The amazing and talented singer Annie Lennox was born on December 25th, 1954. She is a Scottish born musician, vocalist, in addition to being an Academy Award winning songwriter. During Annie's career, she has been both a solo artist and the lead singer of the musical duo Eurythmics. Annie has also been labeled as "The Greatest White Soul Singer Alive" by members of the rock industry on the VH1 show 100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll in 1999. Both as a solo artist and with Eurythmics, Lennox has sold a combined 80 million records.
She was born as Ann Lennox on Christmas Day, 1954, in Aberdeen, Scotland, and attended Aberdeen High School for Girls, now Harlaw Academy.[1] She was educated as a classical musician and studied the flute at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
Lennox was not entirely happy during her time at the Royal Academy. Her flute teacher's final report stated: "Ann has not always been sure of where to direct her efforts, though latterly she has been more committed. She is very, very able, however." Two years later, Lennox reported to the Academy: "I have had to work as a waitress, barmaid, and shop assistant to keep me when not in musical work." In 2006, the academy made her an honorary Fellow.[2] Lennox also was made a Fellow of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama that year.
Lennox's first marriage was to Radha Raman, between 1984 and 1985. From 1988 to 2000, she was married to Israeli film and record producer Uri Fruchtmann, with whom she had two daughters, Lola and Tali. Fruchtmann was also the father to Lennox's first, stillborn child, Daniel, in December 1988.
Between 1977 and 1980, Lennox was the lead singer of The Tourists, a moderately successful British pop band and her first collaboration with Dave Stewart. During the time they were in The Tourists, Stewart and Lennox were involved in a relationship, though this had ended by the time they formed The Eurythmics.
Lennox and Stewart's second collaboration, the 1980s synthpop duo Eurythmics, resulted in her most notable fame, as the duo's alto, soul-tinged lead singer. Early in Eurythmics's career, Lennox was known for her androgyny, wearing suits and once impersonating Elvis Presley. Eurythmics released a long line of singles in the 1980s, including "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)", "Here Comes the Rain Again", "Who's That Girl?", "Would I Lie to You?", "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)", "Missionary Man", "You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart", and "Don't Ask Me Why", among others. Though Eurythmics never officially disbanded, Lennox made a fairly clear break from Stewart in 1990. Thereafter, she began a long and equally-successful solo career.
From the beginning of her career, Lennox has experimented with her image both as an artist and as a woman. She matured as a public figure in the late 20th century, just as MTV and the medium of video were becoming the obvious vehicles for selling contemporary popular music. She has managed her image astutely, both as a means of interpreting and marketing her music.
Because of her immense success, Annie Lennox has also amassed a substantial fortune, estimated at £30 million over the years with Eurythmics and as a solo artist.
