Británica de rock alternativo y pop-rock Coldplay

COLDPLAY

Coldplay es una banda británica de rock alternativo y pop rock formada en Londres en 1996. El grupo está integrado por Chris Martin (voz, teclado, guitarra), Jon Buckland (guitarra principal), Guy Berryman (bajo eléctrico) y Will Champion (batería, coros y otros instrumentos). Los primeros trabajos de Coldplay hicieron que la banda fuera comparada repetidas veces con artistas como Oasis, Radiohead, INXS, U2 y Travis. Alcanzaron el éxito internacional con el lanzamiento de su sencillo «Yellow», seguido por su álbum debut, Parachutes (2000), que fue nominado a los Premios Mercury. Su segundo álbum, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002) ganó múltiples premios, incluido el de Álbum del Año según el semanario NME. Pese a que su tercer álbum, X&Y (2005) no causó tanto entusiasmo, tuvo igualmente una recepción positiva. El cuarto álbum de estudio de la banda, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008) fue producido por Brian Eno y generó excelentes críticas, llegando a recibir nominaciones a los premios Grammy y otra clase de homenajes.4 Coldplay ha vendido internacionalmente 50 millones de copias. Mylo Xyloto, su quinto disco, se lanzó en octubre de 2011 y tuvo una recepción crítica matizada, además de ser el álbum de rock con más ventas en el Reino Unido en dicho año.Tras el lanzamiento de Parachutes, la banda recibió la influencia de otros artistas, tales como Kate Bush, U2, George Harrison, y Muse en A Rush of Blood to the Head, Johnny Cash en X&Y y Blur y Arcade Fire en Viva la Vida. Coldplay ha sido siempre un grupo defensor activo de varias causas políticas y sociales como la campaña de Oxfam Make Trade Fair y Amnistía Internacional. Además han participado en muchos proyectos de caridad como Band Aid , Live 8, Sound Relief, Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief y Teenage Cancer Trust.

Coldplay are a British rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London (UCL). After they formed under the name Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish.[4] Will Champion joined as a drummer, backing vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist, completing the line-up. Manager Phil Harvey is often considered an unofficial fifth member.[The band renamed themselves "Coldplay" in 1998, before recording and releasing three EPs; Safety in 1998, Brothers & Sisters as a single in 1999 and The Blue Room in the same year. The latter was their first release on a major label, after signing to Parlophone.

They achieved worldwide fame with the release of the single "Yellow" in 2000, followed by their debut album released in the same year, Parachutes, which was nominated for the Mercury Prize. The band's second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), was released to critical acclaim and won multiple awards, including NME's Album of the Year. They have also come top of the BBC Radio 2 poll of the favourite album of all time. Their next release, X&Y, the best-selling album worldwide in 2005, was met with mostly positive reviews upon its release, though some critics felt that it was inferior to its predecessor. The band's fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), was produced by Brian Eno and released again to largely positive reviews, earning several Grammy Award nominations and wins at the 51st Grammy Awards. On 24 October 2011, they released their fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto, which received mixed to positive reviews, topped the charts in over 34 countries, and was the UK's best-selling rock album of 2011. In March 2014, they announced their new album, entitled Ghost Stories, will be released on 19 May, the same year.

The band has won a number of music awards throughout their career, including eight Brit Awards—winning Best British Group three times, five MTV

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