- Born
- Birth nameChristopher Anthony John Martin
- Nickname
- Chris
- Height6′ 0¾″ (1.85 m)
- One of the UK's most distinctive and popular singers and songwriters, Chris Martin was educated at the prestigious Sherborne School in Dorset. As a child he was musically inspired by artists such as a-ha, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Smiths, U2 and Peter Gabriel, who achieved commercial success in the 1980s by melding intelligent songwriting with musical sophistication. Martin then went to University College, London, to study Ancient World Studies, where he also met his future Coldplay bandmates.
Martin achieved fame in 2000 when the band's album, "Parachutes", became a major hit and spawned the popular single "Yellow". Many critics saw Coldplay as the natural heirs to Radiohead but with a more radio-friendly sound. Since the success of "Parachutes", Coldplay have remained one of the biggest bands in the world, a constant presence on radio and one of the few British stadium bands of the 21st century.
In 2003, Martin's celebrity status increased with his marriage to the American actress and Hollywood movie star Gwyneth Paltrow. Martin has become renowned for his political activism and he is a an avowed supporter of the human rights organisation Amnesty International. In 2014, he paid tribute to one of his biggest musical influences when he inducted Peter Gabriel into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpouseGwyneth Paltrow(December 5, 2003 - July 14, 2016) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- ParentsAnthony John MartinAlison Martin
- When performing usually has the words 'make trade fair.com' written on his left hand or, since 2005, an equal sign ("=").
- His distinctive singing voice
- Learned how to sing the lyrics to his song "The Scientist" in reverse for the music video, so that the final product would show his body in reverse while he sang the lyrics normally.
- Wrote the song "Fix You" for his wife Gwyneth Paltrow.
- Wrote a song for the late Johnny Cash, the song is called "Til Kingdom Come".
- He has said that he considers The Verve's song, "Bittersweet Symphony", to be probably the best song ever written and the band's singer, Richard Ashcroft, to be the greatest singer of all time.
- Met wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, in October 2002 at his band's concert.
- Awards are essentially nonsense, but we're all going to die when George Bush (George W. Bush) has his way - it's good to go out with a bang.
- People like Richard Ashcroft and Morrissey (Morrissey) are brilliant but when there's a band there's a little bit of spark there; a bit of tension maybe that makes it work.
- It's hard for us sometimes because we are English and we do not like to admit that we think we are great.
- [on EMI] Deadlines mean nothing to us. We'll sink the whole company if we have to.
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