Annie Lennox

ANNIE LENNOX OBE. Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving moderate success in the late 1970s as part of the The Tourists, she and fellow musician Dave Stewart went onto achieve great-success as The Eurythmics with the 1983 hit single "Sweet Dreams are Made of This" being their commercial breakthrough. She embarked on a solo career in 1992 with her debut album, Diva which produced several hit singles including "Why". To date, she has released five solo studio albums and a compilation album, winning eight Brit Awards and Four Grammys. On 4th June 2012, Lennox performed at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and also performed the song Little Bird during the 2012 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony in London on 12th Aug 2012. She has been named "The Greatest White Soul Singer Alive" by VH1 and one of The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone. In 2012, she was listed at No22 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Music. She has earned the distinction of "most successful female British artist in UK music history" due to her commercial success since the early 1980s. As of June 2008 (including her work within Eurythmics) Annie Lennox had sold over 80 million records worldwide.