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Many happy returns to the simply faboo Miss Annie Lennox, who is (gulp!) 70 years old today!
Adore her...
Indeed.
[PS Also born on 25th December: Quentin Crisp, Noele Gordon, Sir Isaac Newton, Helena Rubinstein, Humphrey Bogart, Sir Lew Grade, Cab Calloway, Princess Alexandra, Ismail Merchant, Lady Eve Pollard, Kenny Everett, Sissy Spacek, Desireless, Shane MacGowan, Alannah Myles, Ian Bostridge, Dido, Ed Davey and Justin Trudeau.]
Annie Lennox is celebrated as one of the finest musical voices of our time and one of the most successful female British artists in UK music history. An innovator, icon and performer, her success has spanned four decades and she is internationally renowned both for her music and her personal style.
The House of Annie Lennox is an immersive and intimate display which explores the image and creative vision of the artist. There will be a small selection of costumes and accessories worn by Lennox, together with photographs, personal treasures and awards, ephemera from the political campaigns she has championed, music videos and a specially commissioned video of Annie in conversation.
Lennox was born in Scotland on Christmas Day, 1954. In 1971, at the age of 17, she left home after gaining a place at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Today, she has achieved over 80 million record sales worldwide through her work with The Tourists (1977–80), with Dave Stewart as Eurythmics (1980–90), and subsequently as a solo artist. She is now as well known for her political campaigns as for her music. Winner of numerous musical awards, in 2011 she was awarded an OBE by the Queen for her services to charity.
This display pays tribute to Lennox's passion for life and creativity. Through her artistic output in many fields, she has influenced and transformed the position of a generation of female performers.
