Example

His initials being E.G., English MC/vocalist Elliot Gleave performed under the name Example. Gleave got his feet wet as an MC while attending Royal Holloway, where he met Joseph Gardner (aka Rusher) and recorded a concept album in the audio booth of the university’s film department. “A Pointless Song,â€* one of the tracks recorded there, became Example’s first release, a 2004 single on his All the Chats label. A handful of successive 12â€* singles, as well as an answer song to Lily Allen's… Show more “Smileâ€* -- “Vile,â€* issued on The Beats, the label run by the Streets' Mike Skinner -- gained the attention of several BBC DJs. What We Made, Example’s debut album, followed on The Beats in 2007 but failed to make much of a commercial impact. A deal with Ministry of Sound's Data label and an overt focus on reaching the clubs, however, fostered chart success. Released in 2009, “Watch the Sun Come Up,â€* produced by the Fearless, peaked in the Top 20 of the U.K. pop chart, while both “Won’t Go Quietlyâ€* (also produced by the Fearless) and “Kickstartsâ€* (Sub Focus) reached the Top Ten and topped the dance chart. The full-length Won’t Go Quietly was released in June 2010 and featured the pre-album hits, as well as productions from MJ Cole, Calvin Harris, Chase & Status, and Björn Yttling (of Peter Bjorn and John). ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi

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