"We are shocked and filled with overwhelming
sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family
member, and bandmate Andy 'Fletch' Fletcher," the group said on
Twitter.
Depeche Mode were formed in Basildon, eastern England, in 1980
with the line up of Fletcher, Vince Clarke, Martin Gore and
David Gahan. Their debut 1981 album "Speak & Spell" put them at
the centre of the British new wave scene.
After Alan Wilder replaced Clarke in 1982, the band went on to
find international success with the albums "Violator" in 1990
and "Songs of Faith and Devotion" in 1993.
(Reporting by Paul Sandle, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)
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