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[[Image:Theatre de mogador paris 1.jpg|right|150px|thumb]]
|Name = Annie Lennox
'''Théâtre Mogador''' founded in 1913 and designed by [[Bertie Crewe]], is a Parisian [[music hall]] theatre located in the 9th district. It can accommodate 1,800 people on three stages.
|Img = Annie lennox nemahziz.jpg
|Img_capt = Lennox at a concert on 5 September 2004
|Background = solo_singer
|Birth_name = Ann Griselda Lennox
|Born = {{birth date and age|1954|12|25|df=y}}
|Origin = [[Aberdeen]], [[Scotland]]
|Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]]
|Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Blue-Eyed Soul]]
|Instrument = [[Vocals]], [[keyboards]], [[flute]]
|Voice_type = [[Contralto]]<ref name="voice">[http://music.barnesandnoble.com/flash/vd.asp?PID=17206&aud=1 ''Music: Annie Lennox''.]</ref>
|Years_active = 1977-present
|Associated_acts = [[Eurythmics]], [[The Tourists]]
|Label = [[J Records|J]], [[Arista Records|Arista]]
|URL = [http://www.annielennox.com www.annielennox.com]
}}


In 1913 financier Sir [[Alfred Butt]] rented an area in [[Paris]]. Built to English music hall principles and style during [[World War I]], the original name of the "Palace Theatre" to appeal to the British soldiers is changed to "Theatre Mogador", the old name of the town of [[Essaouira]] in [[Morocco]]. The inauguration guests include [[Woodrow Wilson|President Wilson]], in France to negotiate the [[Treaty of Versailles]].
'''Annie Lennox''' (born 25 December 1954) is a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[musician]], [[vocalist]] and [[Academy Award]]-winning [[songwriter]].<ref name="DIDiscs AL">{{cite episode |title=Desert Island Discs with Annie Lennox |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/desertislanddiscs_20080511.shtml
|series=Desert Island Discs | serieslink=Desert Island Discs |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] |airdate=2008-05-11}}</ref> She is both a solo artist and the lead singer of the musical duo [[Eurythmics]], hailed as "The Greatest White Soul Singer Alive" by members of the rock industry on the [[VH1]] show ''100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll'' in 1999. Both as a [[solo (music)|solo artist]] and with Eurythmics, Lennox has sold over 80 million records. Her voice type is [[contralto]].<ref name="voice"/>


From 1920 it was a Cine-variety, and gained fame with the performances of [[Sergei Diaghilev]] ''"[[Ballets Russes]]"'', and with the Thés Mogador – performances of operettas and plays in the afternoon. Until the seventies the Théâtre Mogador was mainly used for performances of operettas, including Mistinguett. The theatre hosted the nineteenth [[Molière]] (French theatre awards) on [[May 9]], [[2005]].
==Early life==
She was born ''Ann Griselda Lennox'' on [[Christmas Day]], 1954, in [[Aberdeen]], [[Scotland]]. 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 [[Apartment building|block of flats]] with communal laundry facilities. Her father and his family were musical and enjoyed singing, and also her father learned to play the [[bag pipes]], which Lennox enjoyed listening to. Lennox had piano lessons at school from the age of seven years at the cost of £4.00 per term, which was a lot for the family to afford. She was interested in singing and, with plenty of time by 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 father, who was protective of her.<ref name="DIDiscs AL"/> She attended Aberdeen High School for Girls, now [[Harlaw Academy]].<ref name="DIDiscs AL"/><ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=946382006 | title=Annie Lennox donation | work=The Scotsman | date=[[2006-06-29]] | accessdate=2006-08-07}}</ref>


An extensive renovation made revive the building in new splendour in the year 1983 <ref>[http://www.classictic.com/venues/54.html Théâtre Mogador, Paris<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 2005, it was repurchased by the [[Stage Entertainment]] group (then called "Stage Holding - The Theatre Group")
==Royal Academy of Music==
Lennox won a place at the [[Royal Academy of Music]] in [[London]], where she studied the [[flute]] and [[classical music]] for three years. As a student she realised that her flute playing was mediocre in comparison to some of her talented peers; although, previously she had thought that she was a good flute player. She lived on a student grant and worked 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.<ref name="DIDiscs AL"/>


==Notable productions==
Lennox's flute teacher's final report stated: "Ann has not always been sure of where to direct her efforts, though latterly 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." In 2006, the academy made her an honorary Fellow.<ref>Royal Academy of Music Bulletin, August 2006, p. 7</ref> Lennox also was made a Fellow of the [[Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama]] that year.
* The ''[[Ballets Russes]]'' - 1920
* ''No, no, Nanette'' - 1930
* ''L'Auberge du Cheval blanc'' - 1930
* ''Ça c'est parisien'' - 1937
* ''La Légende de Jimmy'' - a [[rock opera]] about [[James Dean]]. [[22 September]], [[1990]] to February 1991
* ''[[Les Misérables]]'' - 1991 to 1992
* ''Starmania'' - 1993
* ''Wild Woman blues''
* ''The Elvis story'' - 2003 to 2004
* ''[[The Lion King (musical)|The Lion King]] - presently previewing for a run in 2007 to 2008


==See also==
==The Tourists and Eurythmics==
* [[List of concert halls]]
Between 1977 and 1980, Lennox was the lead singer of [[The Tourists]], a moderately successful British pop band and her first collaboration with [[David A. Stewart|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 (voice)|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 [[single (music)|single]]s in the 1980s, including "[[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (song)|Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]", "[[Here Comes the Rain Again]]", "[[Who's That Girl? (Eurythmics song)|Who's That Girl?]]", "[[Would I Lie to You? (Eurythmics song)|Would I Lie to You?]]", "[[There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)]]", "[[Missionary Man (Eurythmics song)|Missionary Man]]", "[[You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart]]", and "[[Don't Ask Me Why]]", among others. 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.

From the beginning of her career, Lennox has experimented with her image both as an artist and as a woman. She matured as a public figure in the late 20th century, just as [[MTV]] and the medium of [[video]] were becoming the obvious vehicles for selling contemporary popular music. She has managed her image astutely, both as a means of interpreting and marketing her music. This was emphasized in the music video for "[[Little Bird (Annie Lennox song)|Little Bird]]" in 1992, in which many Lennox lookalikes could be seen who were dressed as her many different personas from past videos.

Because of her immense success, Annie Lennox has also amassed a substantial fortune, estimated at £30 million over the years with Eurythmics and as a solo artist.

==Solo work==
===Early solo work===
Though it was produced by Dave Stewart, a 1988 single from the movie ''[[Scrooged]]'' with [[Al Green]], "[[Put a Little Love in Your Heart]]" (a [[cover version]] of [[Jackie DeShannon]]'s 1969 hit), was credited to Lennox and Green, and therefore can be considered her first release outside a band identity. This one-off "solo" single climbed all the way to #2 on the US Adult Contemporary chart, hinting at Annie's future direction in this respective musical genre. In 1991, her version of [[Cole Porter]]'s "[[Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye]]" appeared on the Porter tribute compilation ''[[Red Hot + Blue]]'', a benefit for [[AIDS]] awareness. Lennox performed the song that same year for a [[cameo appearance]] in the [[Derek Jarman]] film ''[[Edward II (film)|Edward II]]''. She then made a memorable appearance with [[David Bowie]] and the surviving members of [[Queen (band)|Queen]] at 1992's [[Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert]] at London's [[Wembley Stadium (1924)|Wembley Stadium]], performing "[[Under Pressure]]."

===''Diva'' (1992)===
Lennox began working with former [[Trevor Horn]] protegé [[Stephen Lipson]], beginning with her 1992 solo début album, ''[[Diva (album)|Diva]]''. It was a commercial and critical success, charting #1 in UK, #6 in Germany, and #23 in the US. Lennox's profile was boosted by ''Diva'''s singles, which included "[[Why (Annie Lennox song)|Why]]" and "[[Walking on Broken Glass]]". "[[Little Bird (Annie Lennox song)|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]]''. The [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] of her single "Precious" was a self-penned song called "[[Step by Step (Annie Lennox song)|Step by Step]]", which was later covered by [[Whitney Houston]] for the soundtrack of the film ''[[The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album|The Preacher's Wife]]''. Houston's cover was a hit in its own right.

===''Medusa'' (1995)===
Although Lennox's profile decreased for a period due to her desire to bring up her two children outside of the media's glare, she continued to record albums. Her second release, ''[[Medusa (Annie Lennox album)|Medusa]],'' was an album of [[cover version|cover songs]], including songs originally performed by [[Bob Marley]] and [[The Clash]]. It was released in 1995, three years after ''Diva''. The single "[[No More I Love You's]]" received the 1995 [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. A cover of [[Paul Simon]]'s "Something So Right" made the UK Top 50 when released as a single. In 1997, Lennox re-recorded Eurythmics' track "Angel" for the [[Diana, Princess of Wales]] tribute album. In 1998&nbsp;&mdash; following the death of a mutual friend (the former [[The Tourists]] lead singer/songwriter [[Peet Coombes]])&nbsp;&mdash; she re-established contact with Dave Stewart,{{Fact|date=September 2007}} and by 1999 [[Eurythmics]] had reformed for the album ''[[Peace (album)|Peace]].''

===''Bare'' (2003) and other work===
In 2003, Lennox released her third solo album, ''[[Bare (Annie Lennox album)|Bare]]''. Lennox also embarked on a worldwide solo tour to promote the album.

In 2004, Lennox won the [[Academy Award for Best Song]] for "[[Into the West (song)|Into the West]]" from the film ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' at the [[76th Academy Awards]], which she co-wrote with lyricist [[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 [[J. R. R. Tolkien|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]] [[Compact disc|CD]].

In mid-2004, Lennox embarked on an extensive North American tour with [[Sting (musician)|Sting]].

In July 2005, Lennox performed at [[Live 8]] in [[Hyde Park, London]], along with [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], and other popular musicians.

=== Lennox and Stewart ===

Lennox and Stewart later collaborated on two new pieces for their Eurythmics hits album, ''[[Ultimate Collection (Eurythmics album)|Ultimate Collection]]'', of which "[[I've Got a Life]]" was released as a single on 31 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. Lennox also appears in a man's suit with a cane, reminiscent of her "Sweet Dreams" video image from 1983. The single hit number fourteen in the [[UK singles chart]] and was a number-one U.S. [[Hot Dance Club Play|Dance hit]]. Lennox has been awarded eight [[BRIT Awards]], the most of any woman, including one as part of Eurythmics. The closest other female artist to this record is [[Dido (singer)|Dido]], with four.

In October 2006, Lennox spoke at the [[British House of Commons]] on the need for children in the UK to help their counterparts in Africa.

===''Songs of Mass Destruction'' (2007)===
Lennox's fourth solo album, ''[[Songs of Mass Destruction]]'', was greatly anticipated by her fans between 2006 and 2007. Speculation, especially on the [[internet]], reported various titles throughout that period, including ''Venus'', ''I, Annie'', and ''Dark Road''.{{Fact|date=February 2008}} Lennox finally announced the actual title on her website on 27 June 2007.

''Songs of Mass Destruction'' was recorded in [[Los Angeles, California]], with veteran producer [[Glen Ballard]], well known for the production of [[Alanis Morissette]]'s album, ''[[Jagged Little Pill]]''. This marked a change from Lennox's long association with Steve Lipson. The album was mixed in [[Miami, Florida]], by [[Grammy Award]]-winner [[Tom Lord-Alge]].

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."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002727555 | title=Annie Lennox Gets Busy On New Album | author=Newman, Melinda | work=Billboard.com | date=[[2006-06-23]] | accessdate=2006-06-29}}</ref>

The album was released on 1 October 2007, and is the last album of Lennox's contract with [[BMG]]. The album's first single was "[[Dark Road]]", released on 24 September.

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."<ref name=PCOLTelegraph>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml;jsessionid=D20QKPK3BFB55QFIQMFSFF4AVCBQ0IV0?xml=/arts/2007/09/20/bmannie120.xml The Telegraph. "Annie Lennox: Diva singing through the darkness." [[20 September]] 2007.]</ref> She added, "Half the people are drinking or drugging themselves to numb it. A lot of people are in pain."<ref name=PCOLTelegraph/>

One song on the album, "[[Sing (Annie Lennox song)|Sing]]", is a collaboration between Lennox and 23 prominent female artists and acts: [[Anastacia]], [[Isobel Campbell]], [[Dido (singer)|Dido]], [[Celine Dion|Céline Dion]], [[Melissa Etheridge]], [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]], [[Beth Gibbons]], [[Faith Hill]], [[Angelique Kidjo]], [[Beverley Knight]], [[Gladys Knight]], [[k.d. lang]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Sarah McLachlan]], [[Beth Orton]], [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], [[Kelis]], [[Bonnie Raitt]], [[Shakira]], [[Shingai Shoniwa]], [[Joss Stone]], [[Sugababes]], [[KT Tunstall]], and [[Martha Wainwright]]. The song is born out of Lennox's involvement with [[Nelson Mandela]]'s [[46664 (concerts)|46664 campaign]] and [[Treatment Action Campaign]] (TAC), both of which are human rights groups which seek education and health care for those affected by the [[HIV]] [[AIDS]] virus. Included among the group are TAC activist members own vocal group known as "[[The Generics]]", whose CD of music inspired Lennox to make "Sing". Lennox has established a Sing website to promote her activities in support of AIDS awareness issues."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.annielennoxsing.com/sing.php | title=SING website | }}</ref>

Retailer [[Barnes & Noble]] has an exclusive version of the album which contains two bonus tracks: an acoustic version of "Dark Road" and a new song, "Don't Take Me Down." Barnes & Noble's version also contains a second disc with the music video of "Dark Road" and audio commentary by Lennox about each song on the album

====Tour====
To promote ''Songs of Mass Destruction'', Lennox embarked on a primarily North American tour called "Annie Lennox Sings", which she announced on 13 September 2007. Lasting throughout October and November, 2007, the tour included 18 stops: [[San Diego, California|San Diego]], [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]], [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]], [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]], [[Toronto]], [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Miami, Florida|Miami]], [[New York City]] (two dates), [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], and [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]]. The venues generally were at medium-size theatres, except in New York, where one of the dates was a [[United Nations]] fundraiser at midtown restaurant Cipriani. This was only the third solo tour of Lennox's career.

Artist [[Carina Round]] accompanied Lennox on the tour as an opener, promoting her third album, ''[[Slow Motion Addict]]''.

====Future====
Commenting on her "former" record label, (''Mass Destruction'' being her last release on her BMG contract), Lennox stated that while on a trip to South Africa, the label failed to return phone calls, and e-mails she made, for three weeks. "It was completely bizarre."

''"I'm now out of contract with Sony BMG. For the first time in over 30 years I'm not obliged to do anything for anyone... I'm going to take my time over the coming months to figure out [...][what] to do with this freedom [...]. Probably a good thing I'm no longer with them (mild understatement)...unless it's THEM trying to tell ME something..hello! [...]"''.<ref>Ethrill.net [http://www.ethrill.net "Annie's break from work and & BMG"]. 17 December 2007.</ref>

===''The Annie Lennox Collection'' (2008)===

Finishing out her contract with Sony BMG, Lennox is set to release a "Best Of" collection, ''[[The Annie Lennox Collection]]'' (previously scheduled for release on 15 September 2008).<ref>[http://www.theannielennoxcollection.net]. The Annie Lennox Collection. Retrieved 5 August 2008.</ref> Included on the unconfirmed tracklisting are songs from four of her solo albums, one from the ''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula]]'' soundtrack, and two new songs. A DVD is set to be released along with the CD in one of the album's editions. The album is currently on hold until Spring of 2009, while Lennox recovers from spinal surgery to release an impinged nerve.

==Music videos==
Both during her work with Eurythmics and in her solo career, Lennox has released an unusually large number of music videos. ''Diva'' was accompanied by videos for every song except one, which differed from the usual practice of only producing a video for the single releases. Actors [[Hugh Laurie]] and [[John Malkovich]] appeared in the music video for "Walking on Broken Glass", while the video for "[[Little Bird (Annie Lennox song)|Little Bird]]" paid homage to characters who had appeared in some of Lennox's previous videos. Played by women (and some men in drag), the clip includes her characters from "Why", "Walking on Broken Glass", "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)", "Beethoven (I Love to Listen to)", "I Need a Man", "Thorn in My Side", "There Must Be an Angel", and even the [[Freddie Mercury]] tribute. Following on from "There Must Be an Angel", many of her solo videos have a very classically theatrical feel with dramatic and comedic flourishes, sometimes in period settings.

==Personal life==
Both Lennox's parents died of cancer.<ref name="DIDiscs AL"/> Her first marriage from 1984 to 1985 was to Radha Raman. From 1988 to 2000, she was married to [[Israel]]i film and record producer Uri Fruchtmann, with whom she had two daughters, Lola and Tali. Fruchtmann was also the father to Lennox's first child, Daniel, who was [[Stillbirth|stillborn]] in December 1988.

==Discography==
See also ''[[Eurythmics discography]]''

===Solo albums===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Album
!width="40"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]
!width="40"|[[Billboard 200|US]]
!width="40"|[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]
![[Gold album|UK Sales]]<ref>http://www.bpi.co.uk</ref>
![[Gold album|U.S. Sales]]<ref>http://www.riaa.com</ref>
|-
|1992
|''[[Diva (album)|Diva]]''
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|23
|align="center"|7
|4x Platinum (1.2 million)
|2x Platinum (2 million)
|-
|1995
|''[[Medusa (Annie Lennox album)|Medusa]]''
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|5
|2x Platinum (600,000)
|2x Platinum (2 million)
|-
|2003
|''[[Bare (Annie Lennox album)|Bare]]''
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|10
|Gold (100,000)
|Gold (500,000)
|-
|2007
|''[[Songs of Mass Destruction]]''
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|41
|
|432,000
|-
|2009
|''[[The Annie Lennox Collection]]''
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|
|
|-

|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Title
! colspan="10"| Chart Positions
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="40"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]
! width="40"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRL]]
! width="40"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US Hot 100]]
! width="40"| [[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|US AC]]
! width="40"| [[Hot Dance Music/Club Play|US Dance]]
! width="40"| [[Canadian Singles Chart|CAN]]
! width="40"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]
! width="40"| [[FIMI|ITA]]
! width="40"| [[Switzerland|SWI]]
! width="40"| [[Sweden|SWE]]
|-
| 1988
| align="left"| "[[Put a Little Love in Your Heart]]" <small>(w/ [[Al Green]])</small>
| 28
| 30
| 9
| 2
| 29
| 5
| 6
| &mdash;
| 11
| &mdash;
| align="left"| ''[[Scrooged]] soundtrack''
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1992
| align="left"| "[[Why (Annie Lennox song)|Why]]"
| 5
| 5
| 34
| 6
| &mdash;
| 7
| 17
| 1
| 6
| 10
| align="left" rowspan="4"| ''Diva''
|-
| align="left"| "[[Precious (Annie Lennox song)|Precious]]"
| 23
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| 83
| 14
| 37
| 28
|-
| align="left"| "[[Walking on Broken Glass]]"
| 8
| 8
| 14
| 6
| &mdash;
| 1
| 58
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| 31
|-
| align="left"| "[[Cold (Annie Lennox song)|Cold]]"
| 26
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| 80
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
|-
| 1993
| align="left"| "[[Little Bird (Annie Lennox song)|Little Bird]]" / "[[Love Song for a Vampire]]"
| 3
| 3
| 49
| &mdash;
| 1
| 7
| 38
| 7
| 34
|
| align="left"| ''Diva'' / <br> ''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula]] soundtrack''
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1995
| align="left"| "[[No More I Love You's]]"
| 2
| 2
| 23
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 16
| 1
| 14
| 15
| align="left" rowspan="4"| ''Medusa''
|-
| align="left"| "[[A Whiter Shade of Pale]]"
| 16
| 25
| 101
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| 37
| 58
| &mdash;
| 26
| &mdash;
|-
| align="left"| "[[Waiting in Vain]]"
| 31
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
|-
| align="left"| "[[Something So Right (song)|Something So Right]]" <small>(w/ [[Paul Simon]])</small>
| 44
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2003
| align="left"| "[[Pavement Cracks]]"
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| 1
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Bare''
|-
| align="left"| "[[A Thousand Beautiful Things]]"
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| 1
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
|-
| align="left"| "[[Wonderful (Annie Lennox song)|Wonderful]]"
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| 1
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2007
| align="left"| "[[Dark Road]]"
| 58
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| 39
| &mdash;
| 10
| 45
| &mdash;
| align="left" rowspan="2"| ''Songs of Mass Destruction''
|-
| align="left"| "[[Sing (Annie Lennox song)|Sing]]" <small>(w/ [[Various Artists]])</small>
| 161
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| 18
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
|-
| 2008
| align="left"| "[[Many Rivers to Cross]]"
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| 80
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| 47
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| align="left"| download single only
|}

==Awards==
Lennox has received a variety of major awards during her career:

'''[[Academy Award]]s'''

*2004 - Best Original Song (for "[[Into the West (song)|Into The West]]")

'''[[Grammy Award]]s'''

*1987 - Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal (Eurythmics) (for ''[[Missionary Man (Eurythmics song)|Missionary Man]])
*1992 - Best Music Video - Long Form (for ''[[Diva (album)|Diva]]'')
*1995 - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (for "[[No More I Love You's]]")
*2004 - Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media (for "[[Into the West (song)|Into The West]]")

'''[[BRIT Awards]]'''

*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 (for ''[[Diva (album)|Diva]]'')
*1996 - Best British Female Solo Artist
*1999 - Outstanding Contribution to British Music (Eurythmics)

'''[[Golden Globe Award]]s'''
*2004 - Best Original Song - Motion Picture (for "[[Into the West (song)|Into The West]]")

'''Other Awards'''
*2002 - Billboard Century Award by [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Magazine]]

==Other work==
*Lennox became patron of the Master's Course in [[Humanitarian]] and Development Practice for [[Oxford Brookes University]], [[Oxford]] in 2006. A spokesperson said that the university was "delighted that as a long-term supporter of human rights and social justice campaigns Ms Lennox has agreed to act as patron for its unique MA programme."[http://www.brookes.ac.uk/news/2006/march/nr_11_06]
*Lennox has been an active humanitarian throughout her career. During 1999's "Peacetour" for the Eurythmics album ''Peace'', she and Dave Stewart gave all their profits to [[Amnesty International]] and [[Greenpeace]].<ref>{{cite news
|title = Peace core
|work = The Herald (Glasgow)
|page = 16
|date = [[1999-11-25]]
}}</ref>
*On 25 April 2007, Lennox performed "Bridge over Troubled Water" during the [[American Idol]] "Idol Gives Back" fundraising drive.
*On 11 December the same year she performed on the [[Nobel Peace Prize Concert]] in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]] together with a variety of artists, which was broadcast to over 100 countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nobelpeaceprize.org/concert/|title=Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2007|accessdate=2007-12-11|publisher=nobelpeaceprize.org}}</ref>
*She performed at the 'Freddie Mercury Tribute' concert just after his death, singing 'Under Pressure' with David Bowie.
*On 9 April 2008, Lennox performed [[Jimmy Cliff]]'s "[[Many Rivers to Cross]]" during the [[American Idol]] "Idol Gives Back" fundraising drive.


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==External links==
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* [http://www.annielennox.com/ Official Annie Lennox website]
* {{fr icon}} [http://www.mogador.net Official website]

* [http://www.ethrill.net/ ethrill.net - The Eurythmics fanweb]
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* [http://www.eurythmics.me.uk/ Ultimate Eurythmics Discography - fan site]
* [http://www.eurythmicsvideovisionaries.com/ Eurythmics Video Visionaries fan site]


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Théâtre Mogador founded in 1913 and designed by Bertie Crewe, is a Parisian music hall theatre located in the 9th district. It can accommodate 1,800 people on three stages.

In 1913 financier Sir Alfred Butt rented an area in Paris. Built to English music hall principles and style during World War I, the original name of the "Palace Theatre" to appeal to the British soldiers is changed to "Theatre Mogador", the old name of the town of Essaouira in Morocco. The inauguration guests include President Wilson, in France to negotiate the Treaty of Versailles.

From 1920 it was a Cine-variety, and gained fame with the performances of Sergei Diaghilev "Ballets Russes", and with the Thés Mogador – performances of operettas and plays in the afternoon. Until the seventies the Théâtre Mogador was mainly used for performances of operettas, including Mistinguett. The theatre hosted the nineteenth Molière (French theatre awards) on May 9, 2005.

An extensive renovation made revive the building in new splendour in the year 1983 [1] In 2005, it was repurchased by the Stage Entertainment group (then called "Stage Holding - The Theatre Group")

Notable productions

See also

References

  1. ^ Théâtre Mogador, Paris

External links

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