Annie Lennox

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December 25, 1954

Ann Griselda Lennox

Uri Fruchtmann (15 July 1988 - 2000) (divorced) 2 children

Radha Raman (14 March 1984 - 1985) (divorced)

1992 Diva

1995 Medusa

2003 Bare

2007 Songs of Mass Destruction

Actress

Edward II (1991)

Naissance d'un Golem (1991) (uncredited)

Beyond the Groove (1990) (TV)

Basements (1987) (TV) (segment "The Room")

Revolution (1985)

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) (uncredited)

Appearances

"Breakfast" (2 episodes, 2008-2009)

"The Graham Norton Show" (1 episode, 2009)

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert (2009) (TV)

Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall (2009) (TV)

"TalkAsia" (1 episode, 2009)

Later with Jools Holland (2 episodes, 2003-2009)

Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (1 episode, 2009)

"Queens of British Pop" (1 episode, 2009)

This Morning (2 episodes, 2006-2009)

"The ONE Show" (1 episode, 2009)

"The Paul O'Grady Show" (1 episode, 2009)

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (1 episode, 2009)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (4 episodes, 2003-2009)

2008 American Music Awards (2008) (TV)

46664: A Concert for Nelson Mandela (2008) (TV)

"Sunday AM" (3 episodes, 2007-2008)

American Idol (3 episodes, 2007-2008)

"The South Bank Show" (1 episode, 2007)

Parkinson (4 episodes, 2003-2007)

"Children in Need" (1 episode, 2007)

mtvU Woodie Awards 2007 (2007) (TV)

"MTVU Stand In" (1 episode, 2007)

The View (1 episode, 2007)

Peace One Day (2007) (TV)

"Comic Relief Does Fame Academy" (1 episode, 2007)

Impact: Songs That Changed the World - Aretha Franklin: Respect (2007)

Rock Legends: Platinum Weird (2006) (TV)

"Corazón de..." (2 episodes, 2005-2006)

The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday: Live (2006) (TV)

Herbie Hancock: Possibilities (2006)

Live 8: A Bittersweet Symphony (2005) (TV)

Live 8: Twenty Years Ago Today (2005) (TV)

Top of the Pops (18 episodes, 1983-2005)

"GMTV" (1 episode, 2005)

Live 8 (2005) (TV)

All We Are Saying (2005) (TV)

Brit Awards 2005 (2005) (TV)

Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope (2005) (TV)

Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (2004) (TV)

The 76th Annual The Academy Awards 2004 (TV)

Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2 episodes, 2003-2004)

Get Up, Stand Up (2003) (TV)

"Enough Rope with Andrew Denton" (1 episode, 2003)

"Top of the Pops 2" (1 episode, 2003)

Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace (2002) (TV)

Live by Request: Eurythmics (2000) (TV)

Pavarotti & Friends for Cambodia and Tibet (2000) (TV)

Eurythmics: Peacetour (2000)

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (2000)

ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999) (TV)

"TFI Friday" (1 episode, 1999)

Saturday Night Live 25 (1999) (TV) (uncredited)

Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration (1999) (TV)

Tina Turner: Celebrate Live 1999 (1999)

The 38th Annual The Grammy Awards 1996 (TV)

Annie Lennox... In the Park (1996) (TV)

Brit Awards 1996 (1996) (TV)

"Zona franca" (1 episode, 1995)

Saturday Night Live (2 episodes, 1992-1995)

Champions of the World (1995)

The Freddie Mercury Tribute: Concert for AIDS Awareness (1992) (TV)

"Aspel & Company" (1 episode, 1992)

MTV Video Music Awards 1992 (1992) (TV)

Eurythmics: Greatest Hits (1991)

Red Hot and Blue (1990) (TV)

We Two Are One Too (1989)

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988) (TV)

Eurythmics: Savage (1988)

Brand New Day (1987)

Eurythmics Live (1987)

The 26th Annual The Grammy Awards 1984 (TV)

"The Tube" (1 episode, 1983)

Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams (1983)

The Academy Awards

2004 Won Oscar Best Music, Original Song for: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Shared with:Fran Walsh,Howard Shore For the song "Into the West".

Golden Globe Awards

2004 Won Golden Globe Best Original Song - Motion Picture for: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Shared with:Howard Shore,Fran Walsh For the song "Into the West".

The Grammy Awards

2005 Won Grammy Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Shared with:Howard Shore,Fran Walsh For the song "Into The West".

1991 Nominated Grammy Best Music Video - Long Form for: We Two Are One Too (1989)
Shared with:David A. Stewart (artist),Sophie Muller (video director)

1990 Nominated Grammy Best Music Video - Long Form for: Eurythmics: Savage (1988)
Shared with:David A. Stewart (artist),Sophie Muller (video director)

1985 Nominated Grammy Best Video Album for: Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams (1983)
Shared with:David A. Stewart

World Soundtrack Awards

2004 Nominated World Soundtrack Award Best Original Song Written for Film for: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Shared with:Howard Shore (music/lyrics),Fran Walsh (music/lyrics) For the song "Into the West".

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Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954) is a Scottish musician and recording artist. Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Lennox showed aptitude in music when she was a child and later studied classical music at the Royal Academy of Music in London. She began her recording career as a member of the British pop band The Tourists, and subsequently formed the synth pop duo Eurythmics with former bandmate David A. Stewart. The duo gained international prominence over the course of the 1980s with singles such as "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" and "Here Comes the Rain Again".
In the 1990s, Lennox embarked on a solo career beginning with her debut Diva (1992), which produced the hit singles "Why" and "Walking on Broken Glass". In 2004, she won both the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Into the West", written for the original soundtrack to the feature film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Following the release of her fourth studio album Songs of Mass Destruction (2007), Lennox released her first compilation album The Annie Lennox Collection in 2009.
In addition to her career as a musician, Lennox is also a political and social activist, leading such events as an anti-war rally in London on 3 January 2009 in response to the Gaza War. She also objected to the unauthorised use of the 1999 Eurythmics song "I Saved the World Today" in an election broadcast for Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni. On 27 June 2008, The Scotsman newspaper reported that Annie Lennox, in a massive boost for the Scottish National Party, had become the most high-profile convert to the cause of Scottish independence for nearly 40 years. She told The Scotsman that she now believed Scotland could set a global example for what a small country could do.
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 magazine. She has earned the distinction of 'most successful female British artist in UK music history' due to 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.

Early life

Lennox was born on Christmas Day, 1954, in Aberdeen. 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 a small two-roomed apartment in a block of flats with communal laundry facilities. Despite her family's financial status, Lennox had piano lessons at school from the age of seven years at the cost of £4.00 per term. She was interested in singing and, with plenty of time to herself, passed some of the time by singing along to the popular music of the time, including music by The Beatles. She was an unhappy teenager, partly because of a struggle over boundaries for her independence with her overprotective father. She attended Aberdeen High School for Girls, now Harlaw Academy. In 1964, her early talent was demonstrated when she came second in a talent contest at a Butlins holiday camp. She sang the song "Mairi's Wedding".

Personal life

Both of Lennox's parents died of cancer. Her first marriage from 1984 to 1985 was to a German Hare Krishna devotee Radha Raman. From 1988 to 2000, she was married to Israeli film and record producer Uri Fruchtmann. They have two daughters, Lola (born 1990) and Tali (born 1993). A son, Daniel, was stillborn in December 1988.

Bio courtesy of Wikipedia

Credits Motown as one of her major influences

Her first husband, Radha Raman, was a Hare Krishna monk.

Is no longer a vegetarian.

Is an avid fan of the Buddhist religion.

Her closest friend is The Pretenders' lead singer Chrissie Hynde.

Gave all Eurythmics' profits on the 1999 Peacetour to Amnesty International and Greenpeace.

Attended Aberdeen High School for Girls.

Plays piano and flute.

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