British rock group Coldplay was founded in 1997 in London. Chris Martin, who sings and plays the piano, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, Will Champion, and Phil Harvey, the group’s creative director, round out the lineup. They first went by the name Starfish when they started performing music together in 1996 at University College London.
One of the top-selling musical bands of all time, Coldplay has sold 100 million CDs globally. They have received the sixth-most awards in history, according to Fuse, which includes the most Brit Award nominations and victories for a band. Other noteworthy accomplishments include having the seventh-highest-grossing tour of all time, selling three of the top 50 albums in the UK, having the most albums reach number one without ever falling off the chart, and becoming the first British group to make their Billboard Hot 100 debut at the top. According to Forbes, Coldplay is one of the most significant bands of the twenty-first century and is the benchmark for the contemporary alternative music scene. A Rush of Blood to the Head was listed among the “200 Definitive Albums” by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the song “Yellow” is featured in their “Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll” exhibition because it was one of the most popular and significant albums in the music business. Despite their success and influence, Coldplay has developed a reputation as a divisive musical figure.
