lˈæŋɡɹɪdʒ wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn hˈɔːkhɜːst, kˈɛnt, ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd æt mˈeɪdstoʊn ɡɹˈæmɚ skˈuːl ænd stˈʌdid æt ðə ɹˈɔɪəl ɐkˈædəmi ʌv mjˈuːzɪk ɪn lˈʌndən.
Langridge was born in Hawkhurst, Kent, educated at Maidstone Grammar School and studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London.