Depeche Mode are an English electronic band formed in 1980, in Basildon, Essex, England. It featured Dave Gahan on lead vocals, Martin Gore on keyboards and guitar, Andrew Fletcher on keyboards and Vince Clarke on keyboards. In 1981 Depeche Mode released it’s debut album, Speak & Spell. The album peaked at #10 in the UK Albums Chart. After the release of the album Vince Clarke left the band and was replaced by Alan Wilder. Depeche Mode has since released ten more studio albums. Depeche Mode are one of the longest-lived, most successful and influential bands to have emerged from the early 80s. They have had forty-five songs in the UK Singles Chart, as well as #1 albums in UK, US and throughout countries in Europe. According to EMI, Depeche Mode have sold over 75 million albums worldwide, as part of total worldwide record sales (including singles) in excess of 100 million. On May 14 2009, Depeche Mode announced they had been forced to cancel six shows on their Tour of the Universe due to further complications from singer Dave Gahan’s severe bout of gastroenteritis. On May 28 2009, Depeche Mode announced that Dave Gahan recovered from gastroenteritis after doctors found a tumor in his bladder during tests and removed it. Also, doctors ordered him to rest until June 8, when they will resume touring starting in Leizpig, Germany.
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