David Allan Stewart (born 9 September 1952) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for

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, his successful professional partnership with

Annie Lennox Ann Lennox (born 25 December 1954) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving moderate success in the late 1970s as part of the new wave band the Tourists, she and fellow musician Dave Stewart w ...

. Sometimes credited as David A. Stewart, he won Best British Producer at the

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and

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. Stewart (along with Lennox) was inducted into the

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in 2020 and the duo were inducted into the

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in 2022. Outside of Eurythmics, Stewart has written and produced songs for artists such as

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Stevie Nicks Stephanie Lynn Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer known for her work with the band Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist. After starting her career as a duo with her then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham, releasi ...

Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the lead vocalist and one of the founder members of the rock band the Rolling Stones. His ongoing songwriting partnershi ...

and

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Early life

Stewart was born in

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, England, in 1952 and he attended Barnes Infants and Junior School and Bede Grammar School for Boys.Eurythmics Star Dave Stewart Honoured With Award at ''Sunderland Echo''
. Retrieved 3 January 2014 Whilst still in his teens, he secured a record deal as part of folk-rock band Longdancer. Despite being signed to

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's record label,

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, they did not achieve commercial success. He also collaborated with Brian Harrison to produce an EP on the Sunderland Multicord label (label number MULT-SH-1, producer Ken McKenzie), recording two songs ("Girl" and "Green She Said") from a school musical production written by teacher Dick Bradshaw, one traditional number ("A Blacksmith Courted Me") and a song written by Dave and Brian ("Deep December"). After leaving Wearside Stewart spent several years living in squats in London. In late 1976, he was introduced to

by Paul Jacobs. Soon, Stewart and Lennox became romantically involved. By 1977, the pair had teamed up with Sunderland musician

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, releasing a single on Logo Records as The Catch. The band then developed into The Tourists who enjoyed modest success, including a hit in 1979 with a cover of the

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hit " I Only Want to Be with You".

Eurythmics

The Tourists split up in 1980, as did Stewart and Lennox, though the pair continued to work together. They formed a new musical project named

. After a string of hit singles and albums, the duo split in 1990, but reunited in 1999 for the album ''

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'' and another world tour. Lennox and Stewart worked together again in 2005, recording two new tracks for the greatest hits package '' Ultimate Collection'', released to coincide with Eurythmics' 25th anniversary.

Post-Eurythmics

When Eurythmics dissolved in 1990, Stewart moved to France and immediately released an album with his new band, The Spiritual Cowboys. The song "Party Town" was featured in the 1990 film ''

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''. A second album followed in 1991. Both records went Gold in France, where Stewart concentrated his efforts. In 1992, Stewart collaborated with singer Terry Hall (formerly of

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, The Fun Boy Three and The Colourfield) on the project Vegas. The duo released one self-titled album but this was commercially unsuccessful, though one of the singles from the album ("Possessed") made the UK Top 40. In 1993, Stewart appeared in an Apple Inc. advertisement for the

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in which he riffed on the word "power". He also had a small cameo as a

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in the 1995 film '' Hackers.'' In 1994, Stewart released a solo album, ''Greetings from the Gutter''. The album was not a commercial success, though Stewart scored a minor UK hit with the single "Heart Of Stone" which reached number 36. He then released another album, ''Sly-Fi'', first on the internet. In 1995, Stewart appeared in an advert for BT in which he sung the track 'Secrets' which was made specifically for BT to be used in the advert. In 1997, Stewart released an album ''Come Alive'' with the actress and singer

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. In 1999, he produced a second album, ''Female Icon''. In November 2002, Stewart worked with former South African president

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. Stewart came up with the idea of turning Mandela's prison number into a telephone number then wrote and recorded songs with Paul McCartney, Bono and Edge and various others that you could only hear if you dialled this number and whilst listening you were donating. He then began organising the 46664 campaign and series of concerts in the fight against HIV/AIDS in South Africa. In 2007, Stewart announced on his MySpace page that he would be playing live concerts showcasing his entire career. According to the announcement, he was to be accompanied by various guest musicians as well as a 30-piece orchestra. Additionally, Stewart has stated that for the first time in many years, he has been writing new songs on his guitar, although he had no plans at that time for a new solo album. On the project, ''The Dave Stewart Songbook'', he wrote a large coffee table-size book full of stories and photographs and also re-recorded 21 hit songs which have been co-written or co-produced by him during the past decades and were originally released by artists such as

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Bob Geldof Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof (; born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter, and political activist. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s as lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, who achieved popularity as part o ...

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and Eurythmics. Also included is the song " American Prayer" written by Stewart with

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of U2, for which Dave Stewart shot a video clip in support of the campaign of US presidential candidate

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, featuring various film and music stars, which premiered on YouTube on 23 August 2008. Stewart also released a new solo track, ''Let's Do It Again'', in 2008. In July 2010, Stewart recorded his first solo album of new material since 1998's ''Sly-Fi''. Entitled ''The Blackbird Diaries'', it was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, and includes duets with

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and

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. Stewart has made a film of the making of the album and also filmed a live concert in Nashville at The Belcourt Theatre on 9 December 2010. In May 2011 it was announced that

of the

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had formed a new supergroup called

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which includes Dave Stewart,

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and

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. In May 2012 it was announced that Stewart would be playing four UK shows in September 2012 to support the release of his new album ''The Ringmaster General''. In 2013, Stewart released "Lucky Numbers" which was recorded on a boat in the South Pacific for 12 days In 2016, Stewart teamed up with New Zealand singer

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and the duo recorded an album called ''

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''. which was released in March 2017 and features a blues and soul influenced rock / powerpop sound. Parallel to that, Stewart also co-wrote and produced a new studio album with Australian singer Vanessa Amorosi, which features "soul gospel" music and also is scheduled for release, possibly in 2018. In October 2017 Stewart appeared on a German TV programme marking the 40th year of the stage career of the German singer

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with whom he performed their jointly written track, "Be My Rebel".

Other projects

Writer and producer

Stewart produced or co-produced all of Eurythmics' albums and, once the band became established, he also became a producer of other artists. In 1985, as well as producing Eurythmics' hit album ''

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'', Stewart co-produced the album '' Southern Accents'' for

, as well as co-writing several songs for the album including the hit "

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". The same year, Stewart also produced the debut solo album by

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, which included the UK number one hit "

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". Due to these accomplishments, Stewart won "Best Producer" at the 1986

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in London. Stewart would go on to write and produce for a variety of other artists throughout the years. In 1986, he collaborated with

on tracks for his debut solo album ''

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''. Working together, the duo named themselves "The Brothers of Doom". Also in 1986, he co-produced the album '' Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine'' by

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. The same year, he co-wrote and produced the song "Is This Love?" by

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, a UK number 3. Stewart also co-wrote and co-produced several tracks for

's 1987 album ''

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''. In 1989, Stewart produced the debut album by Russian singer-songwriter

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, '' Radio Silence''. In 1992, along with

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, he co-wrote the

hit single "

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" with his then-wife,

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(with Stewart credited under the pseudonym "Jean Guiot") as well as several other tracks for their second album ''

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''. In this year Fahey also provided vocals on "Walk into the Wind" for Stewart's group Vegas with Terry Hall,

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and Emmanuel 'Manu' Guiot. In 1993, Stewart co-wrote two tracks for German punk rock-singer

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which were published on her sixth solo studio album ''

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''. He can also be heard on keyboards and contributed background vocals. In 1996, Stewart produced the debut album by Alisha's Attic, '' Alisha Rules the World'', and wrote a few tracks on the third Shakespears Sister album '' #3'' (actually a solo album by Siobhan Fahey, which Fahey ended up releasing in 2004). In 1997, Stewart co-produced the album ''

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'' for

, as well as co-writing two tracks. Stewart collaborated with

on his 2002 album '' Frantic'', co-writing several tracks and co-producing one of them. He also co-wrote " Friend or Foe" for the Russian pop duo t.A.T.u., which is on their 2005 album '' Dangerous and Moving''. In 2008, Stewart was brought in by

to produce his album '' Liverpool 8'', after Starr dismissed the album's original producer, Mark Hudson. Hudson's work on some tracks earned both Stewart and Hudson credits as co-producers (along with Starr himself). In 2010, Stewart announced on his Twitter account he was co-writing and producing the new studio album by

. The album, entitled '' In Your Dreams'', was co-produced by Glen Ballard and released in May 2011. In 2010, Stewart co-wrote and co-produced two songs with writer and composer Mark Warford 'Lover Earth' and 'Time, Faith, Love' for the charity-focused dramatised audio production, 'A Voyage For Soldier Miles'. On 24 February 2011, Stewart tweeted that he had just produced a new album by

, stating that they also wrote 10 songs together. On 10 October 2011, Stewart released a new song called "Leap of faith" in collaboration with Greek singer

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. The official clip of the song was released in Anna's fan club YouTube channel. Two days later, the Stewart produced Fire EP for artist

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was released as an iTunes download. He has worked occasionally with American ska-punk band

, co-writing " Underneath It All" for their 2001 release '' Rock Steady'' and "Sparkle" for their 2012 release '' Push and Shove''. In 2013, he worked with singer Lauren Harris on the pop rock project Kingdom of I. The track ''Crying at the Disco'' was released as a free download on Soundcloud later that year.

Film, television and soundtrack work

Though he co-wrote the theme song for the 1986 comedy '' Ruthless People'' with

and

, Stewart took a greater involvement in the film industry in 1989 by writing and producing the soundtrack ''

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'' for the Dutch film ''

De Kassière ''Lily Was Here'' (original title in Dutch: ''De Kassière'', ''The Cashier'') is a 1989 Dutch drama film directed by Ben Verbong. One song from the film's soundtrack, performed by Candy Dulfer and Dave Stewart, was later released as a single ...

'' (English title ''Lily Was Here''). The single, also called "

" and featuring saxophone player

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, topped the Dutch charts for five weeks. The single also reached the UK Top 10 and peaked at No. 11 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the summer of 1990. Though he had previously directed music videos, he made his feature film directorial debut in 2000 with '' Honest'', a black comedy set in

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in the late 1960s featuring three members of the British

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All Saints. Stewart also performed the song "Everybody, All Over The World (Join The Celebration)" for the 2004 film '' Around the World in 80 Days''. Stewart, in conjunction with his brother John J. Stewart of Oil Factory Productions, and in collaboration with music critic and author Robert Palmer and documentary filmmaker Robert Mugge made a documentary dealing with

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music. '' Deep Blues: A Musical Pilgrimage to the Crossroads'', released in 1991, was filmed in

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and various north

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counties. Palmer narrated. Stewart was the main interviewer for the HBO series ''Off the Record'', which is a show that highlights songwriting and features prominent musicians. The pilot aired on HBO on 24 November 2006 and featured Bono and The Edge from U2. He collaborated with

to record songs which appear on the soundtrack to the movie '' Alfie'', released in 2004. The soundtrack includes the critically acclaimed song " Old Habits Die Hard", which won a Golden Globe award for Best Original Song from a Motion Picture. In 2010 the song Love Lives, originally from the 2009 EP Let's Do It Again, is included in the soundtrack of the movie '' Repo Men''. In 2012, together with Rosemary Reed, Stewart was the executive co-producer of

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series on Sky Arts. He also recorded an exclusive soundtrack for the new episodes. Stewart is the co-creator and executive producer of the 2012 ABC sitcom ''

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'' starring

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. Stewart co-created and voiced several characters on the Adult Swim original series Mr. Pickles. His roles have so far included that of Mr. Pickles, Floyd, Linda, Dispatch and Deer Hunter #2. He also played Dispatch on the spin-off Momma Named Me Sheriff beginning in 2019. Stewart created and executive produces the NBC unscripted series '' Songland'', which gives new songwriters a chance to have their original compositions recorded by an established artist, with a single released immediately following each episode. The panel of judges on ''Songland'' include

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, Ester Dean and

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. The series premiered in the summer of 2019 and averaged 5.1 million viewers per episode, the most for a new unscripted series that summer. NBC announced that the series had been renewed for a second season in September 2019.

Musical theatre

Stewart wrote the musical '' Barbarella'', based on the 1968 film, which premiered in

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on 11 March 2004. Stewart wrote music and lyrics (with Glen Ballard) for '' Ghost the Musical'', which opened at the

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in London's West End in June 2011.

Record label

Though most of Stewart's own music (specifically with Eurythmics) was released via the

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/ BMG label, he also formed his own

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in the 1980s called

Anxious Records Anxious Records (sometimes typeset as AnXious) was a record label set up by David A. Stewart of Eurythmics, and overseen by Stewart with Infectious Music's Korda Marshall (when Marshall was at BMG/RCA Records). Originally set up as a BMG label, ...

. The label has included a roster of artists such as Terry Hall, Londonbeat, Chris Braide and

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vocalist

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Platinum Weird

In 2006, Stewart resurrected Platinum Weird, a band he purportedly formed in the early 1970s in London with singer Erin Grace, but which was in reality created in 2004. According to the fictional account, Erin was moody and mysterious, and disappeared shortly before the band's eponymous album was due to be released in 1974. Platinum Weird features noted songwriter

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on vocals and the band has re-recorded some of the fictional original band's songs and some new ones as well for an upcoming album. The album was produced by

John Shanks John Matthew Shanks (born December 18, 1964) is an American songwriter, record producer and guitarist. Early life and education John Matthew Shanks was born in New York City. Shanks moved to Los Angeles when he was 17 years old. He was in a ban ...

. In July 2006, VH1 premiered a

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entitled ''Rock Legends – Platinum Weird'', an examination of the band's unusual story, complete with cameo appearances from such rock legends as Mick Jagger, Annie Lennox, Ringo Starr and Elton John, all reminiscing about the former band's short-lived heyday and their impressions of the mysterious Erin Grace. The album was further promoted by a series of bogus

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fan sites, some of which are registered by the New Media Department of

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and hosted on the same server as interscope.com, and related

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for the "lost" group.

Bibliography

*''

Walk-In Walk In can refer to: *Walk In, 1997 Hong Kong film directed by Herman Yau * ''The Walk-In'' (TV series), a British TV crime drama series * "The Walk In" (''The Americans''), an episode of the US TV series ''The Americans'' * Walk-in (concept) * '' ...

'' (2006) and '' Zombie Broadway'' (2008); Virgin Comics * ''The Dave Stewart Songbook: The Stories Behind the Songs''; September, 2008; Surfdog; * ''The Business Playground: Where Creativity and Commerce Collide''; with Mark Simmons; July, 2010; New Riders; *''Sweet Dreams are Made of This: A Life in Music''; February, 2016; Penguin;

Personal life

Previously married from 1972 to 1977 to Pamela Wilkinson, Stewart married former

Bananarama Bananarama are an English pop duo from London, formed as a trio in 1980 by friends Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward. Fahey left the group in 1988 and was replaced by Jacquie O'Sullivan until 1991, when the trio became a duo. T ...

member

(who later formed

) in 1987. The couple have two children ( Sam and Django). They divorced in 1996. On 4 August 2001, Stewart married Dutch photographer Anoushka Fisz, with whom he has two daughters, Kaya and Indya. In 2004, Stewart and Fisz moved to Hollywood so Stewart could concentrate on his soundtrack work. They renewed their marriage vows in 2013. He is a Sunderland A.F.C. supporter and still watches their games. As a child, his ambition was to play for the club.

Awards and recognition

In 2000, Stewart received the O2 Silver Clef Award. He was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005, and won the Music Producers Guild Outstanding Contribution to UK Music Award in 2015. Eurythmics were nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017. Eurythmics were successfully inducted into said Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.

Grammy Awards

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, , , - , style="text-align:center;" , 1984, , style="text-align:left;" , ''Sweet Dreams'' (Video album) , , Grammy Award for Best Music Video
Long Form, , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2", 1985, , style="text-align:left;, " Would I Lie to You?" , , Best Rock Performance by Group
or Duo with Vocal , , , - , style="text-align:left;, "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves", , Best R&B Performance by a Group
or Duo with Vocal , , , - , style="text-align:center;" , 1986 , , style="text-align:left;" , "Missionary Man", , Best Rock Performance by a Group
or Duo with Vocal, , , - , style="text-align:center;" , 1989 , , style="text-align:left;" , "Savage" , , Grammy Award for Best Music Video
Long Form, , , - , style="text-align:center;" , 1990, , style="text-align:left;" , "We Too Are One" , , Grammy Award for Best Music Video
Long Form, ,

Brit Awards

, - , style="text-align:center;" , 1984, , style="text-align:left;" , Eurythmics, , Best British Group, , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" , 1986, , style="text-align:left;" , Eurythmics, , Best British Group, , , - , style="text-align:left;" , ''Be Yourself Tonight'' (Eurythmics), , Best British Album, , , - , style="text-align:left;" , Stewart , , British Producer of the Year, , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" , 1987, , style="text-align:left;" , Eurythmics, , Best British Group, , , - , style="text-align:left;" , Stewart , , British Producer of the Year, , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4" , 1990, , style="text-align:left;" , Eurythmics, , Best British Group, , , - , style="text-align:left;" , ''We Too Are One'' (Eurythmics), , Best British Album, , , - , style="text-align:left;" , Stewart , , British Producer of the Year, , , - , style="text-align:left;" , "Don't Ask Me Why" (Eurythmics), , Best British Video, , , - , style="text-align:center;" , 1992, , style="text-align:left;" , Stewart, , Producer of the Year, , , - , style="text-align:center;" , 1999, , style="text-align:left;" , Eurythmics, , Outstanding Contribution to Music, ,

Ivor Novello Awards

, - , style="text-align:center;" , 1984, , style="text-align:left;" , Lennox and Stewart, , Songwriters of the Year, , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" , 1987, , style="text-align:left;" , "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)" (Eurythmics), , Best Contemporary Song, , , - , style="text-align:left;" , Lennox and Stewart, , Songwriters of the Year, , -

Film, publishing and soundtrack awards

, - , style="text-align:center;" , 2003, , style="text-align:left;" , "Underneath It All", , BMI London Awards, Song of the Year, , , - , style="text-align:center;" , 2004, , style="text-align:left;", "Old Habits Die Hard" from '' Alfie''
Stewart with Mick Jagger, , Best Song, Las Vegas Film Critics Award, , , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" , 2005, , style="text-align:left;" , "Old Habits Die Hard" from '' Alfie''
Stewart with Mick Jagger, , Best Song, Critics Choice Awards, , , - , style="text-align:left;" , "Old Habits Die Hard" from '' Alfie''
Stewart with Mick Jagger, , Golden Globe Award for Best Song, , , - , style="text-align:left;" , "Old Habits Die Hard" from '' Alfie''
Stewart with Mick Jagger, , World Soundtrack Award
for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film , , , -

MTV Video Music Awards

, - , style="text-align:center;" , 1984, , style="text-align:left;" , "Sweet Dreams", , Best New Artist, , , - , style="text-align:center;" , 1985, , style="text-align:left;" , "Would I Lie to You?, , Five nominations, including Best Group, , , - , style="text-align:center;" , 1987, , style="text-align:left;" , "Missionary Man" , , Five nominations, including Best Group, , , - , style="text-align:center;"rowspan="2" , 1988, , style="text-align:left;" , "You Have Placed A Chill in My Heart", , Best Direction, , , - , style="text-align:left;" , "I Need A Man" , , Best Group , ,

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Collaborations

With

* '' Liverpool 8'' (Capitol Records, 2008) * ''

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'' (Universal Music Enterprises, 2010) * ''

Ringo 2012 ''Ringo 2012'' is the 17th studio album by Ringo Starr, released on 30 January 2012 in the United Kingdom and 31 January 2012 in the United States. It was released on CD, LP and digitally by Hip-O Records and Universal Music Enterprises, UMe. Hi ...

'' (Universal Music Enterprises, 2012) * '' Postcards from Paradise'' (Universal Music Enterprises, 2015) * ''

Give More Love ''Give More Love'' is the 19th studio album by English musician Ringo Starr. It was recorded primarily in Starr's home studio in Los Angeles and was released on 15 September 2017 by UM. The album features Starr's frequent collaborators such as J ...

'' (Universal Music Enterprises, 2017) * ''

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'' (Universal Music Enterprises, 2019) With

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* ''

'' (Interscope Records, 1993) With

* '' LP1'' (Surfdog Records, 2011) * '' Never Forget My Love'' (Bay Street, 2022) With

* '' Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine'' (RCA Records, 1986) With

* ''

'' (Mercury Records, 1993) With

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* ''

Scream If You Wanna Go Faster ''Scream If You Wanna Go Faster'' is the second studio album by British singer Geri Halliwell, released on 14 May 2001 by EMI Records. Following the commercial success of her solo debut album '' Schizophonic'' two years before, the singer began w ...

'' (EMI, 2001) With

* ''

'' (Mercury Records, 1997) With

Billy Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus (born August 25, 1961) is an American country singer and actor. He has released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, and is known for his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and ...

* ''

Back to Tennessee ''Back to Tennessee'' is the eleventh studio album released from country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus. The album was released on April 7, 2009, on Lyric Street Records. It is also the follow-up album to 2007s '' Home at Last''. Originally planne ...

'' (Lyric Street, 2009) With

* '' Southern Accents'' (MCA Records, 1985) With

Jimmy Cliff James Chambers OM (born 30 July 1944), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and actor. He is the only living reggae musician to hold the Order of Merit, t ...

* ''Fantastic Plastic People'' (Artist Network, 2002) With

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* '' Knocked Out Loaded'' (Columbia Records, 1986) With

* '' Eleven'' (Republic Nashville, 2011) With

Katy Perry Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Known for her influence on modern pop music and her campy style, she has been referred to ...

* '' One of the Boys'' (Capitol Records, 2008) With

Anastacia Anastacia Lyn Newkirk ( ; born September 17, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter and former dancer. Her first two albums '' Not That Kind'' (2000) and '' Freak of Nature'' (2001) were released in quick succession to major success. Spurred o ...

* ''

'' (Epic Records, 2004) * '' It's a Man's World'' (BMG, 2012) With

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* ''

Slow Motion Addict ''Slow Motion Addict'' is the third album by Carina Round. Its release date was pushed back from August 22, 2006 to June 5, 2007. "Downslow" was the first single on the album. The title ''Slow Motion Addict'' is taken from a self-portrait by A ...

'' (Interscope Records, 2007) With

* ''

'' (Columbia Records, 1987) With

* '' In Your Dreams'' (Reprise Records, 2011) * '' 24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault'' (Reprise Records, 2014) With

Hall & Oates Daryl Hall and John Oates, commonly known as Hall & Oates, are an American pop rock duo formed in Philadelphia in 1970. Daryl Hall is generally the lead vocalist; John Oates primarily plays electric guitar and provides backing vocals. The two ...

* ''

Change of Season ''Change of Season'' is the fourteenth studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates. The album was released in October 1990, by Arista Records. The lead single " So Close" peaked at No. 11 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and ...

'' (Arista Records, 1990) * '' Marigold Sky'' (Push Records, 1997) With

* ''

'' (A&M Records, 1985) With

* '' Frantic'' (Virgin Records, 2002) * '' Olympia'' (Virgin Records, 2010) With

Sinéad O'Connor Shuhada Sadaqat (born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor on 8 December 1966; ) is an Irish singer-songwriter. Her debut album, '' The Lion and the Cobra'', was released in 1987 and charted internationally. Her second album, ''I Do Not Want Wha ...

* '' Faith and Courage'' (Atlantic Records, 2000) With

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the " Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in '' Rolling Stone''s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". Wit ...

* ''

Who's Zoomin' Who? ''Who's Zoomin' Who?'' is the thirtieth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on July 9, 1985, by Arista Records. A departure from the Luther Vandross-produced adult contemporary sound of her previous albums '' Jump to It'' ...

'' (Arista Records, 1985)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Dave 1952 births Living people 20th-century British guitarists 21st-century British guitarists Brit Award winners British synth-pop new wave musicians English expatriates in the United States English new wave musicians Golden Globe Award-winning musicians Grammy Award winners Ivor Novello Award winners Male new wave singers People educated at Bede Grammar School for Boys People from Sunderland Musicians from Tyne and Wear Squatters Eurythmics members English record producers English male singer-songwriters English multi-instrumentalists English male guitarists English rock guitarists Lead guitarists Dave Stewart and the Spiritual Cowboys members SuperHeavy members The Tourists members RCA Records artists East West Records artists