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| Born | Christine Ellen Hynde September 7, 1951[1] Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1975–present |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Member of | The Pretenders |
Christine Ellen Hynde (born September 7, 1951) is an American-British[2] musician. She is a founding member and the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band The Pretenders, and one of the band's two remaining original members alongside drummer Martin Chambers. She is the only continuous member of the band, appearing on every studio album.
Hynde formed the Pretenders in Hereford, England in 1978, with Pete Farndon, James Honeyman-Scott and Chambers. She has also recorded a number of songs with other musicians including Frank Sinatra, Cher and UB40. She recorded her first solo album, Stockholm, in 2014. Hynde was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 as a member of the Pretenders. Hynde is an Ivor Novello Award winner PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music. She has five Grammy nominations between 1981 and 1995.
- ^ "Happy 60th Birthday, Chrissie Hynde!". Starpulse.com. September 7, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ "Chrissie Hynde: Improbable romance leads to new band". Los Angeles Daily News. August 20, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
Hynde lived in the United States for 22 years and has now been in England for 37 years. "I am a British subject (she has dual citizenship), although I'm a big Yank and everything," she said.