Coldplay es una banda inglesa de rock

COLDPLAY

Origin: London, England.

Genres: Alternative rock.

Years active: 1996–present.

Members:

• Chris Martin

• Guy Berryman

• Jonny Buckland

• Will Champion

Coldplay are a British rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland. They achieved worldwide fame with the release of the single "Yellow" in 2000, followed by their debut album released in the same year, Parachutes. The band's second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), was released to critical acclaim and won multiple awards. The band's fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), received Grammy nominations and wins at the 51st Grammy Awards.

The band has won a number of music awards throughout their career, including seven Brit Awards—winning Best British Group three times, five MTV Video Music Awards, and seven Grammy Awards from twenty nominations. Coldplay have sold over 55 million records worldwide.

HISTORY

Formation and first years (1996–99)

Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland first met during their orientation week at University College London in 1996. Finally forming a group called Pectoralz. Guy Berryman, a classmate, later joined the group. By 1997, the group, who had renamed themselves Starfish, performed gigs for local Camden promoters at small clubs. Martin also had recruited his friend Phil Harvey, to be the band's manager. The band's line-up was completed when Will Champion joined to take up percussion duties.

The band finally settled on the name "Coldplay" which was suggested by Tim Crompton, who had been using the name for his group.

In December of that year, Coldplay signed to the independent label Fierce Panda. Their first release was the three-track Brothers and Sisters EP, which they had quickly recorded over four days in 1999.

Eventually, the band worked out their differences and put in place a new set of rules to keep the group intact. Inspired by bands like U2 and R.E.M., Coldplay decided that they would operate as a democracy. Additionally, the band determined they would fire anyone who used hard drugs.

Coldplay released their first studio album, Parachutes, on 2000. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. Parachutes were nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.

A Rush of Blood to the Head (2001–04)

Coldplay returned to the studio in 2001 to begin work on their second album A Rush of Blood

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