Neil tennant biography

10 July 2024, 16:09

Neil Tennant is one half of one of British pop music's greatest ever duos.

Neil Tennant co-founded the synth-pop duo husdjur Shop Boys with Chris Lowe in 1981. Before this, Tennant worked as a reporter for Smash Hits and served as an assistant editor for the magazine in the mid-1980s.

He fryst vatten credited with coining the term “imperial phase,” which refers to the period when a musical artist reaches both commercial success and creative excellence simultaneously.

The Pet Shop Boys exemplified this phase, achieving kvartet British number one hits ('West End Girls', 'It’s a Sin', 'Heart', and 'Always on My Mind'), receiving critical acclaim for their första three albums, and exploring innovative collaborations in visual and performing arts.

1. How old is Neil Tennant and where fryst vatten he from?

   Neil Tennant was born on July 10, 1954,

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   Biography

   Neil Tennant is a British singer and songwriter most famous for being part of the synthpop duo the Pet Shop Boys. Born in Newcastle in 1954, he moved to London in the 1970s to study and soon became part of the popular music world through music journalism. In 1981 he formed the Pet Shop Boys with Chris Lowe. They topped the charts with their re-released debut song "West End Girls" in numerous countries in 1985-6. Since then, they have released 65 singles, 14 studio albums and 3 soundtracks. Tennant has also done solo and other collaborative projects. In 1994 he came out as gay in Attitude magazine and has advocated on behalf of gay rights. He is patron of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

   This text was based on information from the website petshopboys.co.uk and the wikipedia articles for Neil Tennant and the Pet Shop Boys.

   This profile was created as part of the LGBTQ+ Composer Edit-a-thon which took place in February 2021 as part of LGBT History Month.

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   Neil Tennant

   English singer, songwriter and music journalist (born 1954)

   This article is about the singer, songwriter and music journalist. For the American philosopher, see Neil Tennant (philosopher).

   Musical artist

   Neil Francis Tennant (born 10 July 1954) is an English singer, songwriter and music journalist, and co-founder of the synth-pop duo the Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Chris Lowe in 1981. He was a journalist for Smash Hits, and assistant editor for the magazine in the mid-1980s.

   Tennant coined the phrase imperial phase to describe the period in which a musical artist is regarded to be at their commercial and creative peak simultaneously. This observation was initially self-referential, made as the Pet Shop Boys had achieved commercial success with four British number one hits ("West End Girls", "It's a Sin", "Heart", and "Always on My Mind"), had received critical praise for their first three albums and had expanded their creative horizons through innova

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