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Stan was a pop duo which had a top 40 hit in the UK singles charts in 1993.


History

The Brighton-based duo was made up of guitarist Kevin Stagg and singer Simon Andrew, who took the act name from the first two letters of each surname. Their first single, "Suntan", written by the duo with producer Tobias Lunch, was released on the
Gut Records Gut Records was a British independent record label, based in Maida Vale in London, England. Formed in 1991, Gut was founded by Guy Holmes, who had been Head of Promotions at Island Records. The first single released on the label, Right Said ...
imprint Hug, and reached number 40 in the UK in July 1993. Stan's deal with Hug was for three singles and an album, but "Suntan" was their only charting success, as a follow-up Christmas single ("Turkey (Don't Give Me Nun)!") was not a hit, and there were no further releases from the duo.


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Musical groups established in 1993 Musical groups disestablished in 1993 English pop music groups British novelty song performers {{UK-pop-band-stub