auditorium at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Lennox spotted the man approaching the stage, tossed her microphone to the ground, and ducked backstage without saying a word to the audience, quickly retiring to her tour bus. Lennox later described the incident as "really freakish and disturbing." Police declined to release the name of the masked man, as he had broken no laws. Belgian 1930s era L.702 model civilian mask. ... For other uses, see Cape (disambiguation). ... These paratrooper boots have rubber lug outsoles and side zips. ... The University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder, UCB officially[3]; Colorado and CU colloquially) is the flagship university of the University of Colorado System in Boulder, Colorado. ... Microphones redirects here. ...

Future

Commenting on her "former" record label, (Mass Destruction being her last release on her BMG contract), Lennox stated that while on a trip to South Africa, the label failed to return phone calls, and e-mails she made, for three weeks. "It was completely bizarre."

"I'm now out of contract with Sony BMG. For the first time in over 30 years I'm not obliged to do anything for anyone... I'm going to take my time over the coming months to figure out [...][what] to do with this freedom [...]. Probably a good thing I'm no longer with them (mild understatement)...unless it's THEM trying to tell ME something..hello! [...]".^[7]

Music videos

Both during her work with Eurythmics and in her solo career, Lennox has released an unusually large number of music videos. Diva was accompanied by videos for every song except one, which differed from the usual practice of only producing a video for the single releases. Actors Hugh Laurie and John Malkovich appeared in the music video for "Walking on Broken Glass", while the video for "Little Bird" paid homage to characters who had appeared in some of Lennox's previous videos. Played by women (and some men in drag), the clip includes her characters from "Why", "Walking on Broken Glass", "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)", "Beethoven (I Love to Listen to)", "I Need a Man", "Thorn in My Side", "There Must Be an Angel", and even the Freddie Mercury tribute. Following on from "There Must Be an Angel", many of her solo videos have a very classically theatrical feel with dramatic and comedic flourishes, sometimes in period settings. James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE (born June 11, 1959) is an English actor, comedian, writer and musician. ... John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor, producer and director. ... -1...

Personal life

Both Lennox's parents have died of cancer.^[1] Her first marriage from 1984 to 1985 was to Radha Raman. From 1988 to 2000, she was married to Israeli film and record producer Uri Fruchtmann, with whom she had two daughters, Lola and Tali. Lola and Tali were featured in Teen Vogue. Fruchtmann was also the father to Lennox's first child, Daniel, who was stillborn in December 1988. She is a vegetarian.^[8] Teen Vogue magazine began as a version of Vogue magazine for a younger audience. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... For animals adapted to eat primarily plants, sometimes referred to as vegetarian animals, see Herbivore. ...

Discography

Eurythmics

Before Lennox emerged as a solo artist, she already had released many albums and singles as part of the duo Eurythmics, with one further Eurythmics album, Peace, during her solo phase. The following is the discography of British musical duo Eurythmics, albums and singles, since 1981. ... For the approach to music education, see Eurhythmics. ... Peace is the eighth album by Eurythmics, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music). ...

Solo albums

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Singles

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Awards

Lennox has received a variety of major awards during her career:

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• 2004 - Best Original Song (for Into The West)

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• 1987 - Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal (Eurythmics) (for Missionary Man)
• 1992 - Best Music Video - Long Form (for Diva)
• 1995 - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (for No More I Love You's)
• 2004 - Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media (for Into The West)

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• 1984 - Best British Female Solo Artist
• 1986 - Best British Female Solo Artist
• 1989 - Best British Female Solo Artist
• 1990 - Best British Female Solo Artist
• 1993 - Best British Female Solo Artist
• 1993 - Best British Album (for Diva)
• 1996 - Best British Female Solo Artist
• 1999 - Outstanding Contribution to British Music (Eurythmics)

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• 2004 - Best Original Song - Motion Picture (for Into The West)

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• 2002 - Billboard Century Award by Billboard Magazine

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Other work

• Lennox became patron of the Master's Course in Humanitarian and Development Practice for Oxford Brookes University, Oxford in 2006. A spokesperson said that the university was "delighted that as a long-term supporter of human rights and social justice campaigns Ms Lennox has agreed to act as patron for its unique MA programme."[1]
• Lennox has been an active humanitarian throughout her career. During 1999's "Peacetour" for the Eurythmics album Peace, she and Dave Stewart gave all their profits to Amnesty International and Greenpeace.^[9]
• On April 25, 2007, Lennox performed "Many Rivers to Cross" during the American Idol "Idol Gives Back" fundraising drive.
• On December 11 the same year she performed on the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway together with a variety of artists, which was broadcast to over 100 countries.^[10]
• She performed at the 'Freddie Mercury Tribute' concert just after his death, singing 'Under Pressure' with David Bowie.
• On April 9, 2008, Lennox performed Jimmy Cliff's "Many Rivers to Cross" during the American Idol "Idol Gives Back" fundraising drive.

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