Martin Gore
Sign in to saveEnglish songwriter, musician, singer, record producer, remixer, and DJ; founding member of Depeche Mode
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1961-07-23
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Gynaecological Cancers
- The biology of gynaecological cancer
- Immunotherapy in cancer
- Emerging Therapeutic Targets in Ovarian Cancer
- Gynecologic cancer
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Film & TV
Acting · Basildon, Essex, England, UK
Martin Lee Gore (born 23 July 1961) is an English songwriter, lyricist, singer, guitarist, keyboardist, 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, but he is probably best known as the composer of hits such as "Personal Jesus", "Enjoy the Silence" and "I Feel You". In addition to composing music…
Known for
- Hodgepodge — Self (archive footage)2025
- Depeche Mode: M — 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
- 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self2021
- Depeche Mode: LiVE SPiRiTS — Self2020
- Other Music — Self2019
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- Listeners
- 193,776
- Total plays
- 1,968,601
Tags
electronicsynthpopnew wavealternativesynth pop
Martin Lee Gore (born July 23, 1961 in Dagenham, Essex, England) has been a member of the band Depeche Mode since its inception in 1980. He is the primary songwriter, and also plays keyboards and guitar. He is also the backing vocalist, and sometimes the lead singer. In 2003, Martin released Counterfeit, a solo cover album follow-up to his 1989 Counterfeit EP. Both feature his takes on other people's material, and he has stated publicly before that he considers himself not the most prolific son
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Using
<b>lme4</b>
· 2015 · cited 73,357x
- Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test
· 1997 · cited 47,787x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,691x
- STATISTICAL METHODS FOR ASSESSING AGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO METHODS OF CLINICAL MEASUREMENT
· 1986 · cited 37,558x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,351x
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Key facts
- Born
- Martin Lee Gore , ( 1961-07-23 ) 23 July 1961 (age 64) , London , England
- Genres
- Electronic synth-pop new wave alternative rock alternative dance hard rock
- Occupations
- Musician singer songwriter record producer DJ
- Instruments
- Guitar vocals keyboards
- Labels
- Mute Sire Reprise
- Member of
- Depeche Mode
- Formerly of
- VCMG
- Spouse s
- Suzanne Boisvert ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1994 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2006 ) , Kerrilee Kaski ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2014 )
- Website
- martingore .com
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Key dates
- Born
- 23 July 1961
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lee
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- new wave
- Instrument
- keyboard instrument
- Record label
- Mute Records
Article
Martin Lee Gore (born 23 July 1961) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He is one of the founding members of the electronic music band Depeche Mode and is the band's main songwriter. He is the band's guitarist and keyboardist, and occasionally provides lead vocals. Gore possesses a tenor singing voice which contrasts with lead vocalist Dave Gahan's dramatic baritone. He is also known for his flamboyant and (sometimes) androgynous stage persona. Gore has also released several solo albums and collaborated with former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke as part of VCMG.
Gore's songs include themes such as sex, religion and politics. He has said he feels lyrical themes that tackle issues related to solitude and loneliness are a better representation of reality, whereas he finds "happy songs" fake and unrealistic. At the same time, he asserts that the band's music contains "an element of hope".
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1961 births20th-century English musicians21st-century English musiciansDepeche Mode membersEnglish expatriate musicians in the United StatesEnglish male new wave singersEnglish male songwritersEnglish multi-instrumentalistsEnglish new wave singersEnglish people of African-American descentEnglish record producersEnglish rock keyboardists