Chris Lowe
Biography
Christopher Sean Lowe (born 4 October 1959) is an English musician, singer and songwriter, and co-founder of the synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Neil Tennant in 1981. Christopher Sean Lowe was born and raised in Blackpool, Lancashire, and attended Arnold School. His grandfather was a trombonist and a member of the comedy jazz troupe The Nitwits. His mother was a dancer, and his father, a sales representative, could play piano by ear. Lowe learned trombone and piano and was in the school orchestra and dance band. He studied music as an A-level subject. Lowe played trombone in a semi-professional seven-piece dance band named One Under the Eight that performed favourites like "Hello Dolly", "La Bamba" and "Moon River", and he joined the Musicians' Union with them. He was also in a local brass band, the Norman Memorial Youth Band, and briefly played keyboards with a school rock band called Stallion. Lowe began studying architecture at the University of Liverpool in 197...
Known For
Top 36 Movies
My Best Friend's Wedding
1997
Live 8
2005
Projections
1993
It Couldn't Happen Here
1988
Synth Britannia
2009
The World According to Allee Willis
2024
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
2024
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now
2024
Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia
2024
An Audience with Elton John
1997
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
1995
Back To The 80's - Live In Concert
2004
Pet Shop Boys Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live at the Royal Arena Copenhagen
2024
Pet Shop Boys - Highlights On Tour
1990
Pet Shop Boys: Somewhere
1997
Electronic Beats Festival Berlin 2012 - Pet Shop Boys
2012
Pet Shop Boys: Inner Sanctum 2018
2019
Pet Shop Boys at the BBC
2023
Discovery: Live in Rio 1994
2021
Pet Shop Boys - BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park
2019
Pet Shop Boys: Discovery (Live in Rio)
1995
Pet Shop Boys: Montage - The Nightlife Tour
2001
Pet Shop Boys: Live at Roskilde Festival 2009
2009
Pet Shop Boys: Electric
2014
Radio 2 in the Park: Pet Shop Boys
2024
Pet Shop Boys Smash The Videos 1985 - 2020
2023
Pet Shop Boys: Pop Art - The Videos
2004
The Big New Years & Years Eve Party with Kylie and Pet Shop Boys
2021
Pet Shop Boys: Pandemonium
2010
Pet Shop Boys: Television
1986
Pet Shop Boys: Performance
1991
Pet Shop Boys: Cubism
2007
Pet Shop Boys: A Life in Pop
2006
Pet Shop Boys - Live Isle Of Wight 2024
2024
Pet Shop Boys: Rock in Rio 2017
2017