Annie Lennox

Annie Lennox

Birthdate
December 25, 1954 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
December 25, 1954 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

Annie Lennox, OBE (born 25 December 1954), is a Scottish recording artist. After achieving minor success in the band The Tourists in the late 1970s, Lennox went on to major international success in the 1980s as part of the duo Eurythmics, which she formed with former Tourists' member David A. Stewart.

In the 1990s, Lennox embarked on a solo career beginning with her debut album Diva (1992), which produced several hit singles including "Why" and "Walking on Broken Glass". She has released five solo studio albums and a compilation album, The Annie Lennox Collection, in 2009. She is the recipient of eight BRIT Awards. In 2004, she won both the Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Into the West", written for the soundtrack to the feature film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

In addition to her career as a musician, Lennox is also a political and social activist, notable for raising money and awareness for HIV charities in Africa. She also objected to the unauthorized use of the 1999 Eurythmics song "I Saved the World Today" in an election broadcast for Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.

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. She has earned the distinction of "most successful female British artist in UK music history" because of 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.

Annie Lennox's LGBTQ+ Titles

Edward II
Edward II
Singer

Acting (66)

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' as Self
2023
Joni Mitchell - The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song as Self
2023
Annie Lennox : De Eurythmics à l'engagement, itinéraire d'une icône pop as Herself (archives)
2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self - Eurythmics, Inductee
2022
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act as Self
2021
St Andrew’s Day at the BBC as Self
2015
Annie Lennox: An Evening of Nostalgia with Annie Lennox as Herself
2015
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute as Self
2014
In the Eye of the Spiral as Narrator
2014
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles as Self - Eurythmics
2012
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music as Self
2012
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012 as Self - Performer
2009
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts as Self
2009
Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall as Self
2009
Synth Britannia at the BBC as Self
2009
The Day After Peace as Self
2009
Annie Lennox: BBC One Sessions Live at St Luke's as Herself
2009
Annie Lennox - The Collection as Vocal
2008
Pavarotti The Duets as Self
2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self (2 episodes)
2006
The One Show as Self - Guest (3 episodes)
2006
Herbie Hancock: Possibilities as Self
2005
Live 8 as Self
2005
Eurythmics - Ultimate Collection
2005
Rockpolitik as Self (1 episode)
2005
MTVU Stand In (1 episode)
2004
Top of the Pops: 40th Anniversary 1964 - 2004 as Self (archive footage)
2004
Who Do You Think You Are? as Self (1 episode)
2002
American Idol as Self (1 episode)
2002
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace as Self - Performer
2000
Pop Galerie Reloaded - Eurythmics as Herself (archive)
2000
Eurythmics - Peacetour as Self
2000
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration as Self
2000
Eurythmics Live By Request as Vocals
1999
Tina Turner : Celebrate! as Self
1998
Parkinson as Self (1 episode)
1997
The View as Self (2 episodes)
1996
RTL-Spendenmarathon as Self (1 episode)
1995
Annie Lennox: Live in Central Park
1994
TOTP2 as Self (1 episode)
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1 episode)
1992
ECHO-Verleihung as Self (1 episode)
1992
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert as Self
1992
Annie Lennox - Totally Diva as Diva
1991
Edward II as Singer
1991
Eurythmics: Greatest Hits as Self
1990
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter as Self
1989
MTV Unplugged as Self (1 episode)
1988
Eurythmics: Savage as Self
1988
This Morning as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute as Self [Eurythmics]
1987
Brand New Day as Self
1987
Basements as Mrs. Sands (segment "The Room")
1986
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (1 episode)
1986
Women in Rock as Self (archive footage)
1985
Revolution as Liberty Woman
1984
Nineteen Eighty-Four as Woman at rally (uncredited)
1984
MTV Video Music Awards as Self (1 episode)
1983
Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams as Self - Voice
1979
CBS News Sunday Morning as Self (1 episode)
1978
Bio’s Bahnhof as Self (1 episode)
1978
The South Bank Show as Self (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest (2 episodes)
1964
Top of the Pops as Self (1 episode)
1953
The Oscars as Self (1 episode)
1952
Today as Self (2 episodes)

Sound (2)

2021
Arby's Boy: Silence of the Hams • Music
• Music
1995
Apollo 13 • Playback Singer
• Playback Singer