Martin Gore
Martin Lee Gore (born 23 July 1961) is an English songwriter, singer, guitarist and keyboardist, and also remixer and DJ. He is a founding member of Depeche Mode and has written the vast majority of their songs. His work now spans over three decades. Gore's best known compositions are hits such as "Personal Jesus", "Enjoy the Silence", "I Feel You", "People Are People", "Everything Counts" and "Never Let Me Down Again", amongst others.
In addition to composing music and writing lyrics of the Depeche Mode songs, he has also sung a number of them as the lead vocalist, and usually solo (some examples are, "Somebody", "A Question of Lust" and "Home"), as evidenced by most of the Depeche Mode concerts, and has been a backing vocalist on many of the others.
In 1999 Gore received the Ivor Novello Award from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors for "International Achievement".
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