Annie Lennox told she has 'potential' by hapless talent scout

Annie Lennox has sold more than 80 million records and won a swag of Grammys and Brit Awards, but that didn't stop a blissfully unaware LA talent scout offering to make her a star.

Kylie, the co-ordinator for a Los Angeles radio station thought she'd discovered an amazing new talent, and made the woman she thought was an unknown singer an offer to forward one of her singles to "Glenn, our program director" because Lennox had "potential", reports News.com

The woman named by Rolling Stone as one of the 100 greatest singers of all time hilariously posted the letter to her Twitter account (surely the 216,000 followers were a hint?) and Facebook page with the words: "I think I'm in with a chance??!!!"

Kylie mightn't know who Lennox is, but she can certainly spot talent, inviting her to submit an MP3 to get her some exposure.

In her letter, Kylie said she "came across your music on line and really like what I heard! I'm the New Music Coordinator for a station that has over 100,000 unique listeners each month.

"I find artists who I think have potential and get them in rotation on our station. If you'd like please send over the MP3 for your latest single. I'll forward it to Glenn our program director here at *** to see if he's interested in putting it in rotation.

"Also, what sort of support campaign do you have going for your single (press, video, licensing, etc)? I only ask because we are connected to an artist development firm that can also get you onto 150 radio stations worldwide and provide support for press, video, retail and licensing."

"The best part is, if they really like your music, they'll cover all of the marketing expenses. You can check them out at *****. Please let them know Kylie referred you and you should be in."

Predictably, fans had plenty of fun at Kylie's expense on social media, many using lyrics from Lennox's many hits to get in on the joke.

As the social media universe had its fun, Lennox followed up with a Facebook post warning real newcomers to the industry about "I'll make you famous" scams.

"While it's obviously a bit of fun sharing the email I received telling me I had "potential" sadly up and coming musicians are sent these kinds of scams every day. My digital team receive hundreds of them every year," she wrote, urging recipients to send them straight to the bin.

• This article was first published on nzherald.co.nz and is republished here with permission.