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Vince Clarke
English singer-songwriter and synth-pop musician Vincent John Martin, popularly
known as Vince Clarke, was born on July 3, 1960, in South Woodford, Essex. Vince
grew up in Basildon, Essex, and was drawn to music from a young age, first
playing the violin and then the piano. His music career began in earnest in the
late 1970s. He formed a band called No Romance in China with schoolmate Andy
Fletcher. By 1979, he was playing guitar in the Plan, an Ultravox-influenced
band. His next big step was in 1980 when he and Fletcher started Composition of
Sound, later joined by Martin Gore. ...
