July 1954
Neil Francis Tennant is born on July 10th in North Shields, Northumberland.
History
On this day
1996
Tina Turner’s Wildest Dreams, featuring the PSB-written track ‘Confidential,’ hits U.K. #4.
1998
20th Century Blues, a Noël Coward tribute album produced by Neil, debuts.
2003
‘West End Girls’ briefly airs on The Simpsons.
2009
Starting today and continuing for most of the week, Chris and Neil are guests on the BBC Radio 2 feature Tracks of My Years, picking some of their all-time favorite records.
2010
Neil attends Rufus Wainwright’s concert at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London. The first half of the show is devoted to songs from his new album All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu, performed solo by Rufus on the piano.
2012
Former A‑ha lead vocalist Morten Harket’s fifth solo studio album Out of My Hands, containing the Tennant-Lowe composition ‘Listening,’ is released in his native Norway.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com