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Mike Hedges is a British audio producer/engineer.

Career[link]

Mike Hedges started as a tape-op at Morgan Studios in London in the late 1970s. Having graduated to engineer, he went freelance in 1981 and became an engineer/producer.

Hedges' first major collaboration was with The Cure, and resulted in their debut single "Killing an Arab". Hedges opened his own facility, the Playground, in nearby Camden Town where he continued to work with The Cure as well as with the Associates and Siouxsie and the Banshees.

His subsequent credits have included U2, Dido, The Undertones, the Manic Street Preachers, Travis, Texas, The Beautiful South, and The Priests.[1] He produced the Manic Street Preachers' Everything Must Go, which was voted best album of 1996 by Q, Vox, Select and Music Week, and won the BRIT Award for Album Of The Year.[2]

Mike Hedges has also worked as part of the musical team for the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Between 1996 and 2000, Hedges' work was continuously nominated for the Grammy awards for four successive years, which no other British producer has done.

Discography[link]

1976[link]

• Original London Cast, Evita [Original London Cast], Assistant Engineer
  

1977[link]

• Heatwave, Central Heating, Assistant Engineer
  

1978[link]

• Gary Boyle, Electric Glide, Engineer
  

• Steve Harley, Hobo With a Grin/The Candidate, Mixing
  

• Barbara Thompson, Paraphernalia, Engineer
  

1979[link]

• The Cure, Three Imaginary Boys, Engineer
  

• Steve Harley, Candidate, Mixing
  

• Alex Harvey, Mafia Stole My Guitar, Engineer
  

1980[link]

• The English Beat, I Just Can't Stop It, Engineer
  

• Associates, Affectionate Punch [Bonus Tracks], Engineer, Producer
  

• The Cure, Seventeen Seconds, Producer, Engineer
  

• The Cure, Seventeen Seconds [Deluxe Edition], Engineer, Producer
  

• The Cure, Boys Don't Cry, Engineer
  

1981[link]

• Associates, Fourth Drawer Down, Producer
  

• Bauhaus, Mask, Engineer
  

• Bauhaus, Mask [Omnibus Edition], Engineer
  

• The Cure, Faith, Engineer, Producer
  

• The Cure, Faith [Deluxe Edition], Producer, Engineer
  

• The Cure, ...Happily Ever After, Engineer, Producer
  

1982[link]

• Associates, Sulk, Producer
  

• Thomas Dolby, Golden Age of Wireless [Bonus DVD], Engineer
  

• Diamond Head, Borrowed Time, Engineer, Producer
  

• Siouxsie and the Banshees, Kiss in the Dreamhouse, Engineer
  

• Siouxsie and the Banshees, Kiss in the Dreamhouse [Bonus Tracks], Engineer
  

1983[link]

• The English Beat, Special Beat Service, Producer
  

• The Undertones, Sin of Pride [Bonus Tracks], Producer
  

• Southern Death Cult, Southern Death Cult, Producer, Engineer
  

1984[link]

• Siouxsie and the Banshees, Hyaena, Audio Engineer, Engineer
  

• Siouxsie and the Banshees, Hyaena [Bonus Tracks], Engineer, Producer
  

• Marc Almond, Vermin in Ermine, Producer
  

1985[link]

• The Three O'Clock, Arrive Without Travelling, Producer, Engineer
  

• Marc Almond, Stories of Johnny, Producer
  

1986[link]

• Everything but the Girl, Baby, the Stars Shine Bright, Producer, Engineer
  

• The Cure, Staring at the Sea: The Singles, Producer
  

1987[link]

• Flesh for Lulu, Long Live the New Flesh [Bonus Tracks, Producer
  

• Marc Almond, Mother Fist and Her Five Daughters, Producer, Engineer
  

• Siouxsie and the Banshees, Through the Looking Glass, Engineer
  

1988[link]

• Shack Zilch [Bonus Tracks], Producer
  

• Siouxsie and the Banshees, Peepshow, Engineer
  

1989[link]

• The Beautiful South, Welcome to the Beautiful South, Producer
  

• The Beautiful South, Song for Whoever [Single], Producer
  

1990[link]

• Associates Popera: The Singles Collection Producer
  

• The Beautiful South, Choke, Producer
  

• The La's, La's, Audio Production
  

• The La's, La's [Deluxe Edition], Audio Production
  

• The La's, La's [UK Bonus Tracks], Producer
  

• Various Artists, Follow Our Trax, Vol. 5: Detour Over the Edge, Producer
  

• A House, I Want Too Much, Producer
  

1992[link]

• Various Artists, Heart Rock, Vol. 2, Producer
  

• Siouxsie and the Banshees, Twice Upon a Time: The Singles, Producer
  

1993[link]

• Various Artists, Deafening Divinities with Aural Affinities: The Beggars Banquet Collection 1993 Producer
  

1994[link]

• The Undertones, Very Best of the Undertones, Producer
  

• Lush, Split, Producer, Engineer
  

• Lush, Desire Lines, Producer
  

• Lush, Hypocrite, Producer
  

• Sensation, Beautiful Morning, Producer
  

• Sensation, Burger Habit, Producer
  

• Marc Almond, Virgin's Tale, Vol. 2, Producer
  

1995[link]

• Original Soundtrack, Doom Generation, Producer
  

• The Beautiful South, Carry on up the Charts: The Best of the Beautiful South, Producer
  

• The Beautiful South, Carry on up the Charts: The Best of the Beautiful South [UK], Producer
  

• Marc Almond, Child Star [UK #1], Producer
  

• Marc Almond, Child Star [UK #2], Producer
  

• Catchers, Mute, Mixing, Producer
  

• McAlmont & Butler, Yes, Producer
  

1996[link]

• Various Artists, Huge Hits 1996, Producer
  

• Manic Street Preachers, Everything Must Go, Producer
  

• Manic Street Preachers, Everything Must Go [10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition] Producer
  

• Various Artists, Best of Indie Top 20, Producer,
  

• Various Artists, Our Friends Electric [2 CDs], Producer
  

• McAlmont & Butler, Sound of...McAlmont & Butler, Producer
  

• Heatwave, Best of Heatwave: Always & Forever, Engineer
  

• Various Artists, In Bed with Marina, Engineer
  

• A House, No More Apologies, Producer
  

1997[link]

• Geneva, Further, Producer
  

• Various Artists, Once in a Lifetime, Producer
  

• Geneva, Best Regrets [#1], Producer
  

• Geneva, Best Regrets [#2], Producer
  

• Atomic Swing, Fluff, Producer,
  

• Various Artists, Spring Collection '97, Producer
  

1998[link]

• U2, Best of 1980-1990 [Japan], Mixing, Producer
  

• Manic Street Preachers, This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours, Producer
  

• Manic Street Preachers, This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours [Bonus Disc], Producer
  

• Manic Street Preachers, This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours [Bonus Tracks], Producer
  

• Marc Almond, Virgin's Tale, Producer
  

• Various Artists, Now, Vol. 39 [UK], Producer
  

• Puressence, Only Forever, Producer
  

• Manic Street Preachers, You Stole the Sun from My Heart [Epic], Producer
  

1999[link]

• Various Artists, Now: 1980 [2 CD], Producer
  

• Manic Street Preachers, Everlasting, Pt. 2, Producer
  

• Diamond Head, Best of Diamond Head, Engineer, Producer
  

• Travis, Man Who, Producer
  

• Manic Street Preachers, Tsunami [CD Single], Producer
  

• Travis, Why Does It Always Rain on Me? [2 Track Promo], Producer
  

• Travis, Why Does It Always Rain on Me? [Epic Single], Producer
  

• Manic Street Preachers, You Stole the Sun from My Heart [CD Single], Producer
  

2000[link]

• The Undertones, True Confessions (Singles = A's & B's), Producer
  

• U2, All That You Can't Leave Behind, Producer, Mixing
  

• U2, All That You Can't Leave Behind [Bonus CD], Mixing, Producer
  

• U2, All That You Can't Leave Behind [Import Bonus Track], Producer, Mixing
  

• Texas, Greatest Hits, Producer
  

• Texas, Greatest Hits [Bonus Tracks], Producer
  

• Texas, Song Book: Best of Texas, Producer
  

• Travis, Turn, Producer
  

• Various Artists, Best Anthems...Ever! [2000], Producer
  

• Various Artists, Best Anthems...Ever! [2000], Producer
  

• The Mighty Wah!, Songs of Strength & Heartbreak, Producer
  

• The Wannadies, Yeah [Japan Bonus Tracks], Producer
  

2001[link]

• Various Artists, Hut Recordings: 1991-2001, Producer
  

• Everything but the Girl, Home Movies: The Best of Everything But the Girl, Producer
  

• Lush, Ciao! 1989-1996, Producer
  

• Manic Street Preachers, Know Your Enemy, Mixing, Producer
  

• Manic Street Preachers, Know Your Enemy [Bonus Disc], Producer, Mixing
  

• Andrew Lloyd Webber, Now and Forever: The Andrew Lloyd Webber Box Set, Engineer
  

• The Cure, Greatest Hits [Bonus CD], Mixing, Producer
  

2002[link]

• U2, Best of 1990-2000, Producer, Mixing
  

• U2, Best of 1990-2000 [Bonus Tracks/DVD], Producer, Mixing
  

• U2, Best of 1990-2000 [Japan], Mixing, Producer
  

• Manic Street Preachers, Forever Delayed: The Greatest Hits, Compilation Producer, Producer
  

• Everything but the Girl, Like the Deserts Miss the Rain, Producer
  

• Everything but the Girl, Like the Deserts Miss the Rain [Bonus Disc], Producer
  

• A1, A1, Producer
  

• The Three O'Clock, Arrive Without Travelling/Ever After, Producer
  

• The Three O'Clock, Arrive Without Travelling/Ever After, Producer
  

• Various Artists, Best Summer Album 2002, Producer
  

• The Beautiful South, Solid Bronze: Great Hits, Producer
  

2003[link]

• The Cooper Temple Clause, Promises Promises [Japan EP], Producer
  

• Manic Street Preachers, There by the Grace of God [Canada EP], Producer
  

• Dido, Life for Rent, Producer
  

• The Cooper Temple Clause, Kick Up the Fire, And Let the Flames Break Loose [Morning] Programming, Executive Producer
  

• The Cooper Temple Clause, Kick Up the Fire, And Let the Flames Break Loose [Morning] [Enhanced], 2003, Executive Producer, Programming
  

• Manic Street Preachers, Lipstick Traces: Secret History of Manic, Producer
  

• Various Artists, We're a Happy Family: A Tribute to the Ramones, Producer
  

2004[link]

• Various Artists, Rough Trade Shops: Indiepop, Producer
  

• Siouxsie and the Banshees, Downside Up, Producer
  

• Travis, Singles, Producer
  

• Various Artists, Heroes [Sony], Producer
  

• Various Artists, Q Awards: The Album, Producer
  

• Various Artists, Best of Acoustic [Echo/V2], Producer
  

• The Cure, Join the Dots: B-Sides & Rarities, 1978-2001, Mixing, Producer
  

• The Cooper Temple Clause, Blind Pilots, Programming, Executive Producer
  

• The Cooper Temple Clause, Blind Pilots [Enhanced Single], Programming, Executive Producer
  

• Various Artists, Album [EMI], Producer
  

• Dido, Don't Leave Home [CD #1], Producer
  

• Izabo, Morning Hero [EP+2], Mixing
  

2005[link]

• Patrick Doyle, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack], 2005, Producer, Audio Production
  

• Texas, Red Book, Mixing
  

• Texas, Red Book [Enhanced], Mixing
  

• Faithless, Forever Faithless: The Greatest Hits, Mixing, Producer
  

• Faithless, Forever Faithless: The Greatest Hits [Sony], Producer, Mixing
  

• Robert Post, Robert Post, Producer, Clapping, Mixing, Programming
  

• Faithless, Forever Faithless: The Greatest Hits [DVD], Mixing, Producer
  

• Revenge, No Pain No Gain: Live 1991, Performer
  

2006[link]

• Driveblind, Driveblind, Producer
  

• Lorraine, Heaven, Producer
  

• Various Artists, John Peel: Right Time Wrong Speed, Producer
  

• Various Artists, Life Less Lived: The Gothic Box, Producer
  

• Faithless Renaissance Presents 3D, Producer
  

• Texas, Sleep, Pt. 2, Mixing
  

• Various Artists, Ave Marina: Ten Years of Marina Records, Producer
  
• Texas, Sleep, Mixing
  

• Texas, Sleep [DVD Single], Mixing
  

2007[link]

• The Beautiful South, Soup, Producer
  

• Various Artists, Cavern: The Most Famous Club in the World, Producer
  

• Various Artists, Headliners: The Ultimate Festival Line Up, Engineer
  

• Various Artists, CBGB Forever, Producer, Audio Production
  

• Travis, Boy with No Name, Engineer, Producer
  

• Various Artists, Mute Audio Documents, Producer
  

• Xanther, 8060, Layout Design
  

2008[link]

• Faithless, Forever Faithless/Forever Faithless [CD/DVD], Producer, Mixing
  

• The Priests, Priests, Producer, Arranger
  

• The Undertones, Anthology, Producer
  

• Martha Wainwright, I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too, Mixing, Producer
  

• Martha Wainwright, I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too [13 Tracks], Mixing, Producer
  

• Martha Wainwright, I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too [Bonus Track], Mixing, Producer
  

• Various Artists, Edge of the 80's, Producer
  

2009[link]

• The Priests, Harmony, Album Sequence, Producer, Arranger
  

• The Priests, Harmony [Barnes & Noble Exclusive], Producer, Arranger, Album Sequence
  

• The Priests, Harmony [French Edition], Producer, Arranger, Album Sequence
  

• The Priests, Harmony [Spanish Edition], Album Sequence, Producer, Arranger
  

• Camilla Kerslake, Camilla Kerslake, Vocal Arrangement, Producer, Arranger
  

• Various Artists, Match of the Day: The Album, Producer
  

• Various Artists, Hallelujah: Songs of Love, Hope & Inspiration, Producer
  

• Various Artists, Essential Great Voices, Arreglos
  

2010[link]

• The Priests, Noël, Arranger, Producer
  

• The Priests, Noël [B&N Exclusive], Arranger, Producer
  

• The La's, Callin' All, Quotation Author, Producer
  

• Heatwave, Too Hot to Handle/Central Heating, Assistant Engineer
  

• Various Artists, Essential: The 90s, Producer
  

• Russell Watson, La Voce, Producer
  

External links[link]

• Allmusic.com discography
• Nettwerk Management discography
• Interview with Sound on Sound about working with The Cure

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Michael Alden Hedges (December 31, 1953 – December 2, 1997) was an American composer, Acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter.

Background[link]

Hedges attended Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma, studying classical guitar.^{[citation needed]} It was here that he studied under his compositional mentor, E. J. Ulrich. Subsequently, from 1979 til 1982, Hedges was a composition major at Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, Maryland who applied his classically-trained musical background in combination with various unusual techniques to the steel-string acoustic guitar. He covered a wide range of musical styles and was considered an extremely dynamic performer in concert. Michael made ends meet playing and singing in pubs and restaurants in the Baltimore Metro area during his tenure at Peabody. In 1980, he made plans to move to California to study music at Stanford University. He was discovered in February 1981 by William Ackerman who heard him performing at The Varsity Theater in Palo Alto and immediately signed him to a recording contract on the Windham Hill label.^[1] He was married to flautist Mindy Rosenfeld but the couple divorced in the late 1980s.^[2]

Recordings[link]

Hedges' first two recordings for Windham Hill—Breakfast in the Field and Aerial Boundaries—were milestones for the acoustic guitar.^{[citation needed]} He wrote nearly exclusively in alternate tunings. Some of the techniques he used include slap harmonics (created by slapping the strings over a harmonic node), use of right hand hammer-ons (particularly on bass notes), use of the left hand for melodic or rhythmic hammer-ons and pull offs, percussive slapping on the guitar body, as well as unusual strummings. He also made extensive use of string damping as employed in classical guitar, and was known to insist strongly on the precise duration of sounds and silences in his pieces. He also played guitar-variants like the harp guitar (an instrument with additional bass strings), and the TransTrem Guitar. He was a multi-instrumentalist, playing piano, percussion, tin whistle, harmonica, and flute, among others on his albums. Bassist Michael Manring contributed to nearly all of Hedges' records.

Frustrated that his published work reflected only the instrumental side of his creative output, Hedges convinced Windham Hill to release Watching My Life Go By, a 1985 studio recording of Hedges' vocal originals written over a span of 5 years – songs often performed at his concerts leading up to the album's release.

His fourth album, a live recording called, Live on the Double Planet, was assembled from 40 of his live concerts captured from 1986–1987 recordings. Subsequently, Hedges earned the freedom to release his albums with vocal and instrumental songs alike, something his first album would have contained were it not for the direction of record label initiatives.

Hedges had a very broad range of influences and his output spans many genres. His musical education was largely in modern 20th century composition. He listened to Martin Carthy, John Martyn, and the Beatles, but his approach to composition owed much to Igor Stravinsky, Edgard Varèse, Anton Webern, and Steve Reich, in addition to experimental composers such as Morton Feldman. He saw himself as a composer who played guitar, rather than a guitarist who composed music. He was often categorized as a New Age musician due to his association with the Windham Hill record label. Somewhat in reaction to this, he would describe his music as "Heavy Mental", "New Edge", ""Acoustic Thrash", "Deep Tissue Gladiator Guitar" or "Savage Myth Guitar," amongst other terms.^[3]

Hedges toured briefly as a co-bill with Leo Kottke. These shows included solo performances by Kottke and Hedges and, as a finale, a number of duets including performances of Kottke's "Doodles" with Hedges playing a high-strung parlor guitar.

Guitars[link]

Hedges regularly used the following instruments:^[4]

• 1971 Martin D-28 guitar (nicknamed "Barbara") with a combination of a Sunrise S-1 magnetic pickup and FRAP contact pickup under the treble strings
• custom 1980s Takamine guitars with his name on the headstock
• Lowden L-250 guitars
• Martin J-65M guitars
• 1920s Dyer harp guitar configured with a FRAP/autoharp pickup combo / reconfigured with Sunrise S-1 and two Barcus Berry magnetic pickups for the sub-basses (glued straight to the body)
• Steve Klein electric harp guitar with a TransTrem bridge
• circa 1913 black Knutsen harp guitar (often incorrectly referred to as a Dyer) with a FRAP/autoharp pickup combo—and rattlesnake tail wedged under the sub-basses at headstock

Hedges was left-handed but played right-handed guitars. Hedges would experiment with different pick-ups, effects, and amp combinations to achieve a different and unique sound for every song. Hedges was also able to precisely equalize his instruments for the concert hall in which he was performing. He used state-of-the-art equipment such as Sunrise soundhole pickups, F.R.A.P. and later, Trance Audio soundboard transducers.

Death[link]

In late 1997, Hedges died at the age of 43 in a car accident along State Route 128 in Mendocino County, near Boonville (about 100 miles (160 km) northwest of San Francisco). According to his manager and longtime friend Hilleary Burgess, he was driving home from San Francisco International Airport after a Thanksgiving visit to a girlfriend in Long Island, New York. His car apparently skidded off a rain-slicked S-curve and down a 120-foot (37 m) cliff. Hedges was thrown from his car and appeared to have died nearly instantly. His body was found a few days afterward.^[5] After his death, his record Oracle won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best New Age Album.

Hedges' unfinished last recordings were brought to completion in the album Torched, with the help of his former manager Hilleary Burgess and friends David Crosby and Graham Nash.^[6] Musician Keller Williams recorded a song in tribute to Hedges entitled "Not Of This Earth" and is featured on the CD "Breathe."

A fundraiser to help his children can be found at Nomad Land.

Recognition[link]

• "I feel I can always hear his heart when he plays. He respected my playing too, and that simply thrills me." – Pete Townshend^[7]
• "Michael was unique. His music transcends genre and trend. It's truly musical, fun and enlightening.” – Steve Vai^[7]
• "His playing has a feel and timbre all its own – technically brilliant, but always organic and true." – Joe Satriani^[7]
• "One of the most brilliant musicians in America." – David Crosby^[7]
• "I considered him to be a genius and when he died I lost a great friend." – Graham Nash^[7]
• "There was simply no one like him." – Bonnie Raitt^[7]
• "He was a real musician who remained humble even through stardom. A rare breed indeed." – Alvin Lee^[7]

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

• Breakfast in the Field (1981)
• Aerial Boundaries (1984)
• Watching My Life Go By (1985)
• Taproot (1990)
• The Road to Return (1994)
• Oracle (1996)
• Torched (1999–posthumous)

Live albums[link]

• Live on the Double Planet (1987)

Compilations (solo)[link]

• Strings of Steel (1993)
• Sounds of Wood and Steel (1998)
• Best of Michael Hedges (2000–posthumous)
• Beyond Boundaries: Guitar Solos (2001–posthumous)
• Platinum & Gold Collection: Michael Hedges (2003–posthumous)
• Pure (2006–posthumous)

Compilations (various artists)[link]

• An Evening with Windham Hill Live (1982)
• A Winter’s Solstice II (1988)
• A Winter’s Solstice III (1990)
• Windham Hill: The First Ten Years (1990)
• Windham Hill Guitar Sampler II (1992)
• Carols of Christmas (1996)
• Summer Solstice (1997)
• A Winter's Solstice VI (1997)
• The Renaissance Album (1998)
• Touch: Windham Hill 25 Years of Guitar (2001)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Nomad Land: The official Michael Hedges site
• Michael Hedges Interview by Anil Prasad
• Michael Hedges guitar tunings
• Peabody Reports Michael's Death
• Guitar International article by Brad Conroy; Guitar Hero Series: Michael Hedges

The Priests are a classical musical group made up of three Roman Catholic priests all from Northern Ireland. Fr Eugene and his brother Fr Martin O'Hagan are originally from the village of Claudy, County Londonderry with the family now residing in Derry whilst Fr David Delargy is from Ballymena, County Antrim.

Early career[link]

The trio have been singing together since they boarded as students at St MacNissi's College, Garron Tower, County Antrim. After signing a record deal with SonyBMG in April 2008 the priests, all from the Diocese of Down & Connor, recorded their debut album in Northern Ireland and Rome, with the unusual honour of having been allowed to record in St. Peter's Basilica, The Vatican.^[1][2][3]

Career[link]

[edit] 2008: The Priests

Their debut album was produced by Mike Hedges and Sally Herbert. Mike Hedges has worked with, amongst others, U2, Dido and Manic Street Preachers. The eponymous album was released in Ireland on 14 November 2008 by Epic Records and has since been released worldwide in over thirty countries^[4] and preceded by an ITV documentary and PBS special in the United States.^[5] The initial idea for making of an album involving a priest was put in motion by Hedges himself. The original idea developed into a project involving the three priests after he and Epic Records head, Nick Raphael, saw a video recording from a mobile phone of them singing. In December 2008 they scooped the Guinness World Record for ‘Fastest-selling UK debut for a classical act’.^[6] The album has turned Platinum in Ireland, UK, Sweden, Norway as well as going Gold in New Zealand, Canada and Spain. The group's concert schedule will not follow the usual band format as clauses in their bespoke contract places the emphasis on them continuing their pastoral work in their respective Parishes and in the Diocese of Down & Connor. In the 21 March issue of The Tablet, it is claimed that the album has sold more than 1 million copies in Ireland alone.^[7]

[edit] 2009 – present: Harmony and Noel

In August 2009, they began recording their second album, entitled "Harmony", under the same production team. It was released in November 2009 and has reaped platinum awards in Ireland and Sweden, where the album reached the No 1 spot in the Swedish charts just before Christmas 2009.

The trio completed a very successful concert tour of UK & Ireland playing to packed houses and ending with a homecoming concert in Belfast's Waterfront Hall. Their concert itinerary also took in two concerts in the Millennium Forum in the City of Derry, the first concert coinciding with the release of the Saville Report on Bloody Sunday. They noted that it was an auspicious day for the City and for the future.

The trio have recently released their first Christmas album, Noel, which was released 2 November 2010. The album debuted at #3 on the US Top Classical Albums Chart and #18 on the Top Christian Albums Chart.^[8] In Canada, the album charted on #100 on the Canadian Albums Chart and #8 on the Canadian Classical Albums Chart.^[9]

Members[link]

• Fr Eugene O'Hagan is Administrator of the Parish of Ballyclare and Ballygowan with two churches: The Church of The Sacred Heart and the Church of The Holy Family. Diocese of Down and Connor.

• Fr Martin O'Hagan is Parish Priest of the Parish of Newtownards and Comber with two churches: The Church of St. Patrick (Newtownards) and the Church of Our Lady of the Visitation (Comber). Diocese of Down and Connor.

• Fr David Delargy is Parish Priest of the Parish of Hannahstown with two churches: The Church of St. Joseph and the Church of St. Peter, the Rock, Diocese of Down and Connor.

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Holiday albums[link]

Cappella Caeciliana[link]

The Priests are also members of Belfast-based choir Cappella Caeciliana, with whom they have recorded three albums:

• 2001 – Cantate Domino – Music of Celebration from Cappella Caeciliana
• 2005 – Sing for the Morning's Joy
• 2008 – O Quam Gloriosum

See also[link]

• List of artists who reached number one in Ireland

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Website
• Cappella Caeciliana Website

Annie Lennox OBE
Annie Lennox performing at the Rally for Human Rights during the International AIDS Conference 2010 in Vienna as part of her SING Campaign.
Background information
Birth name	Ann Lennox
Born	(1954-12-25) 25 December 1954 (age 57)
Genres	Pop, rock, blue-eyed soul, New Wave, pop rock, R&B
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, activist, humanitarian ambassador
Instruments	Vocals, piano, keyboards, guitar, accordion, harmoniumflute
Years active	1975–present
Labels	RCA, Arista (1981–2009) Island, Decca (2010–)
Associated acts	The Catch, The Tourists, Eurythmics
Website	www.annielennox.com

Ann "Annie" Lennox, OBE (born 25 December 1954), is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving minor success in the late 1970s as part of the New Wave band The Tourists, she and fellow musician David A. Stewart went on to achieve major international success in the 1980s as Eurythmics. Lennox is the most recognized female artist at the Brit Awards, winning a total of eight awards. She has also been named the "Brits Champion of Champions".^[1]

Lennox embarked on a solo career in the 1990s with her debut album, Diva (1992), which produced several hit singles including "Why" and "Walking on Broken Glass". To date, she has released five solo studio albums and a compilation album, The Annie Lennox Collection (2009). She is the recipient of eight Brit Awards, four Grammy Awards and an MTV Video Music Award. In 2002, Lennox received a Billboard Century Award; the highest accolade from Billboard Magazine.^[2] In 2004, she won 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.^[3]

In addition to her career as a musician, Lennox is also a political and social activist, notable for raising money and awareness for HIV charities in Africa. She also objected to the unauthorised use of the 1999 Eurythmics song "I Saved the World Today" in an election broadcast for Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni in 2009.^[4] In 2011, Lennox was appointed to the OBE by Queen Elizabeth II for her "tireless charity campaigns and championing of humanitarian causes".^[2][5]

Known as a pop culture icon for her distinctive contralto vocals and visual performances, Lennox has been named "The Greatest White Soul Singer Alive" by VH1 and one of The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone.^[6] She has earned the distinction of "most successful female British artist in UK music history" due to her global commercial success since the early 1980s. Including her work within Eurythmics, Lennox is one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 80 million records worldwide.^[7]

Early life[link]

Lennox was born on Christmas Day, 1954, in Summerfield Maternity hospital, Aberdeen. Her father worked at the shipyard, and her mother was a cook until she became a housewife. Lennox was an only child and the family lived in a small two-roomed apartment in a tenement with communal laundry facilities. Despite her family's financial status, Lennox had piano lessons at school from the age of seven years at the cost of £4.00 per term. She was interested in singing and, with plenty of time to herself, passed some of the time by singing along to the popular music of the time, including music by The Beatles. She was an unhappy teenager, partly because of a struggle over boundaries for her independence with her overprotective father.^[8] She attended Aberdeen High School for Girls, now Harlaw Academy.^[8][9] In 1964, her early talent was demonstrated when she came second in a talent contest at a Butlins holiday camp. She sang the song "Mairi's Wedding".^[10]

In the 1970s, Lennox won a place at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she studied the flute and classical music for three years. She lived on a student grant and worked at part-time jobs for extra money. Lennox was unhappy during her time at the Royal Academy partly because she was lonely and shy, and she missed many history-of-music lessons.^[8]

Lennox's flute teacher's final report stated: "Ann has not always been sure of where to direct her efforts, though lately she has been more committed. She is very, very able, however." Two years later, Lennox reported to the Academy: "I have had to work as a waitress, barmaid, and shop assistant to keep me when not in musical work." She also played and sang with a few bands, such as Windsong, during the period of her course. In 2006, the academy made her an honorary Fellow.^[11] Lennox also was made a Fellow of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama that year.^[12]

Music career[link]

1976–1990: Dragon's Playground, The Tourists and Eurythmics[link]

Lennox in the mid-1980s

In 1976, Lennox was flautist with a band called Dragon's Playground, leaving before they appeared on TV's New Faces.^[13] Between 1977 and 1980, she was the lead singer of The Tourists (initially known as The Catch), a moderately successful British pop band and her first collaboration with Dave Stewart. During the time they were in The Tourists, Stewart and Lennox were involved in a relationship, though this had ended by the time they formed Eurythmics.

Lennox and Stewart's second collaboration, the 1980s synthpop duo Eurythmics, resulted in her most notable fame, as the duo's alto, soul-tinged lead singer. Early in Eurythmics' career, Lennox was known for her androgyny, wearing suits and once impersonating Elvis Presley. Eurythmics released a long line of singles in the 1980s, including "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)", "Love Is A Stranger", "Here Comes the Rain Again", "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves", "Who's That Girl?", "Would I Lie to You?", "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)", "Missionary Man", "You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart", "Thorn in My Side", "The Miracle of Love" and "Don't Ask Me Why". Though Eurythmics never officially disbanded, Lennox made a fairly clear break from Stewart in 1990. Thereafter, she began a long and equally-successful solo career.

Lennox and Stewart reconvened Eurythmics in the late 1990s with the album Peace, their first album of new material in ten years. A subsequent concert tour was completed, with profits going to Greenpeace and Amnesty International.^[2]

Lennox (far right) and David A. Stewart (left) performing as Eurythmics in 1987.

Lennox has received eight BRIT Awards, the most of any female artist.^[14] Four of the awards were given during her time with Eurythmics, and another was given to the duo for Outstanding Contribution to Music in 1999.^[15]

The 1988 single with Al Green, "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" (a cover version of Jackie DeShannon's 1969 hit), was recorded for the soundtrack of the movie Scrooged. Though it was produced by Dave Stewart, it was credited to Lennox and Green. This one-off single peaked at No. 2 on the US Adult Contemporary chart, No. 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was a top 40 hit in the UK.^[16][17] Lennox performed the song "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye", a Cole Porter song, that same year for a cameo appearance in the Derek Jarman film Edward II. She then made an appearance with David Bowie and the surviving members of Queen at 1992's Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert at London's Wembley Stadium, performing "Under Pressure".^[18]

[edit] 1992–1993: Diva

Lennox began working with former Trevor Horn protegé Stephen Lipson, beginning with her 1992 solo début album, Diva. It was a commercial and critical success, charting No. 1 in the UK, No. 6 in Germany, and No. 23 in the US where it went double platinum.^[19][20] Lennox's profile was boosted by Diva's singles, which included "Why" and "Walking on Broken Glass". "Why" won an MTV Award for Best Female Video at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards, while the video for "Walking on Broken Glass" featured the actors Hugh Laurie and John Malkovich.^[21][22] "Little Bird" also formed a double A-side with "Love Song for a Vampire", a soundtrack cut for Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 movie Bram Stoker's Dracula.^[23] The B-side of her single "Precious" was a self-penned song called "Step by Step", which was later a hit for Whitney Houston for the soundtrack of the film The Preacher's Wife.^[23] The song "Keep Young and Beautiful" was included on the CD release as a bonus track (the original vinyl album had only ten tracks).

The album entered the UK album chart at no.1 and has since sold over 1.2 million copies in the UK alone, being certified quadruple platinum.^[24] It was also a success in the US where it was a top 30 hit and has sold in excess of 2,700,000 copies.^[19] In 1993, the album was included in Q magazine's list of the "50 Best Albums of 1992". Rolling Stone magazine (25 June 1992, p. 41) described the album as "...state-of-the-art soul pop..." and it is included in Rolling Stone's (13 May 1999, p. 56) "Essential Recordings of the 90's" list. The album won Best British Album at the 1993 Brit Awards.^[25]

[edit] 1995–2000: Medusa and return to Eurythmics

Although Lennox's profile decreased for a period because of her desire to bring up her two children outside of the media's glare, she continued to record. Her second album, Medusa, was released in March 1995. It consisted solely of cover songs, all originally recorded by male artists including Bob Marley and The Clash. It entered the UK album chart at No. 1 and peaked in the US at number 11, spending 60 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart and selling over 2,000,000 to date in the United States.^[19] It has achieved double platinum status in both the UK and the US.^[24][26] The album yielded four UK singles: "No More I Love You's" (which entered the UK singles chart at No. 2, Lennox's highest ever solo peak),^[17] "A Whiter Shade of Pale", "Waiting in Vain" and "Something So Right". The album was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the Grammy Awards of 1996,^[27] losing to Turbulent Indigo by Joni Mitchell, however, Lennox won the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the single "No More I Love You's".^[28] Though Lennox declined to tour for the album, she did perform a large scale one-off concert in New York's Central Park, which was filmed and later released on home video.^[29]

Lennox also provided an extensive solo vocal performance (without lyrics) for the soundtrack score of the film Apollo 13 in 1995.

In 1997, Lennox re-recorded the Eurythmics track "Angel" for the Diana, Princess of Wales tribute album, and also recorded the song "Mama" for The Avengers soundtrack album. In 1998, following the death of a mutual friend (former Tourists member Peet Coombes), she re-united with Dave Stewart.^[30] Following their first performance together in eight years at a record company party, Stewart and Lennox began writing and recording together for the first time since 1989. This resulted in the album Peace. The title was designed to reflect the duo's ongoing concern with global conflict and world peace. The record was promoted with a concert on the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior II, where they played a mixture of old and new songs. "I Saved the World Today" was the lead single, reaching number eleven on the UK singles chart.^[31] Another single, released at the beginning of 2000, "17 Again", made the UK top 40, and topped the US dance chart.^[32] In 2002, Lennox received a Billboard Century Award; the highest accolade from Billboard Magazine, with Editor-in-Chief Timothy White describing her as one of "the most original and unforgettably affecting artists in the modern annals of popular music."^[2]

[edit] 2003–2007: Bare and work in Africa

Annie Lennox on stage in 2004

In 2003, Lennox released her third solo album, Bare. The album peaked at No. 3 in the UK and No. 4 in the US – her highest charting album in the US to date.^[33] She embarked on her first tour as a solo artist to promote the album. The tour, simply titled Solo Tour, pre-dated the release of the album and visited both the US and Europe, with only a two-night stop in the UK at Saddler's Wells Theatre in London. The album has been certified Gold in both the UK and the US and was nominated for Best Pop Album at the 46th Grammy Awards.^[34] The album was released with a DVD which included interviews and acoustic versions of songs by Lennox. The Japanese edition of the album features a version of Lennox's earlier hit "Cold" recorded live in Toronto.

In 2004, Lennox won the Academy Award for Best Song for "Into the West" from the film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,^[35] which she co-wrote with screenwriter Fran Walsh and composer Howard Shore. The song also won a Grammy award and a Golden Globe award. She had previously recorded "Use Well the Days" for the movie, which incorporates a number of quotations from Tolkien in its lyrics. This song was not used in the film, but it appears on a bonus DVD included with the "special edition" of the movie's soundtrack CD. In mid-2004, Lennox embarked on an extensive North American tour with Sting.^[2] In July 2005, Lennox performed at Live 8 in Hyde Park, London, along with Madonna, Sting, and other popular musicians.^[36]

In 2005, Lennox and Stewart collaborated on two new songs for their Eurythmics compilation album, Ultimate Collection, of which "I've Got a Life" was released as a single in October 2005. The promotional video for the song features Lennox and Stewart performing in the present day, with images of past Eurythmics videos playing on television screens behind them. The single peaked at number fourteen in the UK Singles Chart and was a number-one US Dance hit.^[16][17] On 14 November 2005, Sony BMG repackaged and released Eurythmics' back catalogue as 2005 Deluxe Edition Reissues.^[37]

[edit] 2007–2008: Songs of Mass Destruction and AIDS activism

Ending her long association with Stephen Lipson, Lennox's fourth solo album, Songs of Mass Destruction, was recorded in Los Angeles with veteran producer Glen Ballard (known for producing Alanis Morissette's album, Jagged Little Pill). It was released on 1 October 2007, and was the last studio album of Lennox's contract with BMG. It peaked at No. 7 in the UK and No. 9 in the US.^[16][17] Lennox stated that she believed the album consisted of "twelve strong, powerful, really emotive songs that people can connect to". If she achieves that, she says, "I can feel proud of [it], no matter if it sells ten copies or 50 million."^[38] Lennox described it as "a dark album, but the world is a dark place. It's fraught, it's turbulent. Most people's lives are underscored with dramas of all kinds: there's ups, there's downs – the flickering candle."^[39] She added, "Half the people are drinking or drugging themselves to numb it. A lot of people are in pain."^[39]

The album's first single was "Dark Road", released on 24 September 2007. Another song on the album, "Sing", is a collaboration between Lennox and 23 prominent female artists: Anastacia, Isobel Campbell, Dido, Céline Dion, Melissa Etheridge, Fergie, Beth Gibbons, Faith Hill, Angelique Kidjo, Beverley Knight, Gladys Knight, k.d. lang, Madonna, Sarah McLachlan, Beth Orton, Pink, Kelis, Bonnie Raitt, Shakira, Shingai Shoniwa, Joss Stone, Sugababes, KT Tunstall, and Martha Wainwright. The song was recorded to raise money and awareness for the HIV/AIDS organisation Treatment Action Campaign.^[40] Included among the group of vocalists are TAC activist members' own vocal group known as The Generics, whose CD of music inspired Lennox to make "Sing".^[40]

To promote Songs of Mass Destruction, Lennox embarked on a primarily North American tour called Annie Lennox Sings, which lasted throughout October and November 2007.^[41] The tour had 18 stops: London, San Diego, New York City (two dates), Boston. The venues generally were at medium-size theatres, except in New York, where one of the dates was a United Nations fundraiser at the Midtown restaurant Cipriani.

[edit] 2008–2009: The Annie Lennox Collection and departing from Sony

Finishing out her contract with Sony BMG, Lennox released the compilation album The Annie Lennox Collection. Initially intended for release in September 2008, the release date was pushed back several months to allow Lennox to recuperate from a back injury.^[42] The compilation was eventually released in the US on 17 February 2009, and in the UK and Europe on 9 March 2009. Included on the track listing are songs from her four solo albums, one from the Bram Stoker's Dracula soundtrack, and two new songs. One of these is a cover of Ash's single, "Shining Light". The other is a cover of a song by the English band Keane, originally the B-side of their first single in 2000. Lennox renamed the song from its original title "Closer Now" to "Pattern of My Life". A limited 3-disc edition of the album included a DVD compilation featuring most of Lennox's solo videos since 1992, and also featured a second CD of rarer songs including a version of R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts" with Alicia Keys and Lennox's Oscar winning "Into the West" from the third Lord of the Rings film. The album entered the UK Album Chart at No. 2 and remained in the top 10 for seven weeks.^[43]

Lennox's recording contract with Sony BMG concluded with the release of Songs of Mass Destruction and the subsequent retrospective album The Collection, and much was made in the press in late 2007/early 2008 about the apparent animosity between Lennox and the record company. Lennox stated that while on a trip to South Africa in December 2007 to appear at the 46664 campaign in Johannesburg, the regional company office of the label failed to return phone calls and e-mails she made to them for three weeks, and had completely failed to promote the Sing project as planned. Upon her return to the UK, Lennox met with the head of Sony BMG UK, Ged Docherty, who was "mortified" by the problems she had encountered with the South African branch. However, the debacle (partly inflamed when Lennox's dissatisfaction with the South African office was made public on her blog) led to press reports falsely stating that she was being dropped by Sony BMG. The record company themselves quickly refuted the rumour stating that Lennox's contract with them had merely been fulfilled and that they hoped she would consider remaining with them. The British tabloid, Daily Mirror, subsequently printed a retraction of its story about her being dropped by the label.^[44]

[edit] 2010–present: Island Records and A Christmas Cornucopia

In August 2010, Lennox signed a new contract with Island Records in the UK and Decca Records in the US (both part of the Universal Music Group).^[45] Her first release was a Christmas album entitled A Christmas Cornucopia, issued on 15 November 2010. The album is a collection of Lennox's interpretations of traditional festive songs such as "Silent Night" and "The First Noel", along with one new composition, "Universal Child", which was released as a download-only single on 13 October 2010. Lennox had previously showcased the song on the American Idol Gives Back TV show in April 2010. She sang the song "Angels from the Realms of Glory" from the album for the TNT special Christmas in Washington.^[46]

A music video was produced for a second single from the album, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen". Lennox also performed the track on the UK chat show Loose Women in December 2010, and was also interviewed.^[47]

According to Metacritic, A Christmas Cornucopia has gained "generally favourable reviews".^[48] Ian Wade of BBC Music gave the album a very positive review, saying "this collection could find itself becoming as much a part of the holiday season as arguments with loved ones."^[49] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine awarded the album 3.5/5 and said "Lennox seems more inspired on A Christmas Cornucopia than she has in years."^[50] John Hunt of Qatar Today magazine gave the album 9/10 and said "in particular, the vocal work and musical arrangement of 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen' are impactful to the point of being intimidating."^[51]

Public image[link]

Charity and political work[link]

Lennox in 2009 in Hyde Park attending a demonstration for Gaza, January 2009.

In 1990, Lennox recorded a version of Cole Porter's "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" for the Cole Porter tribute album Red Hot + Blue, a benefit for AIDS awareness. A video was also produced.^[52]

HIV campaigners, Memory Sachikonye (l) and Annie Lennox (r) met with Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell

Lennox has been a public supporter of Amnesty International and Greenpeace for many years, and she and Dave Stewart donated all of the profits from Eurythmics' 1999 Peacetour to both charities.^[53]

In 2006, in response to her humanitarian work, Lennox became patron of the Master's Course in Humanitarian and Development Practice for Oxford Brookes University.^[2] In October 2006, Lennox spoke at the British House of Commons about the need for children in the UK to help their counterparts in Africa.^[2]

On 25 April 2007, Lennox performed "Bridge over Troubled Water" during the American Idol "Idol Gives Back" fundraising drive.^[54]

Lennox's 2007 song "Sing" was born out of her involvement with Nelson Mandela's 46664 campaign and Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), both of which are human rights groups which seek education and health care for those affected by HIV.^[2][40] In December 2007, Lennox established The SING Campaign, an organisation dedicated to raising funds and awareness for women and children affected by HIV and AIDS.^[55]

On 11 December 2007, she performed in the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway together with a variety of artists, which was broadcast to over 100 countries.^[56] She led a rally against the Gaza War in London on 3 January 2009.^[57]

Lennox opened the 2009 Edinburgh Festival of Politics with a stinging attack on Pope Benedict XVI's approach to HIV/AIDS prevention in Africa. She said that the Pope's denunciation of condoms on his recent tour of Africa had caused "tremendous harm" and she criticised the Roman Catholic Church for causing widespread confusion on the continent. Lennox also condemned the media's obsession with "celebrity culture" for keeping the AIDS pandemic off the front page. In an attempt to counter this, during her address, she wore a T-shirt emblazoned with the words "HIV positive". Lennox wore similar T-shirts at the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame concert at Madison Square Garden on 30 October 2009,^[58] while appearing on The Graham Norton Show on 30 November 2009 (where she performed the new song "Full Steam", a duet with singer David Gray), also during a recorded performance for American Idol during a 21 April 2010 fund-raiser, Idol Gives Back, and most recently during a performance on the live Comic Relief show on 18 March 2011. In June 2010, she was named as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for AIDS.^[59]

Lennox also supports the Burma Campaign UK, a non-governmental organisation that addresses the suffering in Burma and promotes democratisation.^[60]

In December 2010, it was confirmed that Lennox was in the New Years Honours List and would become an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in recognition of her humanitarian work. She received the award from Queen Elizabeth II on 28 June 2011.^[61][62][63]

Gay icon[link]

Lennox has garnered a significant following within the LGBT community. According to The Advocate, "her distinctive voice and provocative stage persona have made Lennox a longtime gay icon."^[64] With Eurythmics' music videos earning regular rotation on MTV in the 1980s, Lennox took part in the shaping of popular culture alongside other gay icons such as Boy George, Madonna, Morrissey, and Michael Stipe.^[65]

'The House of Annie Lennox' Exhibition 2011 - 2012[link]

In 2010(?), Lennox approached the Victoria and Albert Museum (V+A) and asked if they would be interested in displaying some of her collection of costumes, accessories, photographs, awards, ephemera from her political campaigns and personal items which she'd had in storage.^{[citation needed]} This collection, along with music videos and interviews, became 'The House of Annie Lennox' at the V+A from 15 September 2011 to 26February 2012.^[66] The exhibition was more than doubled in size when it was installed at The Lowry in Salford, Manchester, which opened on 17th March 2012, (and is due to close on 17th June).^{[67] [68]} The exhibition will then travel to Aberdeen.^{[citation needed]}

Music videos[link]

Both as part of Eurythmics and in her solo career, Lennox has made over 60 music promo videos. The 1987 Eurythmics album Savage and her 1992 solo album Diva were both accompanied by video albums, both directed by Sophie Muller.^[69] Actors Hugh Laurie and John Malkovich appeared in the music video for "Walking on Broken Glass", while the video for "Little Bird" paid homage to the different images and personas that have appeared in some of Lennox's previous videos.^[22] The clip features Lennox performing on stage with several lookalikes (male and female) that represent her personas from "Why", "Walking on Broken Glass", "Sweet Dreams", "Beethoven", "I Need a Man", "Thorn in My Side", "There Must Be an Angel", and even her stage image from the 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert.

Personal life[link]

Both of Lennox's parents died of cancer.^[8] Her first marriage from 1984 to 1985 was to a German Hare Krishna devotee Radha Raman.^[70] From 1988 to 2000, she was married to Israeli film and record producer Uri Fruchtmann.^[71] They have two daughters, Lola (born 1990), and Tali (born 1993), who models for fashion chain Karen Millen.^[72] A son, Daniel, was stillborn in December 1988.^[73][74] Lennox describes herself as an agnostic^[75] and lives in Notting Hill, London.^[76]

Lennox was estimated to have a fortune of £30 million in the Sunday Times Rich List of 2010.^[77]

Discography[link]

Awards and nominations[link]

Lennox has received a variety of major awards during her career:^[78]

American Music Awards^[79]

• 2008 – AMA Award of Merit for her work and her humanitarian efforts

Academy Awards^[80]

• 2004 – Best Original Song ("Into the West")

Grammy Awards^[81]

• 1984 – Best New Artist (Eurythmics) (nominated)
• 1986 – Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (Eurythmics, "Would I Lie to You?") (nominated)
• 1987 – Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (Eurythmics, "Missionary Man") (Won)
• 1993 – Album of the Year (Diva) (nominated)
• 1993 – Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (Diva) (nominated)
• 1993 – Best Music Video – Long Form (Diva) (Won)
• 1996 – Best Pop Album (Medusa) (nominated)
• 1996 – Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("No More I Love You's") (Won)
• 2004 – Best Pop Album (Bare) (nominated)
• 2005 – Best Song Written For a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media ("Into the West") (Won)

Ivor Novello Awards^[82]

• 1984 – Songwriter of the Year for Lennox and Dave Stewart
• 1987 – Songwriter of the Year for Lennox and Dave Stewart
• 1987 – Best contemporary song ("Its Alright, (Baby's Coming Back)")
• 1993 – Best Song ("Why")

BRIT Awards^[83]

• 1984 – Best British Female Artist
• 1986 – Best British Female Artist
• 1989 – Best British Female Artist
• 1990 – Best British Female Artist
• 1993 – Best British Female Solo Artist
• 1993 – Best British Album (Diva)
• 1996 – Best British Female Solo Artist
• 1999 – Outstanding Contribution to British Music (Eurythmics)

MTV Video Music Awards^[21]

• 1992 – Best Female Video ("Why")

Golden Globe Awards^[84]

• 2004 – Best Original Song – Motion Picture ("Into the West")

Honorary degrees and awards^[85]

• 1986 – Associate – Royal Academy of Music London
• 1997 – Fellowship – Royal Academy of Music London
• 2006 – Honorary Doctor of Music – The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
• 2006 – Fellowship – Edinburgh College of Art
• 2009 – Honorary Doctorate at the University of Edinburgh (awarded 20 October 2009), in recognition of her work in the field of HIV/AIDS, and her success as a recording artist.^[86]

Other awards / titles / ambassadorships^[87]

• 2002 – Billboard Century Award by Billboard
• 2008 – OUT magazine honoured Lennox for her work in the HIV and Aids field. The top 100 most influential people in Gay Culture.
• 2008 – The British Red Cross Services to Humanity Award
• 2008 – Glamour Magazine's Inspirational Woman of the Year Award
• 2008 – Honoured at the 2008 Youth AIDS Gala, for her contribution in helping the fight against HIV and AIDS
• 2008 – The German Sustainability "special achievement" award for her commitment in the fight against HIV and AIDS
• 2008 – Webby Award for official website www.annielennox.com^[88]
• 2009 – Save the Children "Amigo de los Niños" Award
• 2009 – Awarded the "Freedom of the City of London" by the British Red Cross for services to humanity in the field of HIV and AIDS
• 2009 – Nobel Peace Laureates for services to humanity
• 2010 – Patron of the Elton John Aids Foundation
• 2010 – Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Scotland
• 2010 – Ambassador for HIV/AIDS in London
• 2010 – UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador
• 2010 – Barclays Women of the Year Award
• 2010 – [International Service Award] for Global Defence of Human Rights
• 2010 – GQ Charity Woman of the Year Award
• 2010 – Harper's Bazaar Lifetime Achievement Award
• 2010 – OBE – Order of the British Empire for her work fighting AIDS and poverty in Africa

References[link]