Biography Part 4 Once they'd recovered sufficiently to regroup and focus on their career once more, the Eurythmics enlisted the help of their graphic artist Laurence Stevens, who came up with distinctive lettering with a stylish feel that breathed new life into their image. They continued this momentum when they made the Love Is A Stranger promo on a shoestring budget - which saw Annie sporting a variety of guises and showcasing her natural on-screen prowess.
Love Is A Stranger didn't prove successful at first, but following their follow-up Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This), it was reissued and reached #6. Undoubtedly though, it was Sweet Dreams that broke Eurythmics to the World when the song went to #1 in the US and #2 in the UK - success that was long overdue and which came relatively by surprise.
Annie dressed as the Elvis-esque character from the 'Who's That Girl' vidThe song was accompanied by a now world famous video featuring Annie and Dave dressed for a board meeting with the inclusion of cows wandering past in a field. Annie used the androgynous image to striking effect from then on, playing with gender roles on many occasions. Most famously, she was asked to provide proof of her gender by the Americans who referred to her as a 'youth corrupting transvestite'. She even appeared dressed as the man in the video of Who's That Girl? at an awards ceremony - causing a storm.
It was this unpredictability and at times controversial approach that helped give Annie and Dave the attention they craved and they never looked back. Capitalising on their success, the duo embarked on a tour in early 1983.
Later in the same year, Touch - the duo's third studio album, was released spawning the hit singles Right By Your Side and the atmospheric Here Comes The Rain Again.
In 1984, following a gig, Annie met Radha Raman, a Hare Krishna Monk who turned Annie's world upside down. Annie was impressed by his personality and spiritual beliefs and quickly fell in love. They ended up marrying in March 1984 - much to her father's disgust - and soon after went to live in Switzerland away from the spotlight. By this stage, Annie was gaining a great deal of media coverage and for an intensely private person, she didn't always find this intrusion into her private life easy to deal with....
