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Dave Gahan, born David Callcott on May 9, 1962, in Epping, England, is a British singer, musician, and composer. A member of the band Depeche Mode, he has worked in the fields of singing, electronic dance music, and music composing since 1980. His musical output spans genres including pop, new wave, alternative rock, and synthpop. Gahan is a baritone who performs primarily on voice.
He has released music through record labels such as Mute Records, Columbia Records, and Atlantic Records. Gahan has been diagnosed with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. He speaks English and maintains an official website. His work has been referenced by 300 other encyclopedia articles.
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Acting · Epping, England, UK
Dave Gahan (born 9 May 1962) is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the baritone lead singer for the British electronic music band Depeche Mode since their debut in 1980. He is also an accomplished solo artist, releasing albums in 2003 (Paper Monsters) and 2007 (Hourglass). Despite his bandmate Martin Gore continuing to be the main Depeche Mode songwriter, Gahan has contributed a number…
Known for
- Hodgepodge — Self (archive footage)2025
- Depeche Mode: M — Self2025
- Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible — Self2025
- Depeche Mode - Memento Mori: Mexico City — Self2025
- Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà — Self2023
- Depeche Mode - Primavera Sound 2023 — Self2023
- Depeche Mode - Strange & Strange Too2023
- Bestsellery Empiku — Self2023
- Dave Gahan & Soulsavers Salle Pleyel, Paris — Self2022
- Depeche Mode: LiVE SPiRiTS — Self2020
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1962
Discography
Member of
- Depeche Modesince 1980
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 335,163
- Total plays
- 6,176,552
Tags
David Gahan (born David Callcott on 9 May 1962) is an English singer best known as the lead vocalist of the electronic music band Depeche Mode, which he joined in 1980. He is recognized for his baritone voice and stage presence, and has been ranked among the greatest singers and frontmen by Q magazine. As a member of Depeche Mode, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020. Gahan was born in Epping, Essex, to working-class parents. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Dave+Gahan"
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,706x
- GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral
· 2017 · cited 8,264x
- Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor
· 2019 · cited 6,694x
- Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease
· 2015 · cited 5,655x
- Proposed minimum reporting standards for chemical analysis
· 2007 · cited 4,827x
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Key facts
- Born
- David Callcott , ( 1962-05-09 ) 9 May 1962 (age 64) , Epping, Essex , England
- Genres
- Synth-pop electronic new wave alternative rock alternative dance
- Occupation
- Singer
- Works
- Solo Depeche Mode
- Years active
- 1980–present
- Member of
- Depeche Mode
- Website
- davegahan .com
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Encyclopedic overview
David Gahan (/ɡɑːn/ GAHN; né Callcott; born 9 May 1962) is an English singer best known as the co-founder and lead singer of electronic music band Depeche Mode since their formation in 1980. Noted for his commanding stage presence and unique baritone voice, Gahan was ranked at No. 73 on Q magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Singers" and No. 27 on its list of the "100 Greatest Frontmen". As a member of Depeche Mode, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020.
Gahan's solo albums include Paper Monsters (2003) and Hourglass (2007). He also contributed lyrics and sang lead vocals on the Soulsavers albums The Light the Dead See (2012), Angels & Ghosts (2015) and Imposter (2021).
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