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I didn't want to be a Barbie doll. I didn't want to be a passive entertainer. It wasn't how I wanted to present myself.

Annie Lennox

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Annie Lennox
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
Hiv Activist
Music Video Director
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Aiberdeen
Ann Lennox
Ann Griselda Lennox
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