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| Born | Christine Ellen Hynde September 7, 1951[1] Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1975–present |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Member of | The Pretenders |
Christine Ellen Hynde (born September 7, 1951) is an American-British[2] musician. She is a founding member of the rock band The Pretenders and is the band's lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter; she and drummer Martin Chambers are the band's two remaining original members. Hynde is 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 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. Hynde was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 as a member of the Pretenders.
- ^ "Happy 60th Birthday, Chrissie Hynde!". Starpulse.com. September 7, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ "Chrissie Hynde: Improbable romance leads to new band". Los Angeles Daily News. August 20, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
Hynde lived in the United States for 22 years and has now been in England for 37 years. "I am a British subject (she has dual citizenship), although I'm a big Yank and everything," she said.