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Pet Shop Boys

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Group. Formed August 1981.

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Biography

Pet Shop Boys are a British electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasionally guitar and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasionally backing vocals.

Pet Shop Boys have sold over 100 million records worldwide and are listed as the most successful duo in pop music history. Since 1986, they have had 42 Top 30 singles and 22 Top 10 hits in the UK, including four Number Ones: "West End Girls," "It's a Sin," "Always on My Mind," and "Heart."

At the 2009 BRIT Awards, Pet Shop Boys received an award for Outstanding Contribution to Music presented to them by Brandon Flowers.

The duo's latest album, entitled Yes (continuing the tradition of single word titles) was released on 23 March 2009.

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  • Founded Spaghetti Records

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News from the BBC

  1. Tennant slams end of TOTP

    Sun 19 Jul 2009 00:01

    Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant criticises the BBC, calling it "defeatist" for no longer...

  2. Pet Shop Boys reject new name

    Thu 9 Apr 2009 09:49

    The Pet Shop Boys turn down a request by animal rights group Peta to rename themselves...

  3. Pet Shop Boys to head Latitude

    Tue 24 Mar 2009 18:14

    Seminal pop duo Pet Shop Boys set to top the bill of this summer's Latitude Festival

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  1. Mercury Prize Nominations - Muso's Guide

    Fri 17 Jul 2009 18:51 Muso's Guide's Mitchell Stirling alerted us earlier this week to a fine list of... Rory Connolly

  2. BBC Music Website Relaunch

    Mon 23 Mar 2009 16:27 I blogged here last summer about the beta launch of music artist pages. I'm delighted... Matthew Shorter

  3. Pet Shop Boys - 'Love Etc.'

    Thu 12 Mar 2009 10:58 Between Horne and Corden's lacklustre presenting job, Katy Perry inexplicably winning... Fraser McAlpine

BBC Reviews Really Simple Syndication

  1. Yes 2009

    Yes

    Reviewed by Jaime Gill

    Yes is a wonderful vindication, and their finest album in many, many years.

  2. Fundamental 2006

    Fundamental

    Reviewed by Talia Kraines

    Granddaddies of pop they may be, but they aren't ready for the disco retirement home...

  3. Release 2002

    Release

    Reviewed by Jacqueline Hodges

    Regrettably patchy album from one of pop's enduring and endearing duos. With Release...

  4. Please 1986

    Please

    Reviewed by Ian Wade

    The textbook example of how brilliant a pop debut could be

Credits

Role Artist Release
Producer Liza Minnelli Results (1989)
Producer Eighth Wonder I'm Not Scared (1988)
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  1. Pet Shop Boys - At T In The Park

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    Pet Shop Boys - At T In The Park

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Latest Tracks Played on the BBC

  1. All Over The World
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  2. It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas
    BBC Radio 2 | Steve Wright in the Afternoon 23/12/2009
     
  3. Always On My Mind
    BBC Radio 2 | Jeremy Vine 23/12/2009
     
  4. Suburbia
    BBC Radio 2 | Richard Allinson 20/12/2009
     
  5. West End Girls
    BBC Radio 2 | Richard Allinson 20/12/2009
     

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Yes

Yes

  1. 4 Did You See Me Coming?
     
  2. 10 The Way It Used to Be
     

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  1. BBC Radio 2 100%

  2. BBC 6 Music 33%

  3. BBC Radio Scotland 6%

  4. BBC Radio 1 2%

  5. BBC Radio Ulster 2%

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  7. BBC Four 2%

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