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London-based DJ, producer, and rapper Example makes synth-heavy club music with a touch of hip-hop influence, a dash of humor, and plenty of pop appeal. • As a kid, Gleave was diagnosed with Asperger's, ADHD, and OCD. Exhibiting a high aptitude for numerical problems and a photographic memory, he started rapping at 12 as a means to fit in socially. • His 2006 single “I Don’t Want To” is a hilarious storytelling rap track with a cool dance beat. It received airplay on BBC Radio 1, and Example soon signed a deal with The Streets rapper Mike Skinner’s label. • Example dropped his debut LP, What We Made, in 2007 and achieved major chart success with his 2010 sophomore effort, Won’t Go Quietly. With coproduction from electronic heavy-hitters like Calvin Harris, Don Diablo, Sub Focus, and Chase & Status, Won’t Go Quietly reached No. 4 on the UK charts. • His third album, 2011’s Playing in the Shadows, hit No. 1 in the UK and yielded two chart-topping singles: “Changed the Way You Kiss Me” and “Stay Awake.” The former was nominated for Best British Single at the BRIT Awards.

HOMETOWN
Hammersmith, London, England
BORN
June 20, 1982
GENRE
Dance

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