‘80s pop star Annie Lennox has blossomed and spread in the music industry, bouncing from pop band to dance duo and, finally (and perhaps most successfully) a solo act. Coining the songs "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)," "Walking on Broken Glass" and "Why," Lennox has not only influenced the ‘80s where she came on so strong, but she has also lasted until the ‘00s, proving to be the musical powerhouse she really is.

Born and raised in Aberdeen, Scotland, Lennox was skilled at both the piano and the flute in her youth. Although she earned a scholarship to London's Royal Academy of Music, Lennox dropped out in her first year there and started pursing a singing career. Eventually meeting guitarist Dave Stewart, Lennox joined the band the Tourists with him and songwriter Peet Coombes. The Tourists released three hit albums between 1979 and 1980, but Stewart and Lennox eventually broke away from the band when they became lovers, forming the duo Eurythmics during this time. The wave of synth pop music sucked in Eurythmics, and it was then that Lennox and Stewart released the wildly popular song "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)," launching the duo into an unprecedented fame. After their 1990 album We Too Are One turned out to be a musical flop, Lennox took a two year hiatus before returning to the music scene, this time as a solo act.

Lennox made her return to the pop realm with an even bigger splash than the first time. Her 1992 debut solo album Diva was a fitting title, as the singer waltzed right into a new adult contemporary genre of music, donning the hit singles "Walking on Broken Glass" and "Why," also helping Lennox receive three Grammy nods for the album. Lennox's second solo release Medusa, a collection of cover songs, was released in 1995, going platinum and setting the scene for her follow-up albums (which took eight years to release) Bare and Songs of Mass Destruction.