Scottish diva Annie Lennox has wowed the music world with her powerful voice for over a quarter century, initially taking the world by storm with the Eurythmics’ worlwide hit, “Sweet Dreams.”

But she’s actually been belting out hits longer than that.

Before Lennox teamed up with former boyfriend Dave Stewart to form the Eurythmics, the duo was part of The Tourists, a U.K. pop group that scored in Britain but never popped up on the radar in the U.S.

The Tourists scored several hits in the British isles, and also charted in Australia. The band was together from 1977 to 1980, and their hits included a cover of Dusty Springfield’s “I Only Want To Be With You.”

When the band split, so did Lennox and Stewart — as a couple. But musically they decided to team up and take their music in a less pop-oriented direction, delving more into the emergin New Wave craze and the experimentation it brought with it.

The rest, as they say, was music history. The Eurythmics went on to score several international hits, and Lennox went on to a successful solo career as well, establishing herself as one of the most gifted singers and performers in modern music.

As for the Tourists, it was her launching pad, and no doubt where she honed those skills.

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