Annie Lennox What Dreams Are Made Of..

Annie Lennox is a singer, songwriter, activist and humanitarian. She's one of my favorite singers.

Annie is well known for her humanitarian works. She established The SING Campaign to raise funds and awareness for women and children suffering from HIV and AIDS.

Singing Career

During the 80's the Eurythmics became an international sensation with sounds of new wave and the release of their singles ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) ‘Love Is A Stranger’ and ‘Who's That Girl’.

In the 1990's Annie began her solo career. Below you will find her latest album, titled "Nostalgia."

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Quick Facts

Birth Date

December 25, 1954

Education

Royal Academy of Music in London

Place of Birth

Aberdeen, Scotland

Zodiac Sign

Capricorn 

Annie Lennox shares her views on addressing the needs of women and girls, activism, and her unique balance of idealism and pragmatism.

In 2007, she founded the SING Campaign to raise awareness and funds for issues surrounding HIV/AIDS and earned an OBE in 2012 for her tireless work and advocacy for women and children's rights. Among many other roles, she is an ambassador for UNAIDS, OXFAM, The Scottish Parliament, the City of London and the British Red Cross.

Annie Lennox Activism

Watch Performance at Skoll Event

Watch Speech on the Skoll World Forum

Video Credits:
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Editor: Rebecca Hsu

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Nostalgia @Amazon

PBS Slideshow

PBS Nostalgia Concert

Eurythmics BBC Documentary

Sweet Dreams

Nostalgia Featurette

Annie Lennox Website

Dave Stewart Website

Official Biography

One of the finest and most outstanding musical voices of our time, singer, songwriter, campaigner and activist, Annie Lennox is celebrated as an innovator, an icon, and a symbol of enduring excellence. Annie’s music career is peerless with over 80 million record sales to date and winning countless awards, while her tireless charity work is widely praised receiving prestigious awards and honours.

In 1971, at the age of 17, Lennox left her native Scotland after gaining a place at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

From a fortuitous chance encounter with Dave Stewart in the early seventies, the pair went on to form The Tourists, who ultimately achieved significant success in the UK, Europe and Australia.

It was not until the break up of the band in ’79 however, that Annie and Dave decided to form a duo, calling themselves “Eurythmics”.

They released their first album, “In the Garden” in 1981, but it was not until the worldwide success of their second album, (Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This) in 1983, that Eurythmics became the musical phenomenon we know today.

Eurythmics went on to sell over 75 million albums, and achieved over 20 international hits across the world.

Check out the Annie Lennox Website for more bio information.

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