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{{short description|British singer-songwriter}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Alex Clare
| name = Alex Clare
| image = Alex Clare OF13 002.jpg
| image = Alex Clare OF13 002.jpg
| caption = Clare performing on 28 January 2013 at Capitol Offenbach
| caption = Clare performing on 28 January 2013 at Capitol Offenbach
| birth_name = Alexander George Clare<ref>[http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Clare,_Alex/ Alex Clare Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510031527/http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Clare%2C_Alex/ |date=10 May 2013 }}. StarPulse. Retrieved 2 June 2013</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20130628193450/http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&querytype=WriterID&keyid=1294620&keyname=CLAIRE+ALEXANDER+GEORGE&CAE=600858462&Affiliation=PRS Songwriter/Composer: CLARE ALEXANDER GEORGE]. BMI Repertoire. Retrieved 2 June 2013</ref>
| birth_name = Alexander George Clare<ref>[http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Clare,_Alex/ Alex Clare Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510031527/http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Clare%2C_Alex/ |date=10 May 2013 }}. StarPulse. Retrieved 2 June 2013</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20130628193450/http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&querytype=WriterID&keyid=1294620&keyname=CLAIRE+ALEXANDER+GEORGE&CAE=600858462&Affiliation=PRS Songwriter/Composer: Clare Alexander George]. BMI Repertoire. Retrieved 2 June 2013</ref>
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|09|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Southwark]], [[London]], England
| birth_place = [[Southwark]], [[London]], England
| origin = [[Golders Green]], London, England
| origin = [[Golders Green]], London, England
| genre = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]|[[electronica]]|[[Pop music|pop]]|[[blue-eyed soul]]|[[drum and bass]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[dubstep]]|[[soul music|soul]]}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]|[[electronica]]|[[Pop music|pop]]|[[blue-eyed soul]]|[[drum and bass]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[dubstep]]|[[soul music|soul]]}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
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| years_active = 2007–present
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitars|synthesizer|drums|keyboard|ukulele|sampler|sequencer}}
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| label = {{hlist|[[Island Records|Island]]|[[Republic Records|Republic]]|[[Universal Republic]]|ETC Recordings}}
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| years_active = 2007–present
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| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Diplo]]|[[Switch (house DJ)|Switch]]|[[Mike Spencer]]|[[Don Diablo]]|[[Rudimental]]|[[John Newman (singer)|John Newman]]|[[Decco]]}}
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| label = {{hlist|[[Island Records|Island]]|[[Republic Records|Republic]]|[[Universal Republic]]|ETC Recordings}}
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| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Diplo]]|[[Switch (house DJ)|Switch]]|[[Mike Spencer]]|[[Don Diablo]]|[[Rudimental]]|[[John Newman (singer)|John Newman]]|[[Decco]]}}
| website = {{URL|alexclare.com}}
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'''Alexander George Clare''' (c. 1985)<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Denham |first=Jess |date=2016-11-09 |title=Alex Clare interview: 'The world is a crazy place' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/alex-clare-interview-tail-of-lions-too-close-island-records-a7405381.html |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> is an English singer and songwriter.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/dec/03/new-band-alex-clare|title=New band of the day – No 923: Alex Clare|website=Guardian.co.uk|date=3 December 2010|access-date=19 May 2011|location=London, UK|first=Paul|last=Lester}}</ref> His debut album, ''[[The Lateness of the Hour (Alex Clare album)|The Lateness of the Hour]]'', was released in the UK on 11 July 2011 on [[Island Records]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alexclare.com/?p=250|title=Alex Clare album release|website=Alexclare.com|access-date=21 April 2011|archive-date=30 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830193414/http://www.alexclare.com/?p=250|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was produced by [[Mike Spencer]] and [[Major Lazer]].<ref name="producer">{{cite web |url=http://www.thecouchsessions.com/2010/12/alex-clare-diplo-and-switchs-superstar-turn/|title=Alex Clare – Diplo and Switch's Superstar Turn|date=1 December 2010|access-date=17 June 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110726105635/http://www.thecouchsessions.com/2010/12/alex-clare-diplo-and-switchs-superstar-turn/| archive-date= 26 July 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref>
'''Alexander George Clare''' (born 14 September 1985) is a British singer and songwriter. His debut album, ''[[The Lateness of the Hour (Alex Clare album)|The Lateness of the Hour]]'', was released in the UK on 11 July 2011 on [[Island Records]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alexclare.com/?p=250|title=Alex Clare album release|website=Alexclare.com|access-date=21 April 2011|archive-date=30 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830193414/http://www.alexclare.com/?p=250|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was produced by [[Mike Spencer]] and [[Major Lazer]].<ref name="producer">{{cite web |url=http://www.thecouchsessions.com/2010/12/alex-clare-diplo-and-switchs-superstar-turn/|title=Alex Clare – Diplo and Switch's Superstar Turn|date=1 December 2010|access-date=17 June 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110726105635/http://www.thecouchsessions.com/2010/12/alex-clare-diplo-and-switchs-superstar-turn/| archive-date= 26 July 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref>


His biggest hit, "[[Too Close (Alex Clare song)|Too Close]]", peaked at number 4 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and number 7 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The song was nominated for the [[Brit Awards|Brit Award]] for Best British Single at the [[2013 Brit Awards]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20976630 "Brit Awards: Emeli Sande gets four nominations"]. BBC News. Retrieved 10 January 2013</ref>
His biggest hit, "[[Too Close (Alex Clare song)|Too Close]]", peaked at number 4 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and number 7 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The song was nominated for the [[Brit Awards|Brit Award]] for Best British Single at the [[2013 Brit Awards]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20976630 "Brit Awards: Emeli Sande gets four nominations"]. BBC News. Retrieved 10 January 2013</ref>
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==Early life==
== Early life ==
Clare was born and raised in [[Southwark]] and [[Bromley]] in [[South London]], England. He grew up listening to his father's [[jazz]] records;<ref name=":4" /> Clare described the experience as a "...benefit of having a dad who was born in 1936... very much into bebop and cool jazz. I just loved it.” That drew the young Clare to [[blues]] and [[soul music|soul]] artists such as [[Donny Hathaway]] and [[Stevie Wonder]], which eventually led to interests in [[drum and bass]], [[dubstep]] and [[UK garage]]. Though he took up the trumpet and drums when he was young, he eventually placed an emphasis on guitar and songwriting, playing [[open mic]] nights with original material.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kellman|first=Andy|title=Alex Clare|url=http://www.pandora.com/alex-clare|publisher=Pandora|access-date=12 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111223904/http://www.pandora.com/alex-clare|archive-date=11 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Clare was born in London on 14 September 1985.<ref name="allmusic">{{Cite web |title=Alex Clare Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/alex-clare-mn0002309298#biography |access-date=20 January 2024 |website=AllMusic}}</ref> He grew up listening to his father's [[jazz]] records;<ref name=":4" /> Clare described the experience as a "...benefit of having a dad who was born in 1936... very much into bebop and cool jazz. I just loved it." That drew the young Clare to [[blues]] and [[soul music|soul]] artists such as [[Donny Hathaway]] and [[Stevie Wonder]], which eventually led to interests in [[drum and bass]], [[dubstep]] and [[UK garage]]. Though he took up the trumpet and drums when he was young, he eventually placed an emphasis on guitar and songwriting, playing [[open mic]] nights with original material.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kellman|first=Andy|title=Alex Clare|url=http://www.pandora.com/alex-clare|publisher=Pandora|access-date=12 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111223904/http://www.pandora.com/alex-clare|archive-date=11 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Clare attended [[Bishop Challoner School]] in Bromley and then [[Westminster Kingsway College]] from 2002, studying for an [[National Vocational Qualification]] (NVQ) in [[catering]].
Clare attended [[Bishop Challoner School]] in Bromley and then [[Westminster Kingsway College]] from 2002, studying for an [[National Vocational Qualification]] (NVQ) in [[catering]].


==Music career ==
== Career ==
A demo earned him a deal with the Island label in the UK. His debut album, ''[[The Lateness of the Hour (Alex Clare album)|The Lateness of the Hour]]'', produced by [[Mike Spencer]] and [[Major Lazer]]<ref name="producer"/> was released in July 2011. The first single from the album was "[[Up All Night (Alex Clare song)|Up All Night]]", followed by "[[Too Close (Alex Clare song)|Too Close]]" and "[[Treading Water (Alex Clare song)|Treading Water]]".
A demo earned him a deal with the Island label in the UK. His debut album, ''[[The Lateness of the Hour (Alex Clare album)|The Lateness of the Hour]]'', produced by [[Mike Spencer]] and [[Major Lazer]]<ref name="producer" /> was released in July 2011. The first single from the album was "[[Up All Night (Alex Clare song)|Up All Night]]", followed by "[[Too Close (Alex Clare song)|Too Close]]" and "[[Treading Water (Alex Clare song)|Treading Water]]".


On 19 May 2011, [[Reggie Yates]] made Alex Clare's cover of [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]'s "[[When Doves Cry]]" his Song of the Day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reggieyates.com/article/song-of-the-day-20-when-does-cry-alex-clare |title=SONG OF THE DAY #20 When Does cry - Alex Clare |publisher=Reggie Yates |date=19 May 2011 |access-date=1 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324131444/http://www.reggieyates.com/article/song-of-the-day-20-when-does-cry-alex-clare |archive-date=24 March 2012 }}</ref> A day later, the Dutch radio station [[3FM]] announced single "Too Close" to be the '3FM's Megahit of that week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.3fm.nl/artiest/13568/Alex-Clare/biografie|title=Biografie - Artiest - Biografie - NPO 3FM - Serious Radio|work=3fm.nl|access-date=23 June 2012|archive-date=1 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110601103623/http://www.3fm.nl/artiest/13568/Alex-Clare/biografie|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 19 May 2011, [[Reggie Yates]] made Alex Clare's cover of [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]'s "[[When Doves Cry]]" his Song of the Day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reggieyates.com/article/song-of-the-day-20-when-does-cry-alex-clare |title=SONG OF THE DAY #20 When Does cry – Alex Clare |publisher=Reggie Yates |date=19 May 2011 |access-date=1 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324131444/http://www.reggieyates.com/article/song-of-the-day-20-when-does-cry-alex-clare |archive-date=24 March 2012 }}</ref> A day later, the Dutch radio station [[3FM]] announced single "Too Close" to be the '3FM's Megahit of that week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.3fm.nl/artiest/13568/Alex-Clare/biografie|title=Biografie – Artiest – Biografie – NPO 3FM – Serious Radio|work=3fm.nl|access-date=23 June 2012|archive-date=1 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110601103623/http://www.3fm.nl/artiest/13568/Alex-Clare/biografie|url-status=dead}}</ref>


On 21 June 2011, Clare performed at the [[Queens' College, Cambridge|Queens' College]], [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]] [[May Ball]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.queensball.com/ |title=Queens' May Ball 2011 |publisher=Queensball.com |access-date=1 January 2012}}</ref> 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 [[Island Records|Universal Island]] in the UK.<ref name="billboard april2012">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/495155/alex-clare-talks-microsoft-ad-amy-winehouse-career-re-start | title=Alex Clare Talks Microsoft Ad, Amy Winehouse & Career Re-Start | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=14 April 2012 | access-date=20 April 2012 }}</ref>
On 21 June 2011, Clare performed at the [[Queens' College, Cambridge|Queens' College]], [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]] [[May Ball]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.queensball.com/ |title=Queens' May Ball 2011 |publisher=Queensball.com |access-date=1 January 2012}}</ref> 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 [[Island Records|Universal Island]] in the UK.<ref name="billboard april2012">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/495155/alex-clare-talks-microsoft-ad-amy-winehouse-career-re-start | title=Alex Clare Talks Microsoft Ad, Amy Winehouse & Career Re-Start | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=14 April 2012 | access-date=20 April 2012 }}</ref>


In March 2012, Clare's song "[[Too Close (Alex Clare song)|Too Close]]" was featured in several [[Internet Explorer 9]] advertisements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2012/mar12/03-05AlexClare.mspx |title=The Web Comes to Life With New Internet Explorer Ad Featuring Singer Alex Clare |publisher=Microsoft.com |date=5 March 2012 |access-date=17 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327153910/http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2012/mar12/03-05AlexClare.mspx |archive-date=27 March 2012 }}</ref> Following its use, the song debuted at number 68 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]],<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/retail/chart-moves-carly-rae-jepsen-hits-hot-100-1006605952.story | title=Chart Moves: Carly Rae Jepsen Hits Hot 100 Top 20; Alex Clare's Microsoft Boost; Shinedown's 'Bully' Bows | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=28 March 2012 | access-date=29 March 2012 |author1=Trust, Gary |author2=Caulfield, Keith }}</ref> and later reached number 7, becoming his first top 10 hit. Clare saw success on the German charts too, reaching number one. On 13 May 2012, Clare's song peaked at number 4 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20120429/7501/ | title=2012-05-05 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive - Official Charts | publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] | date=5 May 2012 | access-date=5 May 2012}}</ref> Soon after the song appearance in charts, Universal Republic signed Clare to a distribution deal that allowed ''The Lateness of the Hour'' to be released in America in March 2012.<ref name="billboard april2012" /><ref name="usatoday">{{cite news |url= http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/ontheverge/story/2012-07-10/alex-clare-on-the-verge/56183478/1 |title= Meet Alex Clare, the voice behind 'Too Close' |author =Maeve McDermott |work= USA Today |date=15 July 2012 }}</ref> In mid-2012, it was announced that Universal Republic was going defunct moving artists from its roster to Republic Records including Alex Clare.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.republicrecords.com/artists/artist_single.aspx?aid=7731 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030003611/http://www.republicrecords.com/artists/artist_single.aspx?aid=7731 |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 October 2012 |title=Alex Clare now with Republic Records |access-date=24 November 2012 }}</ref>
In March 2012, Clare's song "[[Too Close (Alex Clare song)|Too Close]]" was featured in several [[Internet Explorer 9]] advertisements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2012/mar12/03-05AlexClare.mspx |title=The Web Comes to Life With New Internet Explorer Ad Featuring Singer Alex Clare |publisher=Microsoft.com |date=5 March 2012 |access-date=17 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327153910/http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2012/mar12/03-05AlexClare.mspx |archive-date=27 March 2012 }}</ref> Following its use, the song debuted at number 68 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]],<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/retail/chart-moves-carly-rae-jepsen-hits-hot-100-1006605952.story | title=Chart Moves: Carly Rae Jepsen Hits Hot 100 Top 20; Alex Clare's Microsoft Boost; Shinedown's 'Bully' Bows | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=28 March 2012 | access-date=29 March 2012 |author1=Trust, Gary |author2=Caulfield, Keith }}</ref> and later reached number 7, becoming his first top 10 hit. Clare saw success on the German charts too, reaching number one. On 13 May 2012, Clare's song peaked at number 4 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20120429/7501/ | title=2012-05-05 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive – Official Charts | publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] | date=5 May 2012 | access-date=5 May 2012}}</ref> Soon after the song appearance in charts, Universal Republic signed Clare to a distribution deal that allowed ''The Lateness of the Hour'' to be released in America in March 2012.<ref name="billboard april2012" /><ref name="usatoday">{{cite news |url= http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/ontheverge/story/2012-07-10/alex-clare-on-the-verge/56183478/1 |title= Meet Alex Clare, the voice behind 'Too Close' |author =Maeve McDermott |work= USA Today |date=15 July 2012 }}</ref> In mid-2012, it was announced that Universal Republic was going defunct moving artists from its roster to Republic Records including Alex Clare.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.republicrecords.com/artists/artist_single.aspx?aid=7731 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030003611/http://www.republicrecords.com/artists/artist_single.aspx?aid=7731 |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 October 2012 |title=Alex Clare now with Republic Records |access-date=24 November 2012 }}</ref>

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In May 2014, Clare released the video for his single "War Rages On" as the lead single from his second album ''Three Hearts'', which was released on 11 August 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title = Alex Clare (2) - Three Hearts|url = http://www.discogs.com/Alex-Clare-Three-Hearts/release/5975300|website = Discogs|access-date = 10 November 2015}}</ref> "War Rages On" has also served as the title sequence to the popular BBC Drama, ''[[Our Girl]]''. On 8 October 2014, [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]] named members Alex Clare and Jim Duguid Songwriters of the Year for "Too Close".<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/press/2014/1009-alex-clare-and-jim-duguid-scoop-songwriters-of-the-year-award.aspx|title=Co-writers Alex Clare and Jim Duguid, Bastille's Dan Smith and Universal Music Publishing Honored in London|publisher=[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]]|date=9 October 2014|access-date=15 October 2014}}</ref>


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In May 2014, Clare released the video for his single "War Rages On" as the lead single from his second album ''Three Hearts'', which was released on 11 August 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title = Alex Clare (2) – Three Hearts|url = http://www.discogs.com/Alex-Clare-Three-Hearts/release/5975300|website = Discogs| date=11 August 2014 |access-date = 10 November 2015}}</ref> "War Rages On" has also served as the title sequence to the popular BBC Drama, ''[[Our Girl]]''. On 8 October 2014, [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]] named members Alex Clare and Jim Duguid Songwriters of the Year for "Too Close".<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/press/2014/1009-alex-clare-and-jim-duguid-scoop-songwriters-of-the-year-award.aspx|title=Co-writers Alex Clare and Jim Duguid, Bastille's Dan Smith and Universal Music Publishing Honored in London|publisher=[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]]|date=9 October 2014|access-date=15 October 2014}}</ref>
[[File:Traumzeit 2013 Alex Clare 03.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Clare performing in 2013]]
In October 2016, Clare's first single from his debut album, "[[Up All Night (Alex Clare song)|Up All Night]]" was used as the opening theme for [[BBC Three]] science-fiction series ''[[Class (2016 TV series)|Class]]''.
In October 2016, Clare's first single from his debut album, "[[Up All Night (Alex Clare song)|Up All Night]]" was used as the opening theme for [[BBC Three]] science-fiction series ''[[Class (2016 TV series)|Class]]''.


In November 2016, he released the album ''Tail of Lions''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/alex-clare-on-channeling-his-move-to-jerusalem-and-becoming-a-father-into-his-new-album-tail-of-lions__17091/|title=Alex Clare on his new album, moving to Jerusalem and becoming a father|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=14 November 2016|access-date=2016-11-17}}</ref> The name is based on a Jewish proverb emphasizing correctness over power.<ref name=":3" />
In November 2016, he released the album ''Tail of Lions''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/alex-clare-on-channeling-his-move-to-jerusalem-and-becoming-a-father-into-his-new-album-tail-of-lions__17091/|title=Alex Clare on his new album, moving to Jerusalem and becoming a father|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=14 November 2016|access-date=17 November 2016}}</ref> The name is based on a Jewish proverb emphasizing correctness over power.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Denham |first=Jess |date=2016-11-09 |title=Alex Clare interview: 'The world is a crazy place' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/alex-clare-interview-tail-of-lions-too-close-island-records-a7405381.html |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>


It was announced in July 2018 that Clare would be releasing an [[acoustic music|acoustic]] album called ''Three Days at Greenmount'', to be released on 14 September 2018. The album, which features stripped-back versions of previous songs as well as unreleased tracks, was recorded during a three-day studio session in [[Leeds]] over the summer of 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alex Clare performs song Three Hearts from album Three Days in Greenmount |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/alex-clare-performs-song-three-hearts-album-three-days-greenmount/ |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=19 July 2018 |date=16 July 2018}}</ref>
It was announced in July 2018 that Clare would be releasing an [[acoustic music|acoustic]] album called ''Three Days at Greenmount'', to be released on 14 September 2018. The album, which features stripped-back versions of previous songs as well as unreleased tracks, was recorded during a three-day studio session in [[Leeds]] over the summer of 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alex Clare performs song Three Hearts from album Three Days in Greenmount |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/alex-clare-performs-song-three-hearts-album-three-days-greenmount/ |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=19 July 2018 |date=16 July 2018}}</ref>


In October 2021, Clare released a new single, "Why Don't Ya", through [[ONErpm]]. The song, a ballad written for his wife following a personal tragedy, marked the end of a five-year hiatus from the music industry. Clare also revealed that he had been working on new songs with songwriter/producer [[Jamie Hartman]] during the [[COVID-19 lockdowns|COVID-19 lockdown]] and was planning a new EP for early 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-22|title=Alex Clare Makes His Return With Single "Why Don't Ya"|url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2021/10/22/premiere-alex-clare-why-dont-ya/|access-date=2022-01-05|website=Wonderland|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news|last=Glynn|first=Paul|date=2021-10-26|title=Alex Clare: The singer who chose his faith over Adele tour|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59007454|access-date=2022-01-05}}</ref>
In October 2021, Clare released a new single, "Why Don't Ya", through [[ONErpm]]. The song, a ballad written for his wife following a personal tragedy, marked the end of a five-year hiatus from the music industry. Clare also revealed that he had been working on new songs with songwriter/producer [[Jamie Hartman]] during the [[COVID-19 lockdowns|COVID-19 lockdown]] and was planning a new EP for early 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 October 2021|title=Alex Clare Makes His Return With Single "Why Don't Ya"|url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2021/10/22/premiere-alex-clare-why-dont-ya/|access-date=5 January 2022|website=Wonderland|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news|last=Glynn|first=Paul|date=26 October 2021|title=Alex Clare: The singer who chose his faith over Adele tour|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59007454|access-date=5 January 2022}}</ref>


Collaborations with other artists include:
Collaborations with other artists include:


* [[Diplo]] and [[Switch (songwriter)|Switch]] (2011) produced and co-wrote material on Clare's first album.<ref name=":3" /><ref name="usatoday" />
* [[Diplo]] and [[Switch (songwriter)|Switch]] (2011) produced and co-wrote material on Clare's first album.<ref name=":3" /><ref name="usatoday" />
* Rudimental (2012). Clare performed a short solo on the single [[Not Giving In]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=SUMMERS |first=TIM |date=2018 |title=Music and Transmediality: The Multi-Media Invasion of''Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds'' |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1478572218000154 |journal=Twentieth-Century Music |volume=15 |issue=2 |pages=231–258 |doi=10.1017/s1478572218000154 |s2cid=53494488 |issn=1478-5722}}</ref>
* Rudimental (2012). Clare performed a short solo on the single "[[Not Giving In]]".<ref>{{Cite journal |last=SUMMERS |first=TIM |date=2018 |title=Music and Transmediality: The Multi-Media Invasion of''Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds'' |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1478572218000154 |journal=Twentieth-Century Music |volume=15 |issue=2 |pages=231–258 |doi=10.1017/s1478572218000154 |s2cid=53494488 |issn=1478-5722}}</ref>
* Jeff Wayne and Liam Neeson (2012): Clare sang the role of Voice of Humanity (Thunder Child) on the album ''[[Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds – The New Generation]]'' along with [[Gary Barlow]], [[Joss Stone]] and [[Liam Neeson]].
* Jeff Wayne and Liam Neeson (2012): Clare sang the role of Voice of Humanity (Thunder Child) on the album ''[[Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds – The New Generation]]'' along with [[Gary Barlow]], [[Joss Stone]] and [[Liam Neeson]].
* [[Aqualung (musician)|Aqualung]] and [[Dan Wilson (musician)|Dan Wilson]] (2014) cowrote material for Three hearts.<ref>{{Citation |title=Alex Clare – Sparks |url=https://genius.com/Alex-clare-sparks-lyrics |access-date=2022-07-04}}</ref>
* [[Aqualung (musician)|Aqualung]] and [[Dan Wilson (musician)|Dan Wilson]] (2014) cowrote material for Three hearts.<ref>{{Citation |title=Alex Clare – Sparks |url=https://genius.com/Alex-clare-sparks-lyrics |access-date=4 July 2022}}</ref>
* [[Bakermat]] (2016). Clare was singer for the single Living.<ref>{{Citation |title=Bakermat Feat. Alex Clare - Living |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1244137-Bakermat-Feat-Alex-Clare-Living |language=en |access-date=2022-07-04}}</ref>
* [[Bakermat]] (2016). Clare was singer for the single Living.<ref>{{Citation |title=Bakermat Feat. Alex Clare – Living |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1244137-Bakermat-Feat-Alex-Clare-Living |language=en |access-date=4 July 2022}}</ref>
* [[Don Diablo]] (2018). Clare was singer for Heaven to Me and Give it All.<ref name="genius.com">{{Citation |title=Don Diablo (Ft. Alex Clare) – Heaven To Me |url=https://genius.com/Don-diablo-heaven-to-me-lyrics |access-date=2022-07-04}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Don Diablo (Ft. Alex Clare & Kelis) – Give It All |url=https://genius.com/Don-diablo-give-it-all-lyrics |access-date=2022-07-04}}</ref>
* [[Don Diablo]] (2018). Clare was singer for Heaven to Me and Give it All.<ref name="genius.com">{{Citation |title=Don Diablo (Ft. Alex Clare) – Heaven To Me |url=https://genius.com/Don-diablo-heaven-to-me-lyrics |access-date=4 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Don Diablo (Ft. Alex Clare & Kelis) – Give It All |url=https://genius.com/Don-diablo-give-it-all-lyrics |access-date=4 July 2022}}</ref>
* Jamie Hartman and Ivor Novello (2021). Cowriters for Why Don't Ya.<ref name=":5" /><ref name="genius.com"/>
* Jamie Hartman and Ivor Novello (2021). Cowriters for Why Don't Ya.<ref name=":5" /><ref name="genius.com" />


Clare is also an international speaker, and has appeared in several sessions of [[South Africa|South Africa's]] Sinai Indaba program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sinai Indaba {{!}} Home |url=https://www.sinai-indaba.com/search/Alex_Clare?type=1 |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=www.sinai-indaba.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
Clare is also an international speaker, and has appeared in several sessions of [[South Africa]]'s Sinai Indaba program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sinai Indaba {{!}} Home |url=https://www.sinai-indaba.com/search/Alex_Clare?type=1 |access-date=4 July 2022 |website=www.sinai-indaba.com |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Personal life==
== Personal life ==
Brought up in what he has described as a "very, very secular" environment (though he always believed in God),<ref name=":3" /> Clare became a ''[[baal teshuva]]'' to [[Orthodox Judaism]] in the mid-2000s.<ref name=":4">{{cite web|url= http://www.thejc.com/arts/arts-interviews/68842/amy-winehouses-ex-alex-clare-hits-big-time |title=Amy Winehouse's ex, Alex Clare, hits the big time | work = The Jewish Chronicle |date=14 June 2012 |access-date=17 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Schreiber |first=Abby |url= http://www.papermag.com/2012/07/alex_clare_interview.php |title=Alex Clare Talks Hit Single, "Too Close" (And the Commercial That Made It Famous) |publisher = Papermag |date= 23 July 2012 |access-date=17 September 2012}}</ref> As such, he does not perform, travel or work on [[Shabbat]] or on Jewish holidays. He has said that he lost one-record deal opportunity due to this observance,<ref>Tzvi Gluckin. ''Judaism, Sacrifice, and the Education of Alex Clare.'' [http://www.aish.com/sp/so/Judaism-Sacrifice-and-the-Education-of-Alex-Clare.html aish.com] Retrieved 4 September 2014</ref> but has found other ways to continue his career successfully. Clare also keeps a strictly [[kashrut|kosher]] diet, and maintains a schedule of [[Talmud]] study on tour.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title = British pop star balances stardom and Orthodoxy|url = http://www.timesofisrael.com/british-pop-star-balances-stardom-and-orthodoxy/|website = The Times of Israel|access-date = 10 November 2015}}</ref> He lost an album deal with [[Island Records]] because he had to turn down a radio concert for [[BBC]] in observance of the [[Sukkot|Succoth]] holiday in October 2011.<ref name=":5" />
Brought up in what he has described as a "very, very [[Jewish Secularism|secular]]" environment (though he always believed in God),<ref name=":3" /> Clare became a ''[[baal teshuva]]'' to [[Orthodox Judaism]] in the mid-2000s.<ref name=":4">{{cite web|url= http://www.thejc.com/arts/arts-interviews/68842/amy-winehouses-ex-alex-clare-hits-big-time |title=Amy Winehouse's ex, Alex Clare, hits the big time | work = The Jewish Chronicle |date=14 June 2012 |access-date=17 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Schreiber |first=Abby |url= http://www.papermag.com/2012/07/alex_clare_interview.php |title=Alex Clare Talks Hit Single, "Too Close" (And the Commercial That Made It Famous) |publisher = Papermag |date= 23 July 2012 |access-date=17 September 2012}}</ref> As such, he does not perform, travel or work on [[Shabbat]] or on Jewish holidays. He has said that he lost one record deal opportunity due to this observance,<ref>Tzvi Gluckin. ''Judaism, Sacrifice, and the Education of Alex Clare.'' [http://www.aish.com/sp/so/Judaism-Sacrifice-and-the-Education-of-Alex-Clare.html aish.com] Retrieved 4 September 2014</ref> but has found other ways to continue his career successfully. Clare also keeps a strictly [[kashrut|kosher]] diet and maintains a schedule of [[Talmud]] study on tour.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title = British pop star balances stardom and Orthodoxy|url = http://www.timesofisrael.com/british-pop-star-balances-stardom-and-orthodoxy/|website = The Times of Israel| date=30 October 2012 |access-date = 10 November 2015}}</ref> He lost an album deal with [[Island Records]] because he had to turn down a radio concert for [[BBC]] in observance of the [[Sukkot|Succoth]] holiday in October 2011.<ref name=":5" />


Though his parents remain secular, they are supportive of his lifestyle.<ref name=":3" />
Though his parents remain secular, they are supportive of his lifestyle.<ref name=":3" />


In 2006, before gaining critical success, Clare dated British singer [[Amy Winehouse]], but the relationship lasted about a year.<ref name="usatoday" /> They met while he was performing and working at a bar she frequented, the Hawley Arms in [[London Borough of Camden|Camden]], North London.
In 2006, before gaining critical success, Clare dated British singer [[Amy Winehouse]] (with whom he shared a birthday), but the relationship only lasted about a year.<ref name="usatoday" /> They met while he was performing and working at a bar she frequented, the Hawley Arms in [[London Borough of Camden|Camden]], North London. When Winehouse started dating other men, Clare sold his story regarding his relationship with her to the tabloid ''[[News of the World]]'', which ran it with the headline "Bondage Crazed Amy Just Can't Beehive in Bed".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.celebsnow.co.uk/celebrity-news/see-video-amy-winehouse-s-ex-tells-all-about-their-sex-life-235342| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160929001410/http://www.celebsnow.co.uk/celebrity-news/see-video-amy-winehouse-s-ex-tells-all-about-their-sex-life-235342 | archive-date=29 September 2016 |title=Amy Winehouse cut out my heart and stomped on it says ex}}</ref>


He lived in [[Golders Green]], an area in northwest London,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishFeatures/Article.aspx?id=290284|title=British pop sensation balances stardom, Orthodoxy|date=3 November 2012|work=The Jerusalem Post}}</ref> before moving to [[Jerusalem]] in late 2015 together with his wife and daughter.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5" /> He and his wife had a daughter c. 2013 and a son c. 2015,<ref name=":3" /> and later had a third child.<ref name=":5" />
He lived in [[Golders Green]], an area in northwest London,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishFeatures/Article.aspx?id=290284|title=British pop sensation balances stardom, Orthodoxy|date=3 November 2012|work=The Jerusalem Post}}</ref> before moving to [[Jerusalem]] in late 2015 together with his wife and daughter.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5" /> He and his wife had a daughter c. 2013 and a son c. 2015,<ref name=":3" /> and later had a third child.<ref name=":5" />


==Discography==
== Discography ==


===Studio albums===
=== Studio albums ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="UK">Peak chart positions for singles and albums in the United Kingdom:
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="UK">Peak chart positions for singles and albums in the United Kingdom:
* For all except where noted: {{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/alex%20clare/|title=Alex Clare > UK Charts|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=18 November 2012}}
* For all except where noted: {{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/alex%20clare/|title=Alex Clare > UK Charts|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=18 November 2012}}
* "Treading Water": {{cite web| title=New Entries > 1 September 2012|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/120901cluk.txt|work=zobbel.de|date=1 September 2012}}
* "Treading Water": {{cite web| title=New Entries > 1 September 2012|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/120901cluk.txt|work=zobbel.de|date=1 September 2012}}</ref>
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br/><ref name="AUT">{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alex+Clare|title=Discographie Alex Clare|publisher=Hung Medien|work=austriancharts.at|date=20 April 2012}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br /><ref name="AUT">{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alex+Clare|title=Discographie Alex Clare|publisher=Hung Medien|work=austriancharts.at|date=20 April 2012}}</ref>


! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ultratop 50|BEL]]<br/><ref name=":0">{{cite web|title = Discographie Alex Clare|url = http://ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alex+Clare|website = ultratop.be|access-date = 10 November 2015}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ultratop 50|BEL]]<br /><ref name=":0">{{cite web|title = Discographie Alex Clare|url = http://ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alex+Clare|website = ultratop.be|access-date = 10 November 2015}}</ref>


! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br/><ref name="FRA">{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alex+Clare|title=Discographie Alex Clare|publisher=Hung Medien|work=lescharts.com|date=18 November 2012}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br /><ref name="FRA">{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alex+Clare|title=Discographie Alex Clare|publisher=Hung Medien|work=lescharts.com|date=18 November 2012}}</ref>


! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Media Control Charts|GER]]<br/><ref name="GER">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.de/artist.asp?name=Alex+Clare&country=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812211405/http://www.officialcharts.de/artist.asp?name=Alex+Clare&country=de|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 August 2014|title=Discographie Alex Clare|publisher=Hung Medien|work=charts.de|date=18 November 2012}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Media Control Charts|GER]]<br /><ref name="GER">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.de/artist.asp?name=Alex+Clare&country=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812211405/http://www.officialcharts.de/artist.asp?name=Alex+Clare&country=de|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 August 2014|title=Discographie Alex Clare|publisher=Hung Medien|work=charts.de|date=18 November 2012}}</ref>


! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Swiss Music Charts|SWI]]<br/><ref name="SWI">{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alex+Clare|title=Discographie Alex Clare|publisher=Hung Medien|work=hitparade.ch|date=2 April 2012}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Swiss Music Charts|SWI]]<br /><ref name="SWI">{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alex+Clare|title=Discographie Alex Clare|publisher=Hung Medien|work=hitparade.ch|date=2 April 2012}}</ref>


! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br/><ref name="US-albums">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=alex clare|chart=Billboard 200}}|title=Alex Clare Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=18 November 2012}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name="US-albums">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=alex clare|chart=Billboard 200}}|title=Alex Clare Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=18 November 2012}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | ''[[The Lateness of the Hour (Alex Clare album)|The Lateness of the Hour]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[The Lateness of the Hour (Alex Clare album)|The Lateness of the Hour]]''
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===Acoustic albums===
=== Acoustic albums ===
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===Singles===
=== Singles ===


====As lead artist====
==== As lead artist ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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|+ List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
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! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br/><ref name="UK"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="UK" />


! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br/><ref name="AUT"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br /><ref name="AUT" />


! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ultratop 50|BEL]]<br/><ref name=":0" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ultratop 50|BEL]]<br /><ref name=":0" />


! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]<br /><ref name="CAN-singles">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=alex clare|chart=Billboard Canadian Hot 100}}|title=Alex Clare Album & Song Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=18 November 2012}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]<br /><ref name="CAN-singles">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=alex clare|chart=Billboard Canadian Hot 100}}|title=Alex Clare Album & Song Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=18 November 2012}}</ref>
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Tracklisten|DEN]]<br /><ref name="DEN">{{cite web|url=https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alex+Clare| title=Discography Alex Clare|publisher=Hung Medien|work=danishcharts.dk|date=18 November 2012}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Tracklisten|DEN]]<br /><ref name="DEN">{{cite web|url=https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alex+Clare| title=Discography Alex Clare|publisher=Hung Medien|work=danishcharts.dk|date=18 November 2012}}</ref>


! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br/><ref name="FRA"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br /><ref name="FRA" />


! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Media Control Charts|GER]]<br/><ref name="GER"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Media Control Charts|GER]]<br /><ref name="GER" />


! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[MegaCharts|NL]]<br/><ref name="NL">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alex+Clare|title=Discografie Alex Clare|publisher=Hung Medien|work=dutchcharts.nl|date=18 November 2012}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[MegaCharts|NL]]<br /><ref name="NL">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alex+Clare|title=Discografie Alex Clare|publisher=Hung Medien|work=dutchcharts.nl|date=18 November 2012}}</ref>


! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Swiss Music Charts|SWI]]<br/><ref name="SWI"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Swiss Music Charts|SWI]]<br /><ref name="SWI" />


! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br/><ref name="US-singles">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=alex clare|chart=Hot 100}}|title=Alex Clare Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=18 November 2012}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref name="US-singles">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=alex clare|chart=Hot 100}}|title=Alex Clare Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=18 November 2012}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| "[[Up All Night (Alex Clare song)|Up All Night]]"
! scope="row"| "[[Up All Night (Alex Clare song)|Up All Night]]"
| 2010
| 2010
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| rowspan="4"| ''The Lateness of the Hour''
| rowspan="4"| ''The Lateness of the Hour''
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* BPI: Platinum<ref name="BPI">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Alex Clare|type=single|access-date=24 July 2016}}</ref>
* BPI: Platinum<ref name="BPI">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Alex Clare|type=single|access-date=24 July 2016}}</ref>
* BVMI: 3× Gold<ref name="BVMI"/>
* BVMI: 3× Gold<ref name="BVMI" />
* [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]] AUT: Gold<ref name="IFPI AUT">{{cite certification|region=Austria|artist=Alex Clare|access-date=18 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]] AUT: Gold<ref name="IFPI AUT">{{cite certification|region=Austria|artist=Alex Clare|access-date=18 November 2012}}</ref>
* IFPI DEN: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ifpi.dk/?q=content/alex-clare-too-close|title=Alex Clare "Too Close"|publisher=ifpi.dk|date=4 March 2013|access-date=24 July 2016}}</ref>
* IFPI DEN: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ifpi.dk/?q=content/alex-clare-too-close|title=Alex Clare "Too Close"|publisher=ifpi.dk|date=4 March 2013|access-date=24 July 2016}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| "[[Treading Water (Alex Clare song)|Treading Water]]"
! scope="row"| "[[Treading Water (Alex Clare song)|Treading Water]]"
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! scope="row"| "Hummingbird"
! scope="row"| "Hummingbird"
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| 2012
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! scope="row"| "War Rages On"
! scope="row"| "War Rages On"
| rowspan="2"| 2014
| rowspan="2"| 2014
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| rowspan="2"| ''Three Hearts''
| rowspan="2"| ''Three Hearts''
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! scope="row"| "Never Let You Go"
! scope="row"| "Never Let You Go"
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! scope="row"| "Tell Me What You Need"
! scope="row"| "Tell Me What You Need"
| 2016
| 2016
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| rowspan="2"|''Tail of Lions''
| rowspan="2"|''Tail of Lions''
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====As featured artist====
==== As featured artist ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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|+ List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
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|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref>Peak positions for the featured singles in the United Kingdom:
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref>Peak positions for the featured singles in the United Kingdom:
* For "Not Giving In": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20121125/7501/|title=Chart Archive > 1 December 2012|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=1 December 2012}}
* For "Not Giving In": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20121125/7501/|title=Chart Archive > 1 December 2012|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=1 December 2012}}</ref>
</ref>


! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br/><ref name="AUS">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alex+Clare|title=Discography Alex Clare|publisher=Hung Medien|work=australian-charts.com|date=18 November 2012}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="AUS">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alex+Clare|title=Discography Alex Clare|publisher=Hung Medien|work=australian-charts.com|date=18 November 2012}}</ref>


! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ultratop 50|BEL<br/>(FLA)]]<br/><ref name=":0" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ultratop 50|BEL<br />(FLA)]]<br /><ref name=":0" />


! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ultratop 50|BEL<br/>(WA)]]<br/><ref name="BEL (WA)">{{cite web|url = http://ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alex+Clare|title = Discographie Alex Clare|publisher = Hung Medien|work = ultratop.be/fr/|date = 18 November 2012}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ultratop 50|BEL<br />(WA)]]<br /><ref name="BEL (WA)">{{cite web|url = http://ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alex+Clare|title = Discographie Alex Clare|publisher = Hung Medien|work = ultratop.be/fr/|date = 18 November 2012}}</ref>


! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[MegaCharts|NL]]<br/><ref name="NL"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[MegaCharts|NL]]<br /><ref name="NL" />


! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZ]]<br/><ref name="NZ">{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alex+Clare|title=Discography Alex Clare| publisher=Hung Medien|work=charts.nz|date=18 November 2012}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZ]]<br /><ref name="NZ">{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alex+Clare|title=Discography Alex Clare| publisher=Hung Medien|work=charts.nz|date=18 November 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Not Giving In]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Rudimental]] featuring [[John Newman (singer)|John Newman]] and Alex Clare)</span>
! scope="row"| "[[Not Giving In]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Rudimental]] featuring [[John Newman (singer)|John Newman]] and Alex Clare)</span>
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| 14 || 12 || 54 || 77 || 71 || 11
| 14 || 12 || 54 || 77 || 71 || 11
|
|
* BPI: Gold<ref name="BPI"/>
* BPI: Gold<ref name="BPI" />
* [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]: 2× Platinum<ref>{{cite certification|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2013|access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref>
* [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]: 2× Platinum<ref>{{cite certification|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2013|access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref>
* [[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]]: Gold<ref>{{cite certification|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Rudimental feat. John Newman and Alex Clare|title=Not Giving In|id=2127|date=11 February 2013|access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref>
* [[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]]: Gold<ref>{{cite certification|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Rudimental feat. John Newman and Alex Clare|title=Not Giving In|id=2013-02-08|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|date=11 February 2013}}</ref>
| ''[[Home (Rudimental album)|Home]]''
| ''[[Home (Rudimental album)|Home]]''
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|-
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|
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Hold On"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/hold-on-feat-maor-levi-alex-clare-single/1545187139 |title=Hold On (feat. Maor Levi & Alex Clare) - Single by Ilan Bluestone & Maor Levi on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Ilan Bluestone and Maor Levi featuring Alex Clare)</span>
! scope="row"| "Hold On"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/hold-on-feat-maor-levi-alex-clare-single/1545187139 |title=Hold On (feat. Maor Levi & Alex Clare) – Single by Ilan Bluestone & Maor Levi on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Ilan Bluestone and Maor Levi featuring Alex Clare)</span>
| 2021
| 2021
| — || — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || — || —
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|-
|-


! scope="row"| "Thunder Child"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Jeff Wayne]] featuring [[Liam Neeson]] and Alex Clare)</span><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-11-20 |title=Farewell Thunder Child |url=https://magnumlady.com/2012/11/20/farewell-thunder-child/ |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=Magnumlady Blog |language=en}}</ref>
! scope="row"| "Thunder Child"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Jeff Wayne]] featuring [[Liam Neeson]] and Alex Clare)</span><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 November 2012 |title=Farewell Thunder Child |url=https://magnumlady.com/2012/11/20/farewell-thunder-child/ |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=Magnumlady Blog |language=en}}</ref>
| 2012
| 2012
| 57 || — || — || — || — || —
| 57 || — || — || — || — || —
|
|
| [[Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds|Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of War of the Worlds: The New Generation]]<ref>{{Citation |title=The War of the Worlds: The New Generation - 2012 Studio Cast |url=https://castalbums.org/recordings/The-War-of-the-Worlds-The-New-Generation-2012-Studio-Cast/26283 |language=en |access-date=2022-06-30}}</ref>
| [[Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds|Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of War of the Worlds: The New Generation]]<ref>{{Citation |title=The War of the Worlds: The New Generation – 2012 Studio Cast |url=https://castalbums.org/recordings/The-War-of-the-Worlds-The-New-Generation-2012-Studio-Cast/26283 |language=en |access-date=30 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
|-
| colspan="10" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
| colspan="10" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
|}
|}


====Other appearances====
==== Other appearances ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
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! scope="row"| "Give You Up"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Rudimental]] featuring Alex Clare)</span>
! scope="row"| "Give You Up"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Rudimental]] featuring Alex Clare)</span>
| 2012
| 2012
| ''[[Home (Rudimental album)|Home]]''<br>{{small|(deluxe version)}}
| ''[[Home (Rudimental album)|Home]]''<br />{{small|(deluxe version)}}
|}
|}


{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
⚫
===Music videos===
|-
!Title
!Year
!Album
|-
! scope="row"| "Shine a Little Light"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Shine a Little Light]] featuring Alex Clare)</span>
| 2016
| ''Shine a Little Light''<br />{{small|(single)}}
|}

⚫
=== Music videos ===


====As lead artist====
==== As lead artist ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of music videos, showing year released and director
|+ List of music videos, showing year released and director
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! scope="row"| "Up All Night"
! scope="row"| "Up All Night"
| 2010
| 2010
| Blake Claridge<ref>{{cite web|title=Up All Night {{!}} Alex Clare {{!}} Music Video |url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/alex-clare/794348/up-all-night.jhtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129184701/http://www.mtv.com/videos/alex-clare/794348/up-all-night.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 January 2013 |work=[[MTV|MTV Music]] |publisher=[[MTV Networks]] |access-date=18 November 2012 }}</ref>
| Blake Claridge<ref>{{cite web|title=Up All Night {{!}} Alex Clare {{!}} Music Video |url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/alex-clare/794348/up-all-night.jhtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129184701/http://www.mtv.com/videos/alex-clare/794348/up-all-night.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 January 2013 |work=[[MTV]] Music |publisher=[[MTV Networks]] |access-date=18 November 2012 }}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Too Close"
! scope="row"| "Too Close"
| rowspan="2"| 2011
| rowspan="2"| 2011
| Ian Bonhote<ref>{{cite web|title=Too Close {{!}} Alex Clare {{!}} Music Video |url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/alex-clare/811023/too-close.jhtml |work=[[MTV|MTV Music]] |publisher=[[MTV Networks]] |access-date=18 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019102959/http://www.mtv.com/videos/alex-clare/811023/too-close.jhtml |archive-date=19 October 2013 }}</ref>
| Ian Bonhote<ref>{{cite web|title=Too Close {{!}} Alex Clare {{!}} Music Video |url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/alex-clare/811023/too-close.jhtml |work=[[MTV]] Music |publisher=[[MTV Networks]] |access-date=18 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019102959/http://www.mtv.com/videos/alex-clare/811023/too-close.jhtml |archive-date=19 October 2013 }}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Treading Water"
! scope="row"| "Treading Water"
| Sam Pilling<ref>{{cite web|title=Treading Water {{!}} Alex Clare {{!}} Music Video |url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/alex-clare/841850/treading-water.jhtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129095031/http://www.mtv.com/videos/alex-clare/841850/treading-water.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 January 2013 |work=[[MTV|MTV Music]] |publisher=[[MTV Networks]] |access-date=18 November 2012 }}</ref>
| Sam Pilling<ref>{{cite web|title=Treading Water {{!}} Alex Clare {{!}} Music Video |url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/alex-clare/841850/treading-water.jhtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129095031/http://www.mtv.com/videos/alex-clare/841850/treading-water.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 January 2013 |work=[[MTV]] Music |publisher=[[MTV Networks]] |access-date=18 November 2012 }}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "War Rages On"
! scope="row"| "War Rages On"
| 2014
| 2014
|Alex Southam<ref>{{Citation|title=Alex Clare: War Rages On|date=2014-05-27|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11032060/|type=Music|publisher=IMDb|access-date=2022-01-05}}</ref>
|Alex Southam<ref>{{Citation|title=Alex Clare: War Rages On|date=27 May 2014|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11032060/|type=Music|publisher=IMDb|access-date=5 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Get Real"
! scope="row"| "Get Real"
| 2017
| 2017
| Shimmy Socol<ref>{{cite web|title=Alex Clare - Get Real |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSpWV03DJK8 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=18 July 2018}}</ref>
| Shimmy Socol<ref>{{cite web|title=Alex Clare – Get Real | date=27 January 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSpWV03DJK8 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=18 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row"|"Why Don't Ya"
! scope="row"|"Why Don't Ya"
|2021
|2021
|Indy Hait<ref>{{Citation|title=Alex Clare - Why Don't Ya (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJPcK8fP5LM|language=en|access-date=2022-01-05}}</ref>
|Indy Hait<ref>{{Citation|title=Alex Clare – Why Don't Ya (Official Music Video)| date=21 October 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJPcK8fP5LM|language=en|access-date=5 January 2022}}</ref>
|}
|}


====As featured artist====
==== As featured artist ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of music videos, showing year released and director
|+ List of music videos, showing year released and director
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|}


==Awards and nominations==
== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
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| rowspan=2|2011
| rowspan=2|2011
| [[MOBO Awards]]
| [[MOBO Awards]]
| Best Newcomer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8808010/2011-Mobo-awards-nominees.html |title=2011 Mobo awards nominees |website=Telegraph.co.uk |date=2011-10-05 |access-date=2020-03-21}}</ref>
| Best Newcomer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8808010/2011-Mobo-awards-nominees.html |title=2011 Mobo awards nominees |website=Telegraph.co.uk |date=5 October 2011 |access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref>
| Himself
| Himself
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
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|-
|-
| [[New Music Awards]]
| [[New Music Awards]]
| New AC Artist of the Year<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newmusicweekly.com/2013-new-music-awards/ |title=2013 NEW MUSIC AWARDS: And the winners are . . . |publisher=[[New Music Weekly]] |date=2013-03-01 |access-date=2020-03-21}}</ref>
| New AC Artist of the Year<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newmusicweekly.com/2013-new-music-awards/ |title=2013 NEW MUSIC AWARDS: And the winners are . . . |publisher=[[New Music Weekly]] |date=1 March 2013 |access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref>
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
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| rowspan=5|2014
| rowspan=5|2014
| [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP Awards Night]]
| [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP Awards Night]]
| Songwriter of the Year {{small|(with [[Jim Duguid]])}}<ref name="auto"/>
| Songwriter of the Year {{small|(with [[Jim Duguid]])}}<ref name="auto" />
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
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|}


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{cci}}
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*{{Official website}}
*{{allmusic}}


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Alex Clare
Clare performing on 28 January 2013 at Capitol Offenbach
Clare performing on 28 January 2013 at Capitol Offenbach
Background information
Birth nameAlexander George Clare[1][2]
Born (1985-09-14) 14 September 1985 (age 39)
Southwark, London, England
OriginGolders Green, London, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2007–present
Labels

Alexander George Clare (born 14 September 1985) is a British singer and songwriter. His debut album, The Lateness of the Hour, was released in the UK on 11 July 2011 on Island Records[3] and was produced by Mike Spencer and Major Lazer.[4]

His biggest hit, "Too Close", peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart and number 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Single at the 2013 Brit Awards.[5]

Early life

[edit]

Clare was born in London on 14 September 1985.[6] He grew up listening to his father's jazz records;[7] Clare described the experience as a "...benefit of having a dad who was born in 1936... very much into bebop and cool jazz. I just loved it." That drew the young Clare to blues and soul artists such as Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder, which eventually led to interests in drum and bass, dubstep and UK garage. Though he took up the trumpet and drums when he was young, he eventually placed an emphasis on guitar and songwriting, playing open mic nights with original material.[8]

Clare attended Bishop Challoner School in Bromley and then Westminster Kingsway College from 2002, studying for an National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) in catering.

Career

[edit]

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[4] 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.[9] A day later, the Dutch radio station 3FM announced single "Too Close" to be the '3FM's Megahit of that week.[10]

On 21 June 2011, Clare performed at the Queens' College, Cambridge May Ball.[11] 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.[12]

In March 2012, Clare's song "Too Close" was featured in several Internet Explorer 9 advertisements.[13] Following its use, the song debuted at number 68 on the US Billboard Hot 100,[14] and later reached number 7, becoming his first top 10 hit. Clare saw success on the German charts too, reaching number one. On 13 May 2012, Clare's song peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart.[15] Soon after the song appearance in charts, Universal Republic signed Clare to a distribution deal that allowed The Lateness of the Hour to be released in America in March 2012.[12][16] In mid-2012, it was announced that Universal Republic was going defunct moving artists from its roster to Republic Records including Alex Clare.[17]

In May 2014, Clare released the video for his single "War Rages On" as the lead single from his second album Three Hearts, which was released on 11 August 2014.[18] "War Rages On" has also served as the title sequence to the popular BBC Drama, Our Girl. On 8 October 2014, ASCAP named members Alex Clare and Jim Duguid Songwriters of the Year for "Too Close".[19]

Clare performing in 2013

In October 2016, Clare's first single from his debut album, "Up All Night" was used as the opening theme for BBC Three science-fiction series Class.

In November 2016, he released the album Tail of Lions.[20] The name is based on a Jewish proverb emphasizing correctness over power.[21]

It was announced in July 2018 that Clare would be releasing an acoustic album called Three Days at Greenmount, to be released on 14 September 2018. The album, which features stripped-back versions of previous songs as well as unreleased tracks, was recorded during a three-day studio session in Leeds over the summer of 2017.[22]

In October 2021, Clare released a new single, "Why Don't Ya", through ONErpm. The song, a ballad written for his wife following a personal tragedy, marked the end of a five-year hiatus from the music industry. Clare also revealed that he had been working on new songs with songwriter/producer Jamie Hartman during the COVID-19 lockdown and was planning a new EP for early 2022.[23][24]

Collaborations with other artists include:

Clare is also an international speaker, and has appeared in several sessions of South Africa's Sinai Indaba program.[30]

Personal life

[edit]

Brought up in what he has described as a "very, very secular" environment (though he always believed in God),[21] Clare became a baal teshuva to Orthodox Judaism in the mid-2000s.[7][31] As such, he does not perform, travel or work on Shabbat or on Jewish holidays. He has said that he lost one record deal opportunity due to this observance,[32] but has found other ways to continue his career successfully. Clare also keeps a strictly kosher diet and maintains a schedule of Talmud study on tour.[33] He lost an album deal with Island Records because he had to turn down a radio concert for BBC in observance of the Succoth holiday in October 2011.[24]

Though his parents remain secular, they are supportive of his lifestyle.[21]

In 2006, before gaining critical success, Clare dated British singer Amy Winehouse (with whom he shared a birthday), but the relationship only lasted about a year.[16] They met while he was performing and working at a bar she frequented, the Hawley Arms in Camden, North London. When Winehouse started dating other men, Clare sold his story regarding his relationship with her to the tabloid News of the World, which ran it with the headline "Bondage Crazed Amy Just Can't Beehive in Bed".[34]

He lived in Golders Green, an area in northwest London,[35] before moving to Jerusalem in late 2015 together with his wife and daughter.[20][24] He and his wife had a daughter c. 2013 and a son c. 2015,[21] and later had a third child.[24]

Discography

[edit]

Studio albums

[edit]
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[36] 		AUT
[37] 		BEL
[38] 		FRA
[39] 		GER
[40] 		SWI
[41] 		US
[42]
The Lateness of the Hour 17 16 190 95 8 49 48
Three Hearts 98 — — — 43 74 —
Tail of Lions
  • Released: 11 November 2016 (UK); 20 January 2017 (US)
  • Label: ETC Recordings
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Acoustic albums

[edit]
Title Album details
Three Days at Greenmount

Singles

[edit]

As lead artist

[edit]
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[36] 		AUT
[37] 		BEL
[38] 		CAN
[47] 		DEN
[48] 		FRA
[39] 		GER
[40] 		NL
[49] 		SWI
[41] 		US
[50]
"Up All Night" 2010 — — — — — — — — — — The Lateness of the Hour
"Too Close" 2011 4 5 36 14 29 9 1 33 12 7
"Treading Water" 179 — — — — — 59 — — —
"Hummingbird" 2012 — — — — — — — — — —
"War Rages On" 2014 53 — — — — — — — — — Three Hearts
"Never Let You Go" — — — — — — — — — —
"Tell Me What You Need" 2016 — — — — — — — — — — Tail of Lions
"Get Real" 2017 — — — — — — — — — —
"Why Don't Ya" 2021 — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
[edit]
List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[56] 		AUS
[57] 		BEL
(FLA)
[38] 		BEL
(WA)
[58] 		NL
[49] 		NZ
[59]
"Not Giving In"
(Rudimental featuring John Newman and Alex Clare) 		2012 14 12 54 77 71 11 Home
"Endorphins"
(Sub Focus featuring Alex Clare) 		2013 10 — 134 — — — Torus
"Give It All"
(Don Diablo featuring Alex Clare and Kelis) 		— — — — — — Non-album singles
"Living"
(Bakermat featuring Alex Clare) 		2016 — — — — — —
"Heaven to Me"
(Don Diablo featuring Alex Clare) 		2018 — — — — — —
"Hold On"[62]
(Ilan Bluestone and Maor Levi featuring Alex Clare) 		2021 — — — — — — TBA
"Thunder Child"
(Jeff Wayne featuring Liam Neeson and Alex Clare)[63] 		2012 57 — — — — — Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of War of the Worlds: The New Generation[64]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Other appearances

[edit]
Title Year Album
"Give You Up"
(Rudimental featuring Alex Clare) 		2012 Home
(deluxe version)
Title Year Album
"Shine a Little Light"
(Shine a Little Light featuring Alex Clare) 		2016 Shine a Little Light
(single)

Music videos

[edit]

As lead artist

[edit]
List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title Year Director(s)
"Up All Night" 2010 Blake Claridge[65]
"Too Close" 2011 Ian Bonhote[66]
"Treading Water" Sam Pilling[67]
"War Rages On" 2014 Alex Southam[68]
"Get Real" 2017 Shimmy Socol[69]
"Why Don't Ya" 2021 Indy Hait[70]
[edit]
List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title Year Director(s)
"Not Giving In"
(Rudimental featuring John Newman and Alex Clare) 		2012 Josh Cole[71]

Awards and nominations

[edit]
Year Organisation Award Work Result
2011 MOBO Awards Best Newcomer[72] Himself Nominated
UK Music Video Awards Best Pop Video – Budget "Relax My Beloved" Nominated
2013 Best Dance Video – UK "Not Giving In"
(Rudimental featuring John Newman and Alex Clare) 		Won
International Dance Music Awards Best Breakthrough Artist (Solo) Himself Nominated
New Music Awards New AC Artist of the Year[73] Won
BRIT Awards British Single of the Year[74] "Too Close" Nominated
2014 ASCAP Awards Night Songwriter of the Year (with Jim Duguid)[19] Won
World Music Awards World's Best Video Nominated
World's Best Male Artist Himself Nominated
World's Best Live Act Nominated
World's Best Entertainer of the Year Nominated

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