Pet Shop Boys set for award at Brits

• 3rd Nov 2008

The Pet Shop Boys will be honoured at next years Brit Awards, set to pick up the award for exceptional musical achievement.

Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe will perform live during the awards ceremony and will be honoured with the Brits' Outstanding Contribution to Music Award.

Since they first signed to record label Parlaphone in 1985, the duo have had four number one singles, 22 top 10 hits and 39 top 30 singles.

Chairman of the Brits committee Ged Doherty said, “Since their first Brit Award over 20 years ago, Neil and Chris have produced a fantastic body of work with songs that truly were the soundtrack to a whole generation’s lives. The Pet Shop Boys have since become one of the most influential groups of the modern era and are deserving recipients of the award.”

The Pet Shop Boys won their first Brit Award in 1987 for West End Girls then picked up Best British Group in 1988.
The Brits will take place at London’s Earls Court on Wednesday February 18 and will be broadcast live on ITV1.