The band's first three albums - Parachutes (2000), A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), and X&Y (2005) - are all among the best-selling albums in UK chart history, with the latter also being one of the fastest selling ever in the country. They have won numerous awards throughout their career, including nine Brit Awards, seven MTV Video Music Awards, eight MTV Europe Music Awards and seven Grammy Awards from 36 nominations. The band have since released Ghost Stories (2014), A Head Full of Dreams (2015), Everyday Life (2019) and Music of the Spheres (2021).Ĭoldplay have sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, making them the most successful band of the 21st century and one of the world's best-selling music artists.
In 2011, Coldplay released their fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto, which topped the charts in over 34 countries and was the UK's best-selling rock album of 2011. Their next record, X&Y, was the best-selling album worldwide of 2005 the Brian Eno-produced fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), was the best-selling album of that year and earned the band three Grammy Awards. The band's second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), was released to critical acclaim.
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 latter was their first release under a major record label, Parlophone. The following year, the band released their debut single " Brothers & Sisters" and their second EP, The Blue Room. In 1998, Coldplay released their debut EP, Safety. They met at the University College London and began playing music together from 1996 to 1998, first calling themselves Pectoralz and then Starfish.
The band consists of vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and pianist Chris Martin, lead 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.
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