Gary Anthony James Webb (born 8 March 1958), known professionally as Gary Numan, is an English singer, songwriter, composer, musician and record producer.

Born in Hammersmith, West London, he first entered the music industry as lead singer and frontman for the new wave / punk band Tubeway Army. After releasing two albums under this name, Numan dropped the band name and released his debut solo album The Pleasure Principle in 1979. He had written and sang all of the songs on the Tubeway Army albums, and no longer felt the band name was appropriate.

With number-one singles “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” and “Cars”, Numan achieved the peak of his mainstream popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but maintained a cult following.

His signature sound consists of heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals, and he is considered a pioneer of commercial electronic music.

Numan is also known for his distinctive voice and androgynous “android” persona and has been cited by many bands as a key influencer. In 2016, he received the Moog Music Award for outstanding contributions to electronic music. He received the prestigious Ivor Novello Award, for songwriting and inspiration in 2017 from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors.