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Pet Shop Boys
photo credit: Pelle Crépin

Active

1980s - 2020s

Formed

August, 1981 in London, England

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

Alternative Dance Alternative/Indie Rock House Dance-Pop Dance-Rock

Also Known As

West End Girls

Group Members

Chris Lowe Neil Tennant
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Pet Shop Boys

Biography by Jason Ankeny

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Inventive British duo who conquered commercial and critical terrain with an unerring flair for lush, dance-oriented pop.
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