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Coldplay are an English alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University
College London. After forming Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion
joined as a drummer, backing vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist, completing the line-up. Manager Phil Harvey is often considered an unofficial
fifth member. The band renamed themselves Coldplay in 1998, before recording and releasing three EPs: Safety in 1998, Brothers &
Sisters as a single in 1999 ...read more
Coldplay are an English alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University
College London. After forming Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion
joined as a drummer, backing vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist, completing the line-up. Manager Phil Harvey is often considered an unofficial
fifth member. The band renamed themselves Coldplay in 1998, before recording and releasing three EPs: Safety in 1998, Brothers &
Sisters as a single in 1999 and The Blue Room in the same year. The latter was their first release on a major label, after signing to
Parlophone.
They achieved worldwide fame with the release of the single "Yellow" in 2000, followed by their debut album released in the same year,
Parachutes, which was nominated for the Mercury Prize. The band's second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), was
released to favourable reviews and won multiple awards, including NME's Album of the Year, and has been widely considered the best of
the Nelson-produced Coldplay albums. Their next release, X&Y, the best-selling album worldwide in 2005, was initially met with mixed
reviews upon its release. However, the band's fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), was produced by
Brian Eno and released again to largely favourable reviews, earning several Grammy nominations and wins at the 51st Grammy Awards. In
August 2011, they announced that a fifth studio album, entitled Mylo Xyloto, would be released on October 24, 2011. They have since
released two more LPs, Ghost Stories, in 2014, and A Head Full of Dreams in 2015, plus a pair of EPs, A Sky Full of Stars, in
2014, and Kaleidoscope, in 2017, and a pair of live albums, Live 2012 in 2012, and Ghost Stories Live in 2014.
The band has won a number of music awards throughout their career, including six Brit Awards — winning Best British Group three times, four
MTV Video Music Awards, and seven Grammy Awards from twenty nominations. As one of the world's best-selling music artists, Coldplay have
sold over 50 million records worldwide.
Coldplay have been an active supporter of various social and political causes, such as Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign and Amnesty
International. The group have also performed at various charity projects such as Band Aid 20, Live 8, Sound Relief, Hope for Haiti Now: A
Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief, and the Teenage Cancer Trust. « hide |
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