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July 1954

Neil Francis Tennant is born on July 10th in North Shields, Northumberland.

On this day

1988

‘Heart’ is released as a single.

2000

The Boys travel to Berlin and soon begin recording tracks there.

2007

The Fundamental Tour comes to Porto Alegre, Brazil.

2011

Chris and Neil are interviewed on Lauren Levine’s BBC 6 Music radio show.

2013

They’re in Mexico preparing for the following evening’s premier date in Veracruz of their new ‘Electric’ tour show.

2017

Neil pays a visit to the BBC studios to join Radio 2 DJ Sara Cox for the conclusion of her 24-hour eighties-music dance marathon, during which she raised more than £900,000 for the Comic Relief charity.