Gary Numan
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1958-03-08
- Works
- 3
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Hammersmith, London, UK
Known for
- Gary Numan A Perfect Circle: Live At OVO Arena Wembley — Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards2025
- Nash the Slash Rises Again! — Self2025
- Gary Numan: 1,000: Live at the Electric Ballroom — Vocals, Guitar2025
- Gary Numan: Resurrection — Self2022
- Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson — Self2021
- Gary Numan: When the Sky Came Down (Live at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester)2019
- 27: Gone Too Soon — Self2018
- Legacy2017
- Gary Numan: Savage (Live at Brixton Academy)2017
- Gary Numan: Android In La La Land2016
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,078,036
- Total plays
- 19,646,956
Tags
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Gary Numan (born Gary Anthony James Webb on 8 March 1958) is an influential English singer, composer, and musician. Most widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" (when in Tubeway Army) and "Cars", Numan achieved his peak of mainstream popularity in the late 70s and early 80s but maintains a loyal cult following. Numan, whose signature sound consists of heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals, is considered a pioneer of commercial electronic music.
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Measurement of Observer Agreement for Categorical Data
· 1977 · cited 61,615x
- <i>PHENIX</i>: a comprehensive Python-based system for macromolecular structure solution
· 2010 · cited 23,303x
- Dynamic capabilities and strategic management
· 1997 · cited 19,798x
- <i>MolProbity</i>: all-atom structure validation for macromolecular crystallography
· 2009 · cited 13,674x
- WebLogo: A Sequence Logo Generator: Figure 1
· 2004 · cited 11,715x
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Key facts
- Born
- Gary Anthony James Webb , ( 1958-03-08 ) 8 March 1958 (age 68) , London , England
- Occupations
- Musician singer songwriter record producer
- Years active
- 1976–present
- Spouse
- Gemma O'Neill ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1997 )
- Genres
- Synth-pop new wave electronica gothic rock post-punk industrial rock
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar keyboards synthesizer
- Works
- Discography
- Labels
- Atco Beggars Banquet Numa NBR Illegal I.R.S. Eagle Machine Music Ltd. Jagged Halo Cooking Vinyl Metropolis Cleopatra Mortal BMG
- Formerly of
- Tubeway Army Sharpe & Numan
- Website
- garynuman .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 8 March 1958
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Webb
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Hammersmith
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- electronic music
- Instrument
- musical keyboard
Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Gary Numan, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Article
Gary Anthony James Webb (born 8 March 1958), known professionally as Gary Numan, is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He entered the music industry as frontman of the new wave band Tubeway Army. The band's second and final album, 1979's Replicas, reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart, and spawned a UK No. 1 single with "Are 'Friends' Electric?". Following the band's split, he released his debut solo album The Pleasure Principle later in 1979, which also reached No. 1 in the UK and produced another UK No. 1 single with "Cars". Although his commercial popularity peaked in the late 1970s and early 1980s, he has maintained a strong cult following since then. He has sold over 10 million records.
Numan is regarded as a pioneer of electronic music. He developed a signature sound consisting of heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals, and is also known for his distinctive voice and androgynous "android" persona. He received an Ivor Novello Award, the Inspiration Award, from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors in 2017. In June 2025, Numan made his debut at the Glastonbury Festival.
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