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![British singer Dave Gahan, left, of Depeche Mode arrives with band member Martin Lee Gore, right, for the German music award Echo ceremony in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Gero British singer Dave Gahan, left, of Depeche Mode arrives with band member Martin Lee Gore, right, for the German music award Echo ceremony in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Gero](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2n7w807/british-singer-dave-gahan-left-of-depeche-mode-arrives-with-band-member-martin-lee-gore-right-for-the-german-music-award-echo-ceremony-in-berlin-germany-thursday-march-21-2013-ap-photo-gero-breloer-2n7w807.jpg)
British singer Dave Gahan, left, of Depeche Mode arrives with band member Martin Lee Gore, right, for the German music award Echo ceremony in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Gero
![Lesley Gore, singer and composer, is shown in 1966 at an unknown location. (AP Photo Stock Photo - Alamy Lesley Gore, singer and composer, is shown in 1966 at an unknown location. (AP Photo Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NGGB42/lesley-gore-singer-and-composer-is-shown-in-1966-at-an-unknown-location-ap-photo-2NGGB42.jpg)