During the following months Pectoralz would then drop their name, while Guy Berryman and Will Champion joined the group. The meeting was ultimately responsible for shaping both bands as quartets. That same year, Martin met Tim Rice-Oxley, who was invited to be Coldplay's keyboard player but declined, since Keane was already active. They began to write their first songs together in 1997 and practised every night. The pair spent the rest of the year planning a band, which led to the formation of Pectoralz. History 1996–1999: Formation and first years Ĭhris Martin and Jonny Buckland first met each other during their orientation week at University College London in September 1996.
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Since then, Coldplay further diversified their sound with subsequent albums Mylo Xyloto (2011), Ghost Stories (2014), A Head Full of Dreams (2015), Everyday Life (2019) and Music of the Spheres (2021). It earned them a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album and their first Album of the Year nomination, while title track " Viva la Vida" marked the first time a British group went number-one in both the United Kingdom and United States in the 21st century.
On Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), Coldplay achieved the distinction once again and explored new musical territory following the completion of what they considered a trilogy. The band's third album, X&Y (2005), was the best-selling of the year worldwide, topping the charts of over 30 countries. Their second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), won the same accolades while also spawning the singles " Clocks" and " The Scientist", with the former winning a Grammy Award for Record of the Year. Their debut album, Parachutes (2000), included the breakthrough hit " Yellow" and received a Brit Award for British Album of the Year, a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, as well as a Mercury Prize nomination. They met at University College London and began playing music together from 1996 to 1998, first calling themselves Pectoralz and then Starfish.Īfter releasing Safety EP independently in 1998, the band signed with Parlophone during the next year. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion and creative director Phil Harvey.
Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1996.