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Example

British musician

PersonAge 44humanQ352098

Also known as Elliot Gleave · XMPL

Born: June 20, 1982
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Birthplace: Fulham
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Citizenship: United Kingdom
Occupation: singer
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, rapper
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, singer-songwriter
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Education: Ashcroft Technology Academy
, Royal Holloway, University of London
Spouse: Erin McNaught(since 2013)
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Elliot John Gleave, known professionally as Example, is an English singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. He released his debut studio album, What We Made, in 2007, followed by the mixtape What We Almost Made in 2008. Example first found success in 2010 with the release of his second studio album, Won't Go Quietly, which peaked at number four on the UK Albums Chart and number one on the UK Dance Chart. The album had two top 10 singles, "Won't Go Quietly" and "Kickstarts".

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NNatural Disaster2011 · single by Example and Laidback Luke

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Sex or gender: male
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Discography: Example discography
Website: trythisforexample.com language: English
Genre: grime
UK rap
Label: Sony Music
Ministry of Sound
Instrument: voice
Start of work period: 2004
Pseudonym: Example
Given name: Elliot
John
Family name: Gleave
Birth name: Elliot John Gleave
Name in native language: Elliot Gleave
Medical condition: Asperger syndrome
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attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
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obsessive-compulsive disorder
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Social media followers: 335,000(May 18, 2025) youtube channel id: UC736ropsqGan0ezGMQDx-Zg
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1,660,675(February 7, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 16542877
329,000(April 29, 2024) youtube channel id: UC736ropsqGan0ezGMQDx-Zg
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-04-29
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324,000(March 22, 2023) youtube channel id: UC736ropsqGan0ezGMQDx-Zg
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1,675,826(February 25, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 16542877
313,000(July 2, 2021) youtube channel id: UC736ropsqGan0ezGMQDx-Zg
1,794,070(April 19, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 16542877
Different from: Example

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