Pet Shop Boys Biography

Fast Facts

• Nominated for the 2007 and 2010 Grammy Awards for Best Electronic/Dance Album
• Won the 2009 BRIT Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music
• Their 1986 debut album, "Please," was certified platinum by the RIAA
• Best known for the singles "West End Girls," "It's a Sin" and "Always on My Mind․"
• Formed in 1981 by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe in London, England
• Quote: "(from Neil Tennant) "We never wanted to appear triumphant and become egotistical monsters․""
• Quote: "(from Neil Tennant) "When you don't break up, you don't get the great moment where you come back together again․""