Dave Gahan

Dave Gahan is an English singer and songwriter popularly known as the lead singer of the electronic rock band Depeche Mode since its formation in 1980. Although he does not serve as the chief songwriter in Depeche Mode’s thirteen-album run, he co-wrote three songs that were released as singles: "Suffer Well" (2005), "Hole to Feed" (2009), and "Should Be Higher" (2013).

Gahan also launched a successful solo career of this own, although not because his band separated ways. He released his debut solo album in 2003, Paper Monsters, and his second album in 2007, Hourglass. His albums contained the hit songs "Dirty Sticky Floors", "Hold On", "I Need You" in the first, and "Kingdom" and "Deeper and Deeper" in the second.

Dave Gahan is a famous English singer-songwriter and musician, who was born on May 9, 1962. As a person born on this date, Dave Gahan is listed in our database as the 6th most popular celebrity for the day (May 9) and the 53rd most popular for the year (1962).

People born on May 9 fall under the Zodiac sign of Taurus, the Bull. Dave Gahan is the 326th most popular Taurus.

Aside from information specific to Dave Gahan's birthday, Dave Gahan is the 355th most famous English.

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