Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1996. Vocalist, rhythm guitarist and pianist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer Will Champion met at University College London and began playing music together from 1996 to 1998, first calling themselves Pectoralz and then Starfish before finally changing their name to Coldplay. Their creative director and former manager Phil Harvey is considered the fifth member of the band. After changing their name to Coldplay, the band recorded and released two EPs, Safety in 1998 and The Blue Room in 1999, the latter was their first release under a major record label, Parlophone. Coldplay achieved worldwide fame with the release of the song "Yellow" in 2000, followed in the same year by their debut album Parachutes, which was nominated for the Mercury Prize. The band's second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head, was released to critical acclaim.
| Also known as | Pectoralz (1996–1997), Starfish (1997–1998), Los Unidades (2018) |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, pop rock, post-Britpop, pop |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Parlophone, EMI, Capitol, Atlantic, Fierce Panda, Third Man |
| Associated acts | Apparatjik, Brian Eno, Jon Hopkins, Davide Rossi |
| Members | Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, Will Champion, Phil Harvey |
About Coldplay
Band that found acclaim with the 2000 release of their album Parachutes and single "Yellow." They were voted 4th best artist of the 2000s by readers of Rolling Stone magazine.
Achievement of Coldplay
They were formerly known as Pectoralz from 1996 to 1997 and Starfish from 1997 to 1998. They were featured on The Chainsmokers' 2017 track "Something Just Like This."
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