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Neil Francis Tennant (born 10 July 1954) is an English singer, songwriter and music journalist, and co-founder of the synth-pop duo the Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Chris Lowe in 1981. He was a journalist for Smash Hits, and assistant editor for the magazine in the mid-1980s.
Apr 26, 2024 · Neil Tennant was born on July 10, 1954, and he celebrated his 69th birthday in 2023. He was born in North Shields, a charming fishing port near Newcastle upon Tyne. His parents, William W Tennant (1923–2009), a sales representative, and Sheila M (Watson) Tennant (1923–2008), welcomed him into a family that included an older sister named Susan and two younger brothers, Simon and Philip.
Pet Shop Boys are an English synth-pop duo formed in London in 1981. Consisting of primary vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe, they have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, and were listed as the most successful duo in UK music history in the 1999 edition of The Guinness Book of Records.. Three-time Brit Award winners and six-time Grammy nominees, since 1984 they have ...
Apr 23, 2024 · Inside a conference room at their record label Parlophone’s head office in London, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe of synthpop deities Pet Shop Boys are signing copies of their 15th album ...
Jul 9, 2013 · In early ’80s London, rock critic-vocalist Neil Tennant and architect-keyboardist Chris Lowe constructed a different, far more arch and playful life for themselves as the duo Pet Shop Boys. They ...
Oct 11, 2021 · In June 1987, British pop duo the Pet Shop Boys — Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe — released what would be their second number one hit, heralding their “imperial phase” of commercial success: “It’s a Sin”. This insistently grand synth-pop anthem merged disco drama with a lyrical lament that evoked Tennant’s Catholic schooldays, and the draconian view that all sexuality was ...
Neil Tennant. Composer: Battleship Potemkin. Neil Francis Tennant was born on July 10th in North Shields, Northumberland. In 1975, Neil plays in a group in Newcastle called Dust: Their most popular song is a preposterous affair he has written called "Can you hear the dawn break?". They are heavily influenced by The Incredible String Band. "We were convinced we would become terribly famous.
Jan 21, 2020 · But although Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe don’t post on social media (other than through carefully-curated official accounts), they remain an immediately recognisable pop partnership.
Jun 25, 2010 · NEIL TENNANT: Absolutely. New York is where the Pet Shop Boys started, really! Our first record was made in New York in 1983 in a little studio off of Times Square called Unique Studios. We were influenced by local musical styles; people were break dancing on the streets back then–it was a very inspirational period.
Neil Tennant. Composer: Battleship Potemkin. Neil Francis Tennant was born on July 10th in North Shields, Northumberland. In 1975, Neil plays in a group in Newcastle called Dust: Their most popular song is a preposterous affair he has written called "Can you hear the dawn break?". They are heavily influenced by The Incredible String Band. "We were convinced we would become terribly famous.
