Pete Tong

Pete Tong (born July 1960) is a British DJ who works for BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom. He is known worldwide by fans of electronic music for hosting programs such as Essential Mix and Essential Selection on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio streams, for his label FFRR Records, and for his own performances at nightclubs across the globe. Tong has also worked as a music producer.

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1960 - British - DJ - BBC Radio 1 - Electronic music - Essential Mix - Essential Selection - Internet radio - FFRR Records - Nightclub - Music producer

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The phrase "It's all gone a bit Pete Tong", where the name is used as cockney rhyming slang for "wrong", was reputedly first coined by Mark Radcliffe.

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Cockney rhyming slang - Mark Radcliffe

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It's All Gone Pete Tong is also the title of a recent (2004) comedy film, which is somewhat biographical in its portrayal of a DJ's experiences as he realises that he is becoming deaf.

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It's All Gone Pete Tong - 2004 - Comedy - Film - Deaf

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