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and Mick Brown, both of whom are from London. They released a charity

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, a

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, each year from 1988 to 1993, achieving a top-10 hit with their 1989 single "I Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet". The

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from their record sales were donated to Capital FM's 'Help A London Child'

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. All their singles were produced by

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except "Shake Your Groove Thing" and "Hot Hot Hot", both of which were produced by Stock & Waterman. The relationship began when Brown joked on air with producer

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about turning the DJs into pop stars. In 1993, they released their only album, ''Don't Stop Dancin'', which compiled all their singles and B-sides on a continuous mix. In 2010, Pat & Mick appeared on the Identity Parade round on ''

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''. However,

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's team were only asked to identify Mick. In 2011, Sharp entered '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. Also in 2011, iTunes re-released "I Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet". In November 2011, Brown started hosting the ''Drive Time'' and ''Saturday Breakfast'' radio shows on 107.8 Radio Jackie, while Sharp presented the Weekend Breakfast slot on Smooth Radio. From February 2019, Sharp started presenting, a voice tracked, weekend mid morning radio show on

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as well as P8 Pop in Norway.

Discography

Albums

* 1993: ''Don't Stop Dancin #"Let's All Chant" #"On the Night" #"Hot Hot Hot" #"Ole Ole Ole" #"Star Teaser" #"Gimme Some" #"Arcadia" #"Use It Up & Wear It Out" #"This Is Only a Dream" (Producer – Stock, Waterman) #"Shake Your Groove Thang" (Producer – Stock, Waterman) #"I Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet" #"The Concrete Megamix" Credits: * DJ Mix egamix– Two Little Boys * Producer – Stock Aitken Waterman* (tracks: 1 to 8, 11, 12)

Singles

* 1988: "

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" / "On the Night" ( UK #11, credited to 'Mick and Pat') * 1989: "I Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet" (UK #9) * 1990: " Use It Up and Wear It Out" (UK #22) (US #81) * 1990: "Ole Ole Ole" (released under the name 'L.A. Mood') (UK #78) * 1991: "Gimme Some" (UK #53) * 1991: "The Concrete Megamix" * 1992: "

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" * 1993: " Hot Hot Hot" (UK #47)

References

English pop music duos Musical groups from London English boy bands Male musical duos {{UK-band-stub

Discography

Albums

Singles

See also

References