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Peters and Lee were a successful British folk/pop duo of the 1970s, comprising Lennie Peters (1939 - 10 October 1992) and Dianne Lee (born 1950). This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Lennie Peters, who was blinded in an accident when aged 16, was a pianist playing in London pubs when he teamed up with actress and dancer Dianne Lee in 1970. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They entered the TV talent show Opportunity Knocks, which they won easily. Opportunity Knocks is a UK Television Talent show originally hosted by Hughie Green. A record contract was signed with Philips and quickly followed by the number one hit Welcome Home. Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV ( Royal Philips Electronics Inc. Shortly after, a successful first album followed, called 'We Can Make It', which also reached the Number One position. Their first year made them the proud owners of two gold records. They also had a hit TV series which made them household names, and frequent appearances on 'Top of the Pops' kept their record sales steady. Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast

They had five hit singles in the Seventies, the second biggest after "Welcome Home" being "Don't Stay Away Too Long'. They also had a run of successful albums throughout the Seventies (including 'By your side', 'Rainbow' and 'Favourites') before splitting up in 1980. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Lee then went solo, whilst Peters droppd off the public radar. The duo would later reunite to perform on the 'nostalgia circuit', before Lennie Peters untimely death from bone cancer in 1992, aged 53. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)

Their five UK chart hits were:

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