Annie Lennox
Ann Lennox OBE (born 25 December 1954) is an Academy Award-winning Scottish pop-rock singer. She is best known for being the lead singer of the Eurythmics. Lennox has also released five albums on her own.
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![]() Annie Lennox performing at the Rally for Human Rights during the International AIDS Conference 2010 in Vienna as part of her SING Campaign. | |
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Birth name | Ann Lennox |
Born | 25 December 1954 |
Origin | Aberdeen, Scotland |
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Years active | 1976–present |
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Website | annielennox |
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The Royal Academy of Music in London, where Lennox abandoned her classical studies in the early 1970s. She became a Fellow of the Academy in 2007 and was awarded an honorary Doctorate from its affiliated college, the University of London, in 2017.
Lennox (right) with Dave Stewart as part of Eurythmics in 1985
Lennox performing with Eurythmics on The Today Show during their 2005 reunion
Lennox performing "Little Bird" during the symphony of British Music segment at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in London
HIV campaigner Lennox in Germany ahead of World AIDS Day in 2008
HIV campaigners, Memory Sachikonye (left) and Lennox (right) meet with the UK's Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell in December 2011
Lennox was known for her androgyny during the 1980s