- Source of Wealth: Music
- Age: 58
- Birth Place: Dagenham, Essex, England
- Marital Status: Married (Kerrilee Kaski)
- Full Name: Martin Lee Gore
- Nationality: British
- Date of Birth: July 23, 1961
- Ethnicity: African-American, English
- Occupation: Songwriter, Guitarist, Keyboardist, Record Producer, Remixer, DJ
- Children: 3 (Viva Lee, Ava Lee, Kalo)
Martin Gore a British songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, record producer, remixer, and DJ who has an estimated net worth of $70 million. Born on July 23, 1961, Martin Lee Gore is a founding member of Depeche Mode. With a net wort of $ 65 million, Gore is one of the highest paid singers in the world. Martin has raked these millions through his various talents – singing,song writing, as well as playing the guitar and keyboard.
Martin Gore grew up in Essex, England. He left Nicholas school to work as a cashier in a bank. During this period, Martin would spend his free time and weekends with Normans and the Worms, a local band. In 1980, Martin, together with fellow singers Andy Fletcher,Vince Clark and Dave Gahan formed Depeche Mode.
With great compositions such as ”Personal Jesus” and ”I feel You”, Martin Gore’s music has enjoyed massive airtime in various platforms across the globe. Martin’s story is an excellent example of success beyond obstacles.
Aside from composing music and writing lyrics for the majority of Depeche Mode’s songs, Gore has also been the lead singer on some of them. These include Somebody, A Question of Lust, Home, and One Caress. He has also been a backing singer on many others. In 1999, he received the the Ivor Novello Award from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors for “International Achievement”.