Alexander George "Alex" Clare (born 14 September 1985) is a British singer and songwriter. Clare adopted his current stage name,
Alex Clare, in 2010, replacing
Alexander G. Muertos, a
pseudonym he first used whilst still at school. His debut album,
The Lateness of the Hour, was released in the UK on 11 July 2011 on
Island Records and was produced by
Mike Spencer and
Major Lazer.