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1. By – Mansvini Misra

2. Alexander George "Alex" Claire (born 14
September 1985) is a British singer-songwriter.
Clare adopted his current stage name, Alex Clare, in
2010, replacing Alexander G. Muertos, a
pseudonym he first used whilst still at school. His
debut album, The Lateness of the Hour, was
released in the UK on 11 July 2011 on Island
Recordsand was produced by Mike Spencer and
Major Lazer.
Clare performing on 28 January
2013 at Capitol Offenbach.

3. Clare was born in Southwark, London, England. He grew up listening to his father’s
jazz records and was drawn to blues and soul (Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder),
which eventually led to interests in drum and bass, dubstep and UK garage. Though
Clare took up the trumpet and drums as a youngster, he eventually placed an
emphasis on guitar and songwriting, playing open mic nights with original
material. Clare attended Shavington High School in Crewe, Cheshire and thereafter
Westminster Kingsway College from 2002 studying an NVQ in catering.

4. A demo earned him a deal with the Island label in the UK. His debut album, The
Lateness of the Hour, produced by Mike Spencer and Major Lazer was released in July
2011. The first single from the album was "Up All Night", followed by "Too Close" and
"Treading Water".
On 19 May 2011, Reggie Yates made Alex Clare's cover of Prince's "When Doves Cry"
his Song of the Day. A day later, the Dutch radio station 3FM announced single "Too
Close" to be the '3FM's Megahit of that week.
On 21 June 2011, Clare performed at the Queens' College, Cambridge May Ball. On 14
August 2011, Clare performed at the Summer Well festival in Buftea, Romania.
Following the disappointing performance of the album, Clare was dropped from his
record contract with Universal Island in the UK.

5. In March 2012, Clare's song "Too Close" was featured in
several Internet Explorer 9 advertisements. Following its
use, the song debuted at #68 on the US Billboard Hot 100,
and later reached #7, becoming his first Top 10 hit. Clare
saw success on the German charts too, topping the charts
at #1. On 16 May, Clare's song peaked at #4 on the UK
Singles Chart.

6. Clare's upbringing was "very, very secular", and he became more religious during the
mid-2000s.He is now an Orthodox Jew, and as such will not perform, travel or work
on the Jewish Sabbath or religious holidays. Clare has said he lost one record deal
opportunity due to his Sabbath observance, but has found other ways to continue
his career successfully. Clare also keeps kosher and travels with his own sets of pots
and pans. While on tour, Clare maintains a schedule of learning Jewish topics in
the Talmud .
In 2006, before gaining critical success, Clare
dated British singer Amy Winehouse, but the
relationship lasted less than a year. They met
while he was performing and working at a bar
she frequented, the Hawley Arms in Camden,
North London.
He lives in Golders Green, an area in northwest
London, but often travels to Jerusalem when
his work permits.
PERSONAL LIFE

7. THE LATENESS OF HOUR THREE HEARTS
JULY 2011
August 2014

8. TOP RANKING SONGS BY ALEX CLARE
1)TOO CLOSE [1 in GER]
2) WAR RAGES ON [53 in UK]
3) TREADING WATER [59 in GER]
4) HUMMING BIRD
5) UP ALL NIGHT

9. SPECIAL THANKS TO –
WIKIPEDIA AND GOOGLE
MADE BY – MANSVINI MISRA