Pet Shop Boys pulled out of BRIT Awards' It's A Sin performance days before show

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Elton John and Years and Years stomping cover of It's A Sin was hailed as one of the highlights of the 2021 BRIT Awards, but according to reports the routine could have been even more special.

It's been revealed that original writers and performers The Pet Shop Boys had been due to appear at the ceremony with Olly Alexander and Elton before they decided to step down.

Producers had been hoping to have all three acts on stage together but Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe of the synth-pop band cancelled last Friday - just four days before show time.

An insider at the awards blamed the last minute change on a disagreement about what the performance should like. The source told The Sun : "The concept of all three acts coming together was really