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- Works
- 9
Top works
- THE MAKING OF AN EAGLE
- Chains of Okmok
- Sturtevant and Dobzhansky, two scientists at odds
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Acting · Fulham, London, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia Elliot John Gleave, better known by his stage name Example, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. His name arose due to his initials being E.G., which is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase exempli gratia.
Known for
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks — Self - Panellist2021
- Celebrity Gogglebox — Self2019
- The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer — Self - Guest2018
- The Last Leg — Self2013
- BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge — Self2010
- Celebrity Juice — Self2008
- The Graham Norton Show — Self2007
- 8 Out of 10 Cats — Self2005
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks — Self1996
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1982
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 919,837
- Total plays
- 17,760,698
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There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Example is a rapper from Fulham, West London in the United Kingdom. Formerly signed to The Beats label run by Mike Skinner (The Streets) 2) Example is also an underground hiphop duo from Houston, Texas. 1. Example's birth name is Elliot Gleave. According to the Kickstarts Songfacts, Gleave's performing name goes back to his schooldays when he was rapping in the playground and some guy nicknamed him Example from his initials EG.
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Statistical issues in the comparison of quantitative imaging biomarker algorithms using pulmonary nodule volume as an example
· 2014 · cited 53x
- Microplastics: A Novel Method for Surface Water Sampling and Sample Extraction in Elechi Creek, Rivers State, Nigeria
· 2019 · cited 10x
- PEST RODENTS (RODENTIA: CRICETIDAE, MURIDAE, SCIURIDAE) ON FODDER CROPS IN SOUTH-EAST OF KAZAKHSTAN
· 2020 · cited 1x
- Cold-Active Pectinases and their Commercial Applications A Review
· 2018 · cited 1x
- AGROECOLOGICAL ESTIMATION OF SOIL COVER OF MEDIUM URBROECOSYSTEMS (ON THE EXAMPLE OF KHMELNITSKY, UKRAINE)
· 2018
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Quotes
- “Example has more followers than reason.”
- “We must give them hope, pride, a desire to fight. Yes, we need to make examples. But examples to follow. What we need.. are heroes.”
- “What the world wants iz [sic] good examples, not so mutch advice; advice may be wrong, but examples prove themselves.”
- “Why doth one man's yawning make another yawn?”
- “None preaches better than the ant, and she says nothing.”
- “Illustrious predecessors.”
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Key facts
- Born
- Elliot John Gleave , ( 1982-06-20 ) 20 June 1982 (age 43) , Hammersmith , London, England
- Alma mater
- Royal Holloway, University of London
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter rapper record producer
- Years active
- 2003–present
- Spouse
- Erin McNaught ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 18 May 2013</span>"}]]}'>2013 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 2022 )
- Genres
- Hip house hip hop eurodance EDM
- Labels
- Staneric Sony Epic Mercury Ultra Ministry of Sound Data The Beats Warner All the Chats
- Website
- trythisforexample .com
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.trythisforexample.com
- Image
- Elliot John Gleave during radio interview.jpg
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- Commons category
- Example (musician)
- date of birth
- 1982-06-20
- start of work period
- 2004-00-00
- pseudonym
- Example
- birth name
- Elliot John Gleave
- name in native language
- Elliot Gleave
- social media followers
- 335000
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Article
Elliot John Gleave (born 20 June 1982), known professionally as Example, is an English singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. He released his debut studio album, What We Made, in 2007, followed by the mixtape What We Almost Made in 2008. Example first found success in 2010 with the release of his second studio album, Won't Go Quietly, which peaked at number four on the UK Albums Chart and number one on the UK Dance Chart. The album had two top 10 singles, "Won't Go Quietly" and "Kickstarts".
Example's third studio album, Playing in the Shadows, was released in September 2011 and topped the charts with two number one singles, "Changed the Way You Kiss Me" and "Stay Awake". His fourth studio album, The Evolution of Man, was released in November 2012 and peaked at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart and number one on the UK Dance Chart.