Stan (duo)
{{Short description|British pop duo}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Stan
| genre = Novelty pop
| years_active = 1993
| label = Hug Records
| past_members = * Kevin Stagg
- Simon Andrew
}}
Stan was a pop duo which had a top 40 hit in the UK singles charts in 1993.
History
The Brighton-based{{cite journal |title=On the crest of a wave |journal=Manchester Evening News |date=4 August 1993 |page=29}} 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.{{cite book |last1=Betts |first1=Graham |title=Complete UK Hit Singles 1952–2004 |date=2005 |publisher=Collins |location=London |page=737}} Their first single, "Suntan", written by the duo with producer Tobias Lunch,{{cite journal |title=Top 75 Singles |journal=Music Week |date=31 July 1993 |page=14}} was released on the Gut Records imprint Hug, and reached number 40 in the UK in July 1993.{{cite web |title=Stan songs and albums |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/29116/stan/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=6 February 2025}}
Stan's deal with Hug was for three singles and an album,{{cite journal |title=A sunny outlook for Stan |journal=Newcastle Journal |date=3 August 1993 |page=23}} but "Suntan" was their only charting success, as a follow-up Christmas single ("Turkey (Don't Give Me Nun)!"){{cite journal |title=Stan cook up a fresh turkey |journal=Shields Daily Gazette |date=4 December 1993 |page=15}} was not a hit, and there were no further releases from the duo.