“DIDO’S LAMENT” IS TAKEN FROM THE 10th ANNIVERSARY RE-ISSUE OF ANNIE LENNOX’S A CHRISTMAS CORNUCOPIA OUT NOW
ABOUT ANNIE LENNOX
Celebrated and named as one of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone Magazine, Annie Lennox’s iconic musical career spans over four decades, going back to the early 80’s when the internationally renowned ‘Eurythmics‘ was formed in collaboration with Dave Stewart.
In the early 90’s she went on to establish an acclaimed solo career.
Having sold over 83 million albums worldwide, she is the first woman to be recognised with an ASCAP Fellowship.
Over the years, she has worked on behalf of countless organisations, including Oxfam, Amnesty International, Greenpeace, The British Red Cross and Comic Relief.
Working with UNAIDS as a Goodwill Ambassador, she became well known for her work as a tireless HIV/AIDS activist and advocate.
She has been a Special Envoy for the Scottish Parliament and the City of London, receiving the Woman of Peace Award at the 2009 World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. In 2011 she was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in recognition of her humanitarian work.
She is a Royal Academician and the first female Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University in her native Scotland, where she was also honoured with the prestigious Livingstone Medal in 2016. Her work in the visual arts includes an exhibition launched at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; ‘The House of Annie Lennox’ – and more recently in 2019 – a conceptual installation at MASS MoCA, entitled “Now I Let You Go”…
Annie Lennox is the original founder of The Circle : A non – profit organisation of women working together to achieve equality for women and girls in a fairer world
ABOUT LONDON CITY VOICES
London City Voices is a non-audition community choir in central London, with three branches in Soho, the City of London and Waterloo. The aim is to give people a place to sing their hearts out every week after work.
The choir brings people together to have some fun and make a great sound. When they’re not going through a pandemic, as well as up to three rehearsals a week, they also have frequent trips to the pub, plenty of public performances and even singing holidays in Europe. During April 2020, in the first UK lockdown, London City Voices raised in excess of £100K for Women’s Aid.
ABOUT GREENPEACE
Greenpeace is a global movement of people who are passionate about defending the natural world from destruction. Their vision is a greener, healthier and more peaceful planet, one that can sustain life for generations to come. They confront governments and corporations that are harming nature by investigating, documenting and exposing the causes of environmental destruction. They work to bring about change by mobilising the public and putting pressure on corporate and political leaders. They take peaceful direct action to protect our Earth and promote solutions for a green and peaceful future. They don’t take money from governments, corporations or political parties, and are funded by ordinary people.
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