Annie Lennox wrote music history with hits like "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" and "Here Comes The Rain Again". To date, the Scottish singer has sold over 80 million records with the "Eurythmics" alone; her impressive voice and extraordinary stage presence make her one of the most successful performers in pop history. As a solo artist, she has received three Grammy Awards, an Oscar and the Golden Globe.
Influential human rights activist
Annie Lennox is also one of the most influential human rights activists from the entertainment sector - alongside Bono and George Clooney. Her life changed after a concert for the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Cape Town. Lennox visited the families, communities and hospitals. She witnessed the devastating effects of AIDS/HIV and learned about the living conditions of local women and children. Annie Lennox became a central driver of the South African Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) in the fight against AIDS; e.g. all proceeds from the song "Sing", which she recorded in 2007 together with 23 other singers such as Madonna, Celine Dion or Shakira, went to TAC.
She was involved with Amnesty International and Greenpeace and performed for the Nelson Mandela 46664 campaign in London's Hyde Park. Annie became part of Bob Geldof's Make Poverty History campaign, the World Can't Wait initiative at the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm and the British climate campaign Together.
In 2003, Annie Lennox co-founded The Circle with Oxfam. This group of influential women with diverse visions and skills works together to build a network and give a voice to women and children in the world's poorest countries. The aim is to give girls access to education and women participation in the workforce to create the basis for a self-determined life.
In 2017, Annie Lennox received the German Sustainability Award, as Musikwoche reported.
Other minds of sustainability:
Mick Hucknall - from Simply Red
Stefan Lohmann - Founder of Sustainable Event Solutions
Marcus Stadler - Environmental consultant, EMAS and ISO expert
