Christine Ellen Hynde (born September 7, 1951) is an American‑British singer, songwriter and musician. She is a founding member of the rock band the Pretenders and is the band’s lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter. Hynde is the only original member and the only continuous member of the Pretenders, having appeared on every studio album released by the band. Hynde formed the Pretenders in Hereford, England, in 1978 with Pete Farndon, James Honeyman‑Scott and Martin Chambers. She has also recorded a number of songs with other musicians, including Frank Sinatra, Cher and UB40. Hynde recorded her first solo album, Stockholm, in 2014. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 as a member of the Pretenders. Hynde was born in Akron, Ohio, United States, the daughter of a part‑time secretary and a Yellow Pages manager, and grew up in nearby Cuyahoga Falls. She graduated from Firestone High School in Akron but stated: “I was never too interested in high school. I mean, I never went to a dance, I never went out on a date, I never went steady. It became pretty awful for me. Except, of course, I could go see bands, and that was the kick. I used to go to Cleveland just to see any band. So I was in love a lot of the time, but mostly with guys in bands that I had never met.
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Back On The Chain Gang
Let It Be
& UB40 – I Got You Babe
& UB40 – Breakfast In Bed
Love Can Build a Bridge with Cher Chrissie Hynde Neneh Cherry and Eric Clapton 1996
& Jason Mraz – The Joker, Everything I Own
Dark Sunglasses
& Ray Davies Postcard From London
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