They last sung together at a LA Beatles tribute concert in 2014.



Yet Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart reunited on Monday night as they performed together as the Eurythmics for the first time in five years at Sting's Rainforest Fund 30th annual benefit concert in New York City.

The two singers, aged 64 and 67, who have sold more than 75 million records worldwide, belted out a medley of their greatest hits including Sweet Dreams, Here Comes The Rain Again and Would I Lie To You?

© Provided by Daily Mail They're back! Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart reunited on Monday night as they performed together as the Eurythmics for the first time in five years at Sting's Rainforest Fund 30th annual benefit concert in New York City

Annie and Dave also treated event goers to a rendition of Journey's Don't Stop Believin' as they returned to the stage later in the night.

© Provided by Daily Mail Passionate: The two singers, aged 64 and 67, who have sold more than 75 million records worldwide, belted out a medley of their greatest hits including Sweet Dreams, Here Comes The Rain Again and Would I Lie To You? Page Six reports that Annie told the audience during the performance: 'Dave and I would like to thank from the bottom of our hearts Sting and Trudie [Styler]. It’s the first time we’ve gotten together in a little bit of time.'

The Rainforest Fund was co-founded by Sting, his wife Trudie Styler and Dr. Franca Sciuto back in 1989 and it channelled the music of that time for this year's benefit called We'll Be Together.

© Provided by Daily Mail A treat: Annie and Dave also treated event goers to a rendition of Journey's Don't Stop Believin' as they returned to the stage later in the night

MTV-era artists and songs from the eighties and nineties provided the score for the evening which aims to raise money to protect the world's rainforests.

Along with Eurythmics, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, James Taylor, Bob Geldof, Shaggy, Ricky Martin, H.E.R. and MJ Rodriguez performed.

© Provided by Daily Mail History: Annie and Dave were lovers in the late 70s for five years before breaking things off and starting the Eurythmics together in 1980, the band parted ways in 1990, then re-formed in 1999, only to split again six years later Annie and Dave were lovers in the late 70s for five years before breaking things off and starting the Eurythmics together in 1980, the band parted ways in 1990, then re-formed in 1999, only to split again six years later.

Dave previously told the Guardian in 2016: 'I can’t think of any other couple that did what we did – to break up and then start a band. Sonny and Cher did it the other way around: They were famous, then they broke up. What we went through was insane.'

© Provided by Daily Mail Thankful: Page Six reports that Annie told the audience during the performance: 'Dave and I would like to thank from the bottom of our hearts Sting and Trudie [Styler]. It¿s the first time we¿ve gotten together in a little bit of time.'

Yet just a few years ago, the two stars were said to be painfully estranged after Dave let slip he didn't receive an invitation to Annie's wedding to third husband Mitchell Besser in 2012, with guests including Colin Firth and Ruby Wax.

© Provided by Daily Mail Rumours: Just a few years ago, the two stars were said to be painfully estranged after Dave let slip he didn't receive an invitation to Annie's wedding to third husband Mitchell Besser in 2012, with guests including Colin Firth and Ruby Wax While in 2013, Dave held an exhibition of pictures of his famous friends with not a single picture including Annie.

Yet the singer dismissed claims he was 'painfully estranged' from Annie in an interview in 2015.

© Provided by Daily Mail Past: Dave previously told the Guardian in 2016: 'I can¿t think of any other couple that did what we did ¿ to break up and then start a band!'

He said: 'It's ridiculous. She's a huge chunk of my life, we wrote so many songs together.

'It's amazing, actually, to have been a couple for five years, then a duo, and here we are, 38 years later, still friends and in regular touch. Annie and I have more connection than any other couple I know.'

Annie married Radha Raman from 1984–1985, she then tied the knot with Uri Fruchtmann from 1988–2000 - they share daughters Tali, 26, and Lola, 29, she wedded her third husband Mitchell Besser in 2012.

Meanwhile Dave married Pam Stewart from 1973–1977, he then tied the knot with Siobhan Fahey from 1987–1996 - they have sons Django, 28, and Sam, 32, and wedded his third wife Anoushka Fisz in 2001 - they have daughters Indya and Kaya.

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