Person Open DS/UK/4937 Lennox; Annie (25 December 1954); OBE; Scottish singer songwriter, political activist and philanthropist Lennox Annie 25 December 1954 Scottish singer songwriter, political activist and philanthropist Female (cisgender) Ann Lennox https://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx?1L41LRI1CFvvm Aberdeen, Scotland (born)

Scottish Musician; Singer White Granddaughter of Dora Paton (dairy maid at Balmoral Royal Estate) and William Ferguon (gamekeeper at Balmoral). Great-great-granddaughter of Jessie Fraser (worker at Broadford Flax Mill, Aberdeen). Heterosexual Annie Lennox OBE is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving moderate success in the late 1970s as part of the new wave band The Tourists, she and fellow musician Dave Stewart went on to achieve international success in the 1980s as Eurythmics. Appearing in the 1983 music video for “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” with orange cropped hair and wearing a man's business suit, the BBC states, "all eyes were on Annie Lennox, the singer whose powerful androgynous look defied the male gaze". Lennox embarked on a solo career in 1992 with her debut album, Diva, which produced several hit singles including "Why" and "Walking on Broken Glass". To date, she has released six solo studio albums and a compilation album, The Annie Lennox Collection (2009). With eight Brit Awards, which includes being named Best British Female Artist a record six times, Lennox has been named the "Brits Champion of Champions". She has collected four Grammy Awards and an MTV Video Music Award. In 2002, Lennox received a Billboard Century Award; the highest accolade from Billboard magazine. In 2004, she received 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. Lennox's vocal range is contralto. 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. She has earned the distinction of "most successful female British artist in UK music history". As part of a one-hour symphony of British Music, Lennox performed "Little Bird" during the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in London. At the 2015 Ivor Novello Awards, Lennox was made a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, the first woman to receive the honour. Activism and Views: Lennox is a political and social activist, notable for raising money and awareness for HIV/ AIDS as it affects women and children in Africa. In 2011, Lennox was appointed an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II for her "tireless charity campaigns and championing of humanitarian causes". In 2012 she performed at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert in front of Buckingham Palace. Lennox's longtime support for LGBT rights have helped garner a significant following within the community. According to The Advocate, "her distinctive voice and provocative stage persona have made Lennox a longtime gay icon." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Lennox (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHeharper 3/25/2013 RAHAKirkbride 12/6/2022 343483db-696d-4a99-940c-a59910dfe2c5