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	[[File:Marc Almond cropped.jpg\|thumb\|Marc Almond performing in 2008]]'''Marc Almond''' (born Peter Mark Sinclair Almond, 1957) is a singer-songwriter.		[[File:Marc Almond cropped.jpg\|thumb\|Marc Almond performing in 2008]]'''Marc Almond''' (born Peter Mark Sinclair Almond, 1957) is a singer-songwriter.

	He was born in [[Southport]], went to school in [[Aireborough]], near [[Leeds]] and studied performance art at Leeds Polytechnic. In 1979 he formed the band Soft Cell with David Ball.		He was born in [[Southport]], went to school in [[Aireborough]], near [[Leeds]] and studied performance art at [[Leeds Polytechnic]]. In 1979 he formed the band Soft Cell with David Ball.

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	He was born in [[Southport]], went to school in [[Aireborough]], near [[Leeds]] and studied performance art at Leeds Polytechnic. In 1979 he formed the band Soft Cell with David Ball.		He was born in [[Southport]], went to school in [[Aireborough]], near [[Leeds]] and studied performance art at Leeds Polytechnic. In 1979 he formed the band Soft Cell with David Ball.

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[[File:Marc Almond @ Manezh Kadetskogo Korpusa.jpg|thumb|Marc Almond performing in 2008]]'''Marc Almond''' (born Peter Mark Sinclair Almond, 1957) is a singer-songwriter.

He was born in [[Southport]], went to school in [[Aireborough]], near [[Leeds]] and studied performance art at Leeds Polytechnic. In 1979 he formed the band Soft Cell with David Ball.

==Personal life==
Marc Almond has lived in London divides his time between London, Moscow and Barcelona.<ref>http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article4992012.ece "The dramatic world of Marc Almond", ''The Times'', 25 October 2008</ref> In an interview in 2010, Almond said: "The London I love seems to be disappearing every day. For all its faults, it is the greatest city."<ref name="dailymail1">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-1304477/Marc-Almond-reflects-life-motorbike-crash-nearly-ended-it.html Stuart Husband," Marc Almond reflects on his life and the motorbike crash that nearly ended it" ''Daily Mail'' 21 August 2010</ref>

Almond has stated that he dislikes being pigeon-holed as "a 'gay' artist", claiming that such a label "enables people to marginalize your work and reduce its importance, implying that it won't be of any interest to anyone who isn't gay".<ref>Marc Almond, ''Tainted Life - the autobiography'', Sidgwick and Jackson, 1999, p122</ref> In 2010, Almond said that he has "a fulfilling work life and a comfortable private life". He has been with the same partner for over 20 years.<ref name="dailymail1"/>

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