Neil Tennant
Biography
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 innovative collaborations in the visual and performing arts. Neil Francis Tennant was born in the town of North Shields, approximately 8 miles east of Newcastle upon Tyne, to William W. Tennant (1923–2009), a sales representative, and...
Known For
Top 40 Movies
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
1995
Pet Shop Boys: A Life in Pop
2006
The World According to Allee Willis
2024
Back To The 80's - Live In Concert
2004
An Audience with Elton John
1997
Oscar
1997
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
2024
Live 8
2005
Dusty
1994
Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
2024
New Order Story
1993
It Couldn't Happen Here
1988
Pet Shop Boys Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live at the Royal Arena Copenhagen
2024
Pet Shop Boys: Inner Sanctum 2018
2019
Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia
2024
Pet Shop Boys - Highlights On Tour
1990
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now
2024
Projections
1993
Synth Britannia
2009
Pet Shop Boys: Discovery (Live in Rio)
1995
Pet Shop Boys: Pandemonium
2010
Pet Shop Boys - BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park
2019
Pet Shop Boys Smash The Videos 1985 - 2020
2023
The Big New Years & Years Eve Party with Kylie and Pet Shop Boys
2021
Pet Shop Boys: Live at Roskilde Festival 2009
2009
Radio 2 in the Park: Pet Shop Boys
2024
Pet Shop Boys: Performance
1991
Pet Shop Boys: Rock in Rio 2017
2017
Pet Shop Boys: Cubism
2007
Pet Shop Boys: Electric
2014
Pet Shop Boys: Television
1986
Pet Shop Boys: Pop Art - The Videos
2004
Pet Shop Boys: Montage - The Nightlife Tour
2001
Suede - Live at the Roundhouse 1996
1996
Pet Shop Boys at the BBC
2023
Pet Shop Boys: Somewhere
1997
Pet Shop Boys - Live Isle Of Wight 2024
2024
Electronic Beats Festival Berlin 2012 - Pet Shop Boys
2012
Discovery: Live in Rio 1994
2021