Short Biography:
Chris Martin was born on March 2, 1977 in Devon, England. He attended University College London, where he met Will Champion, Guy Berryman and Jonny Buckland who would go on to form the band Coldplay. With Martin as lead singer, rhythm guitarist and pianist, Coldplay's debut album, Parachutes, sold 5 million copies and won a Grammy with a second to follow. Martin married Gwyneth Paltrow in 2003.
Christopher Anthony John Martin, best known as Chris Martin, was born on March 2, 1977 in Devon, England. Martin was born the eldest of five children to a teacher and an accountant. His interests in music developed at a young age and he formed his first band, The Rocking Honkies, while he was attending the prepatory Exeter Cathedral School. After continuing his studies at another independent school he attended University College in London, where he graduated with a degree in Ancient World Studies. During the college's orientation week in 1996 he met guitarist Johnny Buckland and the two decided to form a band, with the chosen name Pectoralz. By 1997 the band, which had changed their name to Starfish, recruited Guy Berryman on the bass and Will Champion on the drums.
In addition to Coldplay, Martin has written a variety of songs for solo acts including British pop group Embrace and the singer Jamelia. In 2005, he collaborated with musician Nelly Furtado on the track "All Good Things (Come to an End)" from her third album Loose (2006). In 2006, he worked with rapper Jay-Z for the song "Beach Chair" for his album Kingdom Come. Martin has also collaborated with Swizz Beatz and Kanye West.
In addition to making musical statements, Martin also has a strong social agenda. He campaigned for fair trade in Haiti and the Dominican Republic and contributed to Band Aid 20 to aid Sudanese refugees in Darfur. In 2002 he met actress Gwyneth Paltrow, daughter of actress Blythe Danner, backstage at a concert. The couple married a year later, in December of 2003. They have two children, daughter Apple Blythe Alison Martin, born in 2004, and son Moses Bruce Anthony Martin, born in 2006.
Christopher Anthony John Martin, best known as Chris Martin, was born on March 2, 1977 in Devon, England. Martin was born the eldest of five children to a teacher and an accountant. His interests in music developed at a young age and he formed his first band, The Rocking Honkies, while he was attending the prepatory Exeter Cathedral School. After continuing his studies at another independent school he attended University College in London, where he graduated with a degree in Ancient World Studies. During the college's orientation week in 1996 he met guitarist Johnny Buckland and the two decided to form a band, with the chosen name Pectoralz. By 1997 the band, which had changed their name to Starfish, recruited Guy Berryman on the bass and Will Champion on the drums.
In addition to Coldplay, Martin has written a variety of songs for solo acts including British pop group Embrace and the singer Jamelia. In 2005, he collaborated with musician Nelly Furtado on the track "All Good Things (Come to an End)" from her third album Loose (2006). In 2006, he worked with rapper Jay-Z for the song "Beach Chair" for his album Kingdom Come. Martin has also collaborated with Swizz Beatz and Kanye West.
In addition to making musical statements, Martin also has a strong social agenda. He campaigned for fair trade in Haiti and the Dominican Republic and contributed to Band Aid 20 to aid Sudanese refugees in Darfur. In 2002 he met actress Gwyneth Paltrow, daughter of actress Blythe Danner, backstage at a concert. The couple married a year later, in December of 2003. They have two children, daughter Apple Blythe Alison Martin, born in 2004, and son Moses Bruce Anthony Martin, born in 2006.