Martin's fascination with hip hop was shown in mid-2006 when he collaborated with rapper Jay-Z for the rapper's comeback album, Kingdom Come, after the two met earlier in the year. Martin performing at Music Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia, on 24 September 2011 Nelly Furtado joked about it, saying, "Yeah, he's my boyfriend - he just doesn't know it yet". The two were once rumoured to be a couple, after they both performed at Glastonbury in 2002. In 2005, Martin collaborated with Nelly Furtado on the track " All Good Things (Come to an End)", for her 2006 album, Loose. He also sang a part of the vocals for the Band Aid 20 single " Do They Know It's Christmas?" at the end of 2004. Martin has also collaborated with Ron Sexsmith, Faultline, the Streets, and Ian McCulloch. Martin has written songs for a variety of acts including Embrace (" Gravity") and Jamelia (" See It in a Boy's Eyes", co-written with Coldplay producer Rik Simpson). They also released several EPs, including Safety and The Blue Room. To date, they have released nine studio albums in total including Parachutes, A Rush of Blood to the Head, X&Y, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Mylo Xyloto, Ghost Stories, A Head Full of Dreams, Everyday Life, and Music of the Spheres. Their song "Yellow", from Parachutes, entered the charts at Number 4 and carried Coldplay to their aforementioned fame. Since the release of their debut album Parachutes in 2000, the band have achieved internationally recognised fame and success. He originally considered it for his own band after finding a copy of Philip Horky's Child's Reflections, Cold Play (1997), but the idea was ultimately discarded. Weeks later, the band settled on the name Coldplay, which came from UCL friend Tim Crompton. In 1998, they became Starfish "in a panic", as Champion scheduled their debut live performance at The Laurel Tree only a few days after he joined the line-up. By November, the trio was known as Big Fat Noises. Berryman joined the group in the following months and they recorded numerous demos without a drummer. The pair spent the rest of the year planning a band and started to write their first songs together in early 1997, practising every night as well. Martin was responsible for co-founding the band along with Buckland they met each other during UCL's orientation week in 1996. Main article: Coldplay Martin performing with Coldplay in 2010 during the Viva la Vida Tour At UCL, Martin met his future Coldplay bandmates Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, and Will Champion. His education then continued in University College London where he attained an Ancient World Studies degree with first-class honours in Greek and Latin. After Exeter Cathedral School, Martin boarded at Sherborne School, where he met future Coldplay manager Phil Harvey. Martin was educated at the pre-preparatory Hylton School and the preparatory Exeter Cathedral School, where he found his passion for music. The Conservative politician David Martin is his paternal uncle. Julian George Winston Sandys, son of Conservative politician Duncan Sandys by his wife Diana Churchill, daughter of Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Martin's paternal aunt Elisabeth Jane (daughter of John Besley Martin) married Hon. William Willett, the man who campaigned for and made daylight saving time a recognised practice, was Martin's great-great-grandfather. It was sold by his father to a former employee in 1999. His family's caravan and motorhome sales business, Martin's of Exeter, was founded in 1929 by his grandfather John Besley Martin, CBE (a High Sheriff-also Mayor in 1968 of Exeter). His father, Anthony John Martin, of Whitestone House, Exeter, is a retired chartered accountant, and his mother, Alison Martin, who is from Zimbabwe, is a music teacher. Early life Ĭhristopher Anthony John Martin was born on 2 March 1977 in Exeter, Devon, England, being the oldest of five children. Martin appeared on Debrett's 2017 list of the most influential people in the United Kingdom. They have sold over 100 million albums worldwide as of 2021, making them the most successful group of the 21st century. He won seven Grammy Awards and nine Brit Awards as part of the band. They found worldwide fame with the release of the song " Yellow" in 2000, receiving acclaim for albums such as A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008) and others. Born in Exeter, Devon, he went to University College London, where he formed the band with classmates Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion. He is best known as the lead vocalist, pianist, rhythm guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977) is an English singer, songwriter and musician.
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