About Annie Haslam
Annie Haslam (born 8 June 1947) is an English vocalist, songwriter and painter. She is best known as the lead singer of progressive rock band Renaissance since 1971, and for her long and diverse solo singing career. She has a five-octave vocal range. In 2026, Loudwire ranked her as the 3rd greatest progressive rock singer of all time. From 2002, Haslam has developed a parallel career as a visual artist, producing paintings on canvas, painted musical instruments and giclées. == Early history == At the age of ten, Haslam's parents enrolled her in elocution lessons, which Haslam cites as being the foundation of her singing career. After studying fashion at Redruth Art School in Cornwall, Haslam began working as an assistant at fashion company Jaeger and then became an apprentice at David Coombs, a Savile Row tailor in London. There, she overheard the Beatles' 1969 rooftop concert while on the street during her lunch break. Haslam then briefly worked for fashion company Windsmoor, which asked her to create a book containing her ideas for dress designs and then fired her immediately after she completed it. Haslam believes that Windsmoor "stole [her] designs"; this caused her to lose interest in dressmaking.
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