Coldplay, a British rock band, was formed in autumn 1996. The founders are vocalist and guitarist Chris Martin, guitarist Johnny Buckland, keyboardist Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion. They met while studying at a London college. Initially, the band received the name “Starfish”, which was soon replaced by “Coldplay”.
In the spring of 1998, the minion Safety was released as a demo. The result is a contract with the label “Fierce Panda” and the appearance of the mini-album “Brothers and Sisters”,
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Coldplay, a British rock band, was formed in autumn 1996. The founders are vocalist and guitarist Chris Martin, guitarist Johnny Buckland, keyboardist Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion. They met while studying at a London college. Initially, the band received the name “Starfish”, which was soon replaced by “Coldplay”.
In the spring of 1998, the minion Safety was released as a demo. The result is a contract with the label “Fierce Panda” and the appearance of the mini-album “Brothers and Sisters”, the circulation of which is already five times more – 2,500 copies. Some of the songs are on British radio.
Success came to Coldplay after the release of the single Yellow in the summer of 2000. It reaches the fourth line of the national hit parade. A little later comes the debut album “Parachutes”. Despite the cold reviews of critics, the CD has sold more than 1.5 million copies in the UK and is double platinum in the US. In 2002, Parachutes was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Rock Album. In 2001, the group together with
"The Cure," He took part in the “Roskilde Festival” in Denmark. A Rush of Blood to the Head was released in 2002. In support of the disc, the group goes on a long concert tour. The album itself received two Grammys, and Coldplay became the best band of 2003 according to Rolling Stone. A similar success is the third studio work of the team. The music genre of Coldplay can be described as alternative rock and Britpop. In the compositions there is an influence U2, Radiohead (frontman Tom York) Along with Radiohead's "Creep," "Placebo," "Pure Morning," "Aerosmith" "Crazy" and Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven" tracks "Coldplay" are very popular with fans of the genre. The total circulation of the albums of the group exceeds 50 million copies.
In December 2003, the wedding of team leader Chris Martin and Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow takes place.
Discography
2000 - Parachutes
2002 - A Rush of Blood to the Head
2005 - X&Y
2008 Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends