July 1954
Neil Francis Tennant is born on July 10th in North Shields, Northumberland.
History
On this day
1996
Neil is suffering from a bad cold but nevertheless decides to record the vocals for ‘Electricity.’
2001
The Boys begin writing ‘Tomorrow,’ which will ultimately become ‘Always.’
2004
Neil and Chris are guests on The Jonathan Ross Show on BBC Radio 2.
2007
The Pet Shop Boys, nominated for a 2007 GLAAD Media Award as ‘Outstanding Musical Artist,’ lose out to the Scissor Sisters.
2012
They attend the press night for the revamped production of their ballet The Most Incredible Thing.
2016
The ‘PSB world’ is in full-on promo mode for the album Super, which at this point will be released in less than a week. Today an interview with the Boys appears in London’s The Sunday Times.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com