David Gahan is the baritone lead singer for the English electronic band Depeche Mode. He was born on  May 9, 1962 in Epping, Essex, England.

In 2003 he released his first solo album, “Paper Monsters” (which he co-wrote with guitarist and friend Knox Chandler), followed by a world tour (including a performance at 2003's Glastonbury Festival), singing both his new solo tracks and Depeche Mode fan favourites.

The album was a moderate success. The first single "Dirty Sticky Floors" became a Top 20 hit on the World Singles chart selling over 200,000 copies, as well as hitting the Top 20 in the UK. The album itself became a Top 10 hit on the European album chart and a Top 40 hit in the UK. This success was backed by a world tour and a live DVD titled “Live Monsters” which was released in 2004.

In 2007, Dave Gahan announced he was working on a new album via a video greeting for Depeche Mode's official website recorded at the 2007 MusiCares Charity event on May 11th. The album, titled “Hourglass”, will be accompanied working by Andrew Philpott and Christian Eigner and according to Dave, they will be producing it together.

The first single to be pulled from Dave Gahan's forthcoming solo record "Hourglass" is "Kingdom". The single comes in the following versions: a download-Single, a CDsingle, a Maxi-CDsingle and 12" vinyl besides a 7" picture vinyl. According to the second press release for the forthcoming "Hourglass" album, the release day for the single "Kingdom" was 8th of October.

Gahan also played an in store set at New York's Soho Apple store on October 23rd in support of his new album. The show has been recorded and will be sold exclusively via iTunes in a later stage.

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