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Eurythmics biography

Stewart released the solo albums Greetings from the Gutter (1995), and Sly-Fi (1998), but neither of these albums were successful commercially. Lennox's second solo album Medusa (1995), an album of cover versions, fared much better and scored number one in the UK reaching double platinum rating.

Reunion (1999-2005)

Eurythmics reunited during 1999 (see 1999 in music) and released Peace. The single "I Saved the World Today" reached number 11 in the UK singles charts, and a remix of "17 Again" gave the duo their first chart-topper on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The band also embarked on a world tour, dubbed Peacetour, to support the album. The tour started on 18 September 1999 at Cologne's Kolnarena and ended on 6 December 1999 at the London Docklands Arena (which was filmed and released on video and DVD). All proceeds from the tour went to Greenpeace and Amnesty International. The year 2000 saw numerous European festival appearances by Eurythmics (at Germany's Rock am Ring, among others).

In 2001, Stewart performed with U2 for the "America: A Tribute to Heroes" benefit concert.

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 singles reaching the top of Hot Dance Music/Club Play in 2003 and 2004. She also recorded the 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 2004 Academy Award for Best Song. Stewart collaborated with Rolling Stones vocalist Mick Jagger on the soundtrack to the movie Alfie, released in 2004, including the critically acclaimed "Old Habits Die Hard", which won a Golden Globe award for Best Original Song from a Motion Picture.

In November 2003 Eurythmics played three songs at the 46664 (concerts) in Cape Town. David Stewart had a major part in the organisation of this show. They played an unplugged version of "Here Comes the Rain Again", "Seven Seconds" with Youssou N'Dour and "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)".

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