Pet Shop Boys is an English[citation needed] synth-pop duo consisting of vocalist Neil Francis Tennant (born: July 10, 1954), and keyboardist Christopher Sean "Chris" Lowe (born: October 4, 1959).[citation needed]
Content[]
On their channel, they make music videos, sometimes making videos about their tours.[citation needed]
History[]
Tennant and Lowe met in a hi-fi shop on Kings Road in Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom.[1] Tennant had purchased a Korg MS-10 synthesizer, which sparked a conversation with Lowe. After discovering that they had a mutual interest in electronic and disco music, they became friends.[1][2] In 1983,[3] they released their debut single West End Girls, and in 1984, they released it. It did not receive much traction at first, however, it was rerecorded in August 1985[4] and released on October 28, 1985.[citation needed]
Channel[]
The channel was created on March 12, 2006, and their first video was uploaded on February 23, 2009, titled Pet Shop Boys - Love etc..[5]. On February 24, 2023, they uploaded their first short, titled Jake Shears & Neil Tennant’s live duet of “Rent” is now available to watch in full on BBC iPlayer..[6]
Trivia[]
- They were inspired by the songs Souvenir by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Bedsitter by Soft Cell.[7]
- Lowe wears sunglasses for his Pet Shop Boys work so when he was not working nobody would recognize him.[8]
- In 2024, the duo created a tribute single dedicated to famous dancer Rudolf Nureyev. [9]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://books.google.com/books?id=BwwLBaH9488C&pg=PT806#v=onepage&q&f=false
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=sy2wtcH_AaYC&pg=PA67#v=onepage&q&f=false
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRPLD8hvF3U
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130923070840/http://www.petshopboys.net/html/general/profile.html
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBiaRBUjUs
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tW24kad7ZhI
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/nov/12/popandrock6
- ↑ https://www.ctswholesalesunglasses.com/news/sunglasses-privacy-and-the-pet-shop-boys/
- ↑ https://www.electrowow.net/dancer-rudolf-nureyev-immortalized-in-pet-shop-boys-new-video
