Vince Clarke

English synth-pop musician and songwriter
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Vince Clarke

Summary

Vince Clarke is a human[1]. He was born in South Woodford tube station[2]. He was born on July 3, 1960[3]. He worked as a composer[4], songwriter[5], record producer[6], singer-songwriter[7], and guitarist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.52% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,207 views/month, #5,199 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in South Woodford tube station[2], Vince Clarke…
  • Vince Clarke was born on July 3, 1960[3].
  • Vince Clarke held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Vince Clarke's professions included composer[4].
  • Vince Clarke's professions included songwriter[5].
  • Vince Clarke worked as a record producer[6].
  • Vince Clarke's professions included singer-songwriter[7].
  • Vince Clarke worked as a guitarist[8].
  • Vince Clarke's professions included musician[11].
  • Vince Clarke's field of work was electronic dance music[12].
  • Vince Clarke's field of work was music composing[13].
  • Vince Clarke's field of work was music industry[14].
  • Vince Clarke's field of work was composed musical work[15].
  • Vince Clarke's field of work was electronic music[16].
  • Vince Clarke's field of work was synthesizer[17].
  • Vince Clarke was a member of Erasure[18].
  • Vince Clarke was a member of The Assembly[19].
  • Vince Clarke was a member of VCMG[20].
  • Vince Clarke was a member of Vince Clarke & Paul Hartnoll[21].
  • Vince Clarke was a member of Illustrious Company[22].
  • Vince Clarke was a member of The Clarke & Ware Experiment[23].
  • Vince Clarke is recorded as male[24].
  • Vince Clarke's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Vince Clarke's genre is new wave[26].
  • Vince Clarke's record label is recorded as Mute Records[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1960-07-03[30]

  • Genre(s): synth-pop[31]

  • Community tags: britannique, british, composer, compositeur, lyricist, parolier, synth-pop, uk[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6ef12fc1-40f4-41ea-ac52-f487840255bd[33]

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Origins and Family

Vince Clarke's place of birth was South Woodford tube station[2]. He was born on July 3, 1960[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], songwriter[5], record producer[6], singer-songwriter[7], guitarist[8], and musician[11]. Fields of work include electronic dance music[12], a music genre[34], founded in 1977[35]; music composing[13], a type of arts[36]; music industry[14], a type of industry[37]; composed musical work[15], a type of work of art[38]; electronic music[16], a music genre[39], founded in 1920[40]; and synthesizer[17], a type of musical instrument[41].

Why It Matters

Vince Clarke ranks in the top 0.52% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,207 views/month, #5,199 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Vince Clarke born?

Vince Clarke's place of birth was South Woodford tube station[2].

What did Vince Clarke do for work?

Vince Clarke worked as composer[4], songwriter[5], record producer[6], singer-songwriter[7], and guitarist[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [26] . wikidata.org.
  18. [27] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 4w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start of work period +1977-00-00T00:00:00Z
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    Instrument keyboard instrument, Roland TR-808, guitar
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