1. Alexander George Clare was born on 14 September 1985 and is a British singer and songwriter based in Jerusalem, Israel.
17 Facts About Alex Clare
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Alex Clare's biggest hit, "Too Close", peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart and number 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
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Alex Clare attended Bishop Challoner School in Bromley and then Westminster Kingsway College from 2002, studying for an National Vocational Qualification in catering.
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On 19 May 2011, Reggie Yates made Alex Clare's cover of Prince's "When Doves Cry" his Song of the Day.
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On 21 June 2011, Alex Clare performed at the Queens' College, Cambridge May Ball.
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On 14 August 2011, Alex Clare performed at the Summer Well festival in Buftea, Romania.
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Alex Clare saw success on the German charts too, reaching number one.
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On 13 May 2012, Alex Clare's song peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart.
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In May 2014, Alex 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.
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In October 2021, Alex Clare released a new single, "Why Don't Ya", through ONErpm.
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Alex Clare is an international speaker, and has appeared in several sessions of South Africa's Sinai Indaba program.
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Alex Clare has said that he lost one record deal opportunity due to this observance, but has found other ways to continue his career successfully.
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Alex Clare keeps a strictly kosher diet and maintains a schedule of Talmud study on tour.
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Alex Clare lost an album deal with Island Records because he had to turn down a radio concert for BBC in observance of the Sukkot holiday in October 2011.
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In 2006, before gaining critical success, Alex Clare dated British singer Amy Winehouse, but the relationship only lasted about a year.
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When Winehouse started dating other men, Alex 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".
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Alex Clare lived in Golders Green, an area in northwest London, before moving to Jerusalem in late 2015 together with his wife and daughter.