David Gahan Net Worth

David Gahan’s net worth is $50 Million

David Gahan Wiki Biography

David Callcott, known as Dave Gahan, was born on May 9, 1962, in Epping, Essex, England. He is a musician and singer-songwriter, recognized as the lead vocalist of the electronic music group Depeche Mode. The group gained fame with hit songs such as “People are People”, “A Question of Time”, “Personal Jesus”, and “Enjoy the Silence”.

As of early 2017, Dave Gahan’s net worth is estimated to be $50 million, earned through his successful music career that began in the early ‘80s. Aside from his role as Depeche Mode’s lead singer, he has also released two solo albums, “Paper Monsters” (2003) and “Hourglass” (2007), which have contributed to his wealth.

Dave Gahan Net Worth $50 Million

Dave’s father Len Callcott is of Malaysian descent and worked as a bus driver, while his mother Sylvia worked as a conductress on London buses. However, his biological father left the family when Dave was six months old, and later officially divorced when Dave was two years old. He has an older sister, Sue, and both of them, along with their mother, moved to Basildon, Essex when Sylvia married Jack Gahan. Dave grew up thinking Jack was his biological father. Unfortunately, Jack passed away when Dave was 10 years old, and his real father re-entered his life but left again for good.

In his teens, Dave got into trouble and appeared in juvenile court three times for offenses such as joyriding, stealing, and criminal damage. Despite this, he enjoyed the thrill of stealing cars, driving them, and setting them on fire, as he later admitted in interviews.

He left Barstable School in 1978 at the age of 15 to start working various jobs, from selling soft drinks to working in greengroceries and as a cashier. Later, he enrolled at Southend Technical College and two years later received a Display Society Award, which helped him secure a job in shopping centers.

Luck favored him in 1980 when he joined the band Composition of Sound, consisting of Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher, and Vince Clarke. It was Clarke who brought him into the band after hearing him sing David Bowie’s “Heroes”. The band changed its name to Depeche Mode on Dave’s suggestion.

The group released their first album, “Speak & Spell”, in 1981, which reached No. 10 on the UK charts and achieved gold status in Britain. This signified the beginning of an upward trajectory for Dave’s net worth and solidified the band’s commitment to working together.

Between 1982 and 1985, they released three more successful albums, “A Broken Frame”, “Construction Time Again”, and “Some Great Reward”, all of which contributed to Dave Gahan’s increasing net worth. Their popularity continued to soar with the releases of “Black Celebration” (1986) and “Music for the Masses” (1987).

In the early ’90s, Depeche Mode and its members, particularly Dave, confronted the impact of the new grunge movement in the USA, including issues related to drug addiction. Despite his struggles, Dave continued to perform and contributed to the creation of successful albums such as “Violator” (1992) and “Songs of Faith and Devotion” (1993).

The band remained active in the new millennium, releasing albums including “Exciter” (2001), “Playing the Angel” (2005), “Sounds of the Universe” (2009), and “Delta Machine” (2013), all of which have further enhanced Dave’s net worth. Depeche Mode is currently working on their fifteenth studio album, “Spirit”, set to be released in March 2017.

On the personal front, Dave has been married three times. His first marriage was to Joanne Fox from 1985 to 1991, with whom he has one child. His second marriage was to Teresa Conroy from 1992 until 1996, and he has been married to his third wife, Jennifer Skilas, since 1999; they have two children together.

Dave has encountered various health issues during his life, including drug overdoses and a cardiac arrest on stage. Most recently, he underwent surgery to remove a malignant tumor in his bladder.

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