About

Known credits:
44
Birthday:
1959-10-04
Place of birth:
Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
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Chris Lowe

Overview

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 1978 and earned a BA (Hons) in 1981. During a work placement in 1981 at a London architectural practice, he designed a staircase for an industrial estate in Milton Keynes. It was at this time that he met Neil Tennant in Chelsea Record Centre, a hi-fi shop on King's Road in London. As their music career developed, Lowe continued his architecture course and got a B.Arch, but did not complete the final work requirement to qualify as an architect before he and Tennant committed full time to the Pet Shop Boys in 1985.

Lowe generally performs as the Pet Shop Boys' keyboardist. He occasionally provides spoken-word or sung vocals and takes the lead on a few songs, including "Paninaro".

Lowe played trombone on the song "I Want a Lover", and he appeared with his trombone in the video for the song "What Have I Done to Deserve This?".

In 1993, he wrote and produced the track "Do the Right Thing" for Arsenal footballer Ian Wright. The song featured backing vocals by long-time Pet Shop Boys backing singer Sylvia Mason-James, and the single featured remixes by Rollo.

Two years later, Lowe had a cameo in the Australian soap opera Neighbours. His appearance was filmed while Pet Shop Boys were touring Australia in 1994.

In 2004, he was commissioned to do music for an advertisement for the sunscreen brand Blockhead. The song ended up in a remixed version on a "Café Mambo" compilation.

Lowe wrote the music for the song "Streets of Berlin", featured in the 2006 revival of Bent at the Trafalgar Studios in Whitehall.

In 2011, Lowe appeared as featured vocalist on Stop Modernists' cover version of the New Order song "Subculture". It was the first time he had appeared as a vocalist on a non-Pet Shop Boys project. ...

Source: Article "Chris Lowe" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Known for

Acting

2024 The World According to Allee Willis Actor Self - Pet Shop Boys N/A
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2024 Radio 2 in the Park: Pet Shop Boys Actor Self 59
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2024 Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia Actor 58
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2024 Chinatown: A World in the Heart of the City Actor Self (Archive Footage) N/A
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2024 60 Songs: BBC Two at 60 Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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2024 Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now Actor Self - Interviewee 58
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2024 Pet Shop Boys Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live at the Royal Arena Copenhagen Actor Self 58
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2023 Pet Shop Boys: Live @ Primavera Sound 2023 Actor Self N/A
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2023 Pet Shop Boys Smash The Videos 1985 - 2020 Actor Self 58
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2023 Pet Shop Boys at the BBC Actor Self 58
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2022 Love Comes Quickly Actor himself N/A
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2021 Discovery: Live in Rio 1994 Actor Self 59
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2019 Pet Shop Boys - BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park Actor Self 58
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2019 Pet Shop Boys: Inner Sanctum 2018 Actor Self 58
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2017 Pet Shop Boys: Rock in Rio 2017 Actor Self N/A
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2014 Pet Shop Boys: Electric Actor Self N/A
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2012 Electronic Beats Festival Berlin 2012 - Pet Shop Boys Actor Self N/A
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2010 Pet Shop Boys: Pandemonium Actor Self 59
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2009 Pet Shop Boys: Live at Roskilde Festival 2009 Actor Self N/A
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2007 Pet Shop Boys: Cubism Actor Self 58
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2006 Pet Shop Boys: A Life in Pop Actor Self 58
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2005 Live 8 Actor Self - Pet Shop Boys 59
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2004 Pet Shop Boys: Pop Art - The Videos Actor Self 58
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2004 Back To The 80's - Live In Concert Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2001 Pet Shop Boys: Montage - The Nightlife Tour Actor Self 58
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1997 An Audience with Elton John Actor Self - Pet Shop Boys N/A
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1997 My Best Friend's Wedding Actor Party Guest (uncredited) 64
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1997 Pet Shop Boys: Somewhere Actor Self 58
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1995 Pet Shop Boys: Discovery (Live in Rio) Actor Self 58
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1995 How to Be Absolutely Fabulous Actor Self N/A
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1993 Projections Actor Self N/A
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1991 Pet Shop Boys: Performance Actor Self 59
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1989 Pet Shop Boys - Highlights On Tour Actor Self N/A
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1988 It Couldn't Happen Here Actor Self 58
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1986 Pet Shop Boys: Television Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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Writing

2024 Pet Shop Boys: A New Bohemia Writing Writer 58
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2022 Love Comes Quickly Writing Writer N/A
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Sound

2024 Chinatown: A World in the Heart of the City Sound Musician N/A
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2024 Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now Sound Songs 58
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2024 Pet Shop Boys Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live at the Royal Arena Copenhagen Sound Music 58
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2022 Love Comes Quickly Sound Music N/A
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2004 Pet Shop Boys: Pop Art - The Videos Sound Music 58
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1997 An Audience with Elton John Sound Music Arranger N/A
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1988 It Couldn't Happen Here Sound Original Music Composer 58
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