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Formed: 1980 in Basildon, England Style: Rock / Pop Check out: "Everything Counts" "Personal Jesus" "Enjoy the Silence" Depeche Mode are an electronic music band formed in 1980, in Basildon, Essex, England. The group's original line-up was Dave Gahan lead vocals, Martin Gore keyboards, guitar, vocals, chief songwriter after 1981, Andrew Fletcher keyboards and Vince Clarke (keyboards, chief songwriter 1980 - 81. Vince Clarke left the band after the release of their 1981 debut album, and was replaced by Alan Wilder lead keyboards who was a band member from 1982 - 1995. Following Wilder's departure, Gahan, Gore, and Fletcher have continued as a trio. Depeche Mode are one of the longest-lived, most successful and influential bands to have emerged from the New Wave era. They have had forty-five songs in the UK Singles Chart, as well as one U.S. and two UK number one albums. According to EMI, Depeche Mode have sold over 75 million albums worldwide , as part of total worldwide record sales in excess of 100 million