Dave Gahan (pron. , born 9 May 1962 in Chigwell, Essex, United Kingdom) is the baritone lead singer for the British electronic band Depeche Mode, and is also an accomplished solo artist. Life before Depeche Mode Born into a working class family, to parents Sylvia (a conductress on London's buses known as "a clippy") and Len (a bus driver), Dave Gahan was six months old when his father left the family. Sylvia and Len divorced two years later and his mother moved Dave and sister Sue (bo