Stan (duo)

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

Stan
Genres	Novelty pop
Years active	1993
Labels	Hug Records
Past members	Kevin Stagg Simon Andrew

History

The Brighton-based^[1] 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.^[2] Their first single, "Suntan", written by the duo with producer Tobias Lunch,^[3] was released on the Gut Records imprint Hug, and reached number 40 in the UK in July 1993.^[4]

Stan's deal with Hug was for three singles and an album,^[5] but "Suntan" was their only charting success, as a follow-up Christmas single ("Turkey (Don't Give Me Nun)!")^[6] was not a hit, and there were no further releases from the duo.