Christmas baby Annie Lennox
was born in Aberdeen Scotland, and began her recording career as a
member of the British pop band The Tourists. She, subsequently formed
the 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)."
In the 1990s, Annie embarked on a solo career and has since released
four successful studio albums and a greatest
hits compilation. In 2004, Annie won the Academy Award for Best
Song for "Into the West" from the film
The Lord of the Rings:;
The Return of the King
which also won a Grammy award and a
Golden Globe award.
Annie s 1992 solo début album, Diva. It was
a commercial and critical success, charting #1 in the 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. Her second release, Medusa,
was released in 1995 and was an album of cover songs, including songs
originally performed by Bob Marley and The Clash. The album was her second
solo UK no.1 and the the single "No More I Love You's" received the 1995
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
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