Dave Stewart

Dave Stewart is a highly influential musician, songwriter, and record producer, widely known as one half of the iconic duo Eurythmics. After achieving commercial success with the new wave-influenced band The Tourists, which included a hit single in 1979 with their cover of Dusty Springfield’s ‘I Only Want to Be with You,’ Dave Stewart co-founded the iconic duo Eurythmics with Annie Lennox in 1980. The duo swiftly rose to international fame with their unique synth-pop sound, marked by the release of their global hit ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)’ in 1983. Eurythmics continued to produce numerous successful singles and albums throughout the 1980s, including ‘Here Comes the Rain Again’ (1984), ‘Would I Lie to You?’ (1985), and ‘Missionary Man’ (1986).

He was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and honored with the Music Producers Guild Outstanding Contribution to UK Music Award in 2015. Additionally, Stewart co-founded Platinum Weird in 2004 and published his memoir, ‘Sweet Dreams are Made of This: A Life in Music,’ in 2016. More recently, Stewart co-created the NBC series ‘Songland.’ He and Annie Lennox were inducted into the prestigious Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2020, followed by their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022, recognizing their enduring impact with Eurythmics. In 2021, Stewart co-founded SongBits, further demonstrating his ongoing innovation in the music industry.