July 1954
Neil Francis Tennant is born on July 10th in North Shields, Northumberland.
History
On this day
1992
The Sun reports that the Pet Shop Boys are breaking up—an assertion that they immediately deny.
2005
Chris and Neil finish writing a new song, ‘The Performance of My Life’ (which they will ultimately turn over to Shirley Bassey), and then attend Simon McBurney’s show A Minute Too Late.
2010
The Boys are working on a new song titled ‘Heaven Is a Playground,’ which will eventually evolve into ‘Leaving.’
2012
They work with Andrew Dawson on the song ‘Ego Music.’
2015
As Chris works on a new song (which one specifically is unknown), Neil goes through old recordings in search of tracks that might be included as ‘bonuses’ on upcoming album reissues.
2020
Continuing their round of promotional appearances in the wake of the release of Hotspot, the Boys are interviewed on Nihal Arthanayake’s BBC radio show, and Neil (alone) appears on ITV’s Loose Women show.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com