# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/dave-welsh
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:21:08.628Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/dave-welsh"
name: "Dave Welsh"
slug: "dave-welsh"
description: "The Fray is an American rock band from Denver, Colorado, formed in 2002 by schoolmates Isaac Slade and Joe King. Their debut studio album, How to Save a Life (2005) was released by Epic Records and received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), as well as platinum certification in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Its release was supported by their first hit single, \"Over My Head \", which peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100. The band saw their furthest success with the song's follow-up, \"How to Save a Life\", which peaked at number three on the chart and was also a hit in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Both songs received Grammy Award nominations: Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group, respectively."
tagline: "American musician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dave_Welsh_-_LA_Arboretum.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1984-08-15"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           35.69
  momentum:             7.5
  historical:           5.934701333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/941733"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%81_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%8A"
    title: "ديف ويلزي"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%81_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%89"
    title: "ديف ويلزى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Welsh"
    title: "Dave Welsh"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Welsh"
    title: "Dave Welsh"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Welsh"
    title: "Dave Welsh"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9e9874f5-46e2-45ae-820b-3316ae06d5db"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4572658"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump