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They weren’t just “two girls at the back.” Pepsi & Shirlie helped Wham! sound huge live, shaped the look, then scored a UK Top 10 hit.

Rick Astley entered Stock Aitken Waterman as a behind-the-scenes trainee. One vocal take later, his “older” soul baritone changed pop history.

How “I Should Be So Lucky” hit No.1 and how Kylie outgrew the SAW hit factory, reshaping her sound and image through the early 90s.