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When did Example start making music?

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Example's first song “A Pointless Song” released on January 1, 2004.


Elliot Gleave, better known by his stage name Example, is an English singer and songwriter signed to Epic Records and Sony Music. His name arose due to his initials being E.G., which is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase exempli gratia (“for example”).

Starting out on The Streets‘ independent label The Beats alongside Professor Green and Plan... Read More
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