Eurythmics biography

In June 2003, Lennox released her third solo album, entitled Bare, which was a top 5 hit in the UK and the US, with three tracks reaching the top of the US Billboard [[Hot Dance Club Songs| Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart]]. She also recorded the song "[[Into the West (song)|Into the West]]" for [[Peter Jackson]]'s film [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]], where it appeared as the closing theme and earned Lennox the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Song]]. In November 2003, Eurythmics played three songs at the [[46664 (concerts)|46664]] in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]], for which Stewart was one of the primary organisers. They played an unplugged version of "[[Here Comes the Rain Again]]", "[[7 Seconds (song)|7 Seconds]]" with [[Youssou N'Dour]] and "[[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)|Sweet Dreams]]". Stewart collaborated with [[The Rolling Stones]] vocalist [[Mick Jagger]] on the soundtrack to the movie [[Alfie (2004 film)|Alfie]], released in 2004, including the critically acclaimed "[[Old Habits Die Hard]]", which won a [[Golden Globe Award]] for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song from a Motion Picture]].

On 7 November 2005, Eurythmics released [[Ultimate Collection (Eurythmics album)|Ultimate Collection]], a remastered greatest hits package with two new songs. One of them, "[[I've Got a Life]]", was released as a single and reached no.14 on the UK singles chart In 2007, Lennox resumed her solo career with her fourth album, [[Songs of Mass Destruction]], which was a top 10 success in the UK and the US. In 2009, she released her first solo "greatest hits" package, [[The Annie Lennox Collection]]. The same year, Lennox stated that although she and Stewart remain friends, she does not foresee any further Eurythmics projects in the future.

Studio albums

1981: [[In the Garden (Eurythmics album)|In the Garden]]
1983: [[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (album)|Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]
1983: [[Touch (Eurythmics album)|Touch]]
1984: [[1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)]]
1985: [[Be Yourself Tonight]]
1986: [[Revenge (Eurythmics album)|Revenge]]
1987: [[Savage (album)|Savage]]
1989: [[We Too Are One]]
1999: [[Peace (Eurythmics album)|Peace]]

Compilations and other albums

1984: [[Touch Dance]]
1991: [[Greatest Hits (Eurythmics album)|Greatest Hits]]
1993: [[Live 1983-1989]]
2005: [[Ultimate Collection (Eurythmics album)|Ultimate Collection]]

Videography

1983: [[Sweet Dreams (The Video Album)]]
1987: [[Live (Eurythmics video)|Live]]
1988: [[Savage (video)|Savage]]
1990: [[We Two Are One Too]]
1991: [[Greatest Hits (Eurythmics album)#Video version|Greatest Hits]]
2000: [[Peacetour (Eurythmics video)|Peacetour]]
2005: [[Ultimate Collection (video)|Ultimate Collection]]

Tours

1983: Sweet Dreams Tour
1983-1984: Touch Tour
1986-1987: Revenge Tour
1989: Revival Tour
1999: Peace Tour

Awards

1984: [[Ivor Novello Awards|Ivor Novello Award]] - Songwriters of the Year
1984: [[MTV Video Music Awards]] - [[MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]] for "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
1987: [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] - [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]] for "Missionary Man"
1987: Ivor Novello Award - Songwriters of the Year
1987: Ivor Novello Award - Best Contemporary Song for "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"
1999: [[Brit Awards|Brit Award]] - Outstanding Contribution to British Music
2000: [[Silver Clef Award]]
2000: [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP Award]] for "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
2003: Kindred Spirit Music Award
2008: ASCAP Award for "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
2009: ASCAP Award for "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
2010: ASCAP Award for "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"

References

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