Chrissie Hynde

Chrissie Hynde is an American-British singer, songwriter, and musician, widely recognized as the founding member, lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band The Pretenders. Her innovative fusion of rock, new wave, and punk rock has made her an enduring figure in music. After forming The Pretenders in Hereford, England in 1978, Chrissie Hynde quickly established herself as a formidable force in rock music. The band’s debut single ‘Stop Your Sobbing,’ released in January 1979, reached No.

Beyond the band, Hynde engaged in notable collaborations, including the chart-topping 1985 duet with UB40 on ‘I Got You Babe,’ which reached No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, and a duet with Frank Sinatra on ‘Luck Be a Lady’ for his 1994 album ‘Duets II.’ Hynde ventured into solo work with her debut album ‘Stockholm,’ released on June 10, 2014. She followed this with ‘Valve Bone Woe,’ a jazz/pop album of covers, released on September 6, 2019, which debuted at No. 32 on the Official UK album charts and reached No.

In June 2023, Hynde performed at the renowned Glastonbury Festival alongside Johnny Marr and Dave Grohl. She also authored her autobiography, ‘Reckless: My Life as a Pretender,’ published on September 8, 2015, and released a limited edition book of artworks, ‘Adding the Blue,’ in October 2018. Looking ahead, Hynde is slated for a duet with Rufus Wainwright on ‘Always on My Mind’ for his ‘Duets Special’ album in 2025.