While attending Barstable School on Timberlog Close in Basildon, Gahan started playing truant, got into trouble with the police, was suspended from school and ended up in juvenile court three times for offences ranging from joyriding and graffiti to criminal damage and theft. How was I supposed to know who that man was? From that day on, Len often visited the house, until one year later he disappeared again, forever this time." I remember I said, that was impossible because my father was dead.
My mother introduced him to me as my real dad. When I came home from school, there was this stranger in my mum's house. His father showed up again when he was 10. When Gahan was 9 years old, his stepfather died. Dave and Sue were raised under the impression that their mother's second husband, Jack, was their natural father. The Gahan family continued to grow with the birth of two more half-brothers Peter (born 1966) and Phil (born 1968). Sylvia and Len divorced two years later and his mother moved Dave and sister Sue (born 1960) to Basildon, Essex, after Sylvia met and married her second husband Jack Gahan (an administrator with Shell Oil).
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Gahan was born as David Callcott into a working-class family, to parents Len Callcott (a bus driver of Malaysian British ancestry) and his wife Sylvia (a conductress or "clippy" on London buses), Dave was only six months old when his father left the family. 2.2 Solo albums and collaborations (1997–present).2.1 Career in Depeche Mode (1980–present).He also contributed lyrics and sang lead vocals on the Soulsavers albums The Light the Dead See (2012), Angels & Ghosts (2015) and Imposter (2021). Gahan's albums as a solo artist are Paper Monsters (released 2003) and Hourglass (2007). Four of these songs were released as singles, including " Suffer Well" in 2005, " Hole to Feed" in 2009, " Should Be Higher" in 2013, and " Cover Me" in 2017. Gahan is known for his "commanding presence on stage" and his "huge, deep baritone voice".Īlthough his bandmate Martin Gore continues to be the main songwriter for Depeche Mode, Gahan has contributed a number of songs to the albums Playing the Angel (2005), Sounds of the Universe (2009), Delta Machine (2013) and Spirit (2017). 27 on its list of "The 100 Greatest Frontmen". 73 on its list of the "100 Greatest Singers" and No. They were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 20, and were inducted as part of the Class of 2020.Teresa Conroy (ex-wife)Joanne Fox (ex-wife)ĭave Gahan (born, David Callcott) is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the electronic band Depeche Mode since their debut in 1980. In December 2016, Billboard named Depeche Mode the 10th most successful dance club artist of all time. Depeche Mode also ranks number 98 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". Q included the band in the list of the "50 Bands That Changed the World!". The following album, Songs of Faith and Devotion, released in 1993, was also a success, though internal struggles within the band during recording and touring resulted in Wilder's departure in 1995.ĭepeche Mode have had 54 songs in the UK Singles Chart and 17 top 10 albums in the UK chart they have sold more than 100 million records worldwide. In early 1990, they released Violator, an international mainstream success. A highlight of this era was the band's June 1988 concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl, where they drew a crowd in excess of 60,000 people. The band's last albums of the 1980s, Black Celebration and Music for the Masses, established them as a dominant force within the electronic music scene. Gore took over as main songwriter and, later in 1982, Alan Wilder replaced Clarke, establishing a lineup that continued for 13 years. Founding member Vince Clarke left after the release of the album they recorded A Broken Frame as a trio. The group consists of a trio of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting), Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, co-lead vocals and main songwriting) and Andy Fletcher (keyboards).ĭepeche Mode released their debut album Speak & Spell in 1981, bringing the band onto the British new wave scene. Gore took over as main songwriter and, later in 1982, Alan Wilder replaced Clarke, establishing a lineup that continued for Depeche Mode (/dɪˌpɛʃ -/ dih-PESH -) are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon in 1980. Description: Depeche Mode (/dɪˌpɛʃ -/ dih-PESH -) are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon in 1980.
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