Coldplay is a British rock band that established in London in 1996.¹⁾

Chris Martin, bassist Guy Berryman, guitarist Johnny Buckland, and drummer Will Champion make up the band.²⁾

Martin and Buckland founded the band after meeting at University College London (also known as the UCL).³⁾

They were initially known as Pectoralz, but in 1997, they changed their name to Starfish.⁴⁾

When Champion joined the band, now known as Coldplay, he had no prior expertise with the drums.⁵⁾

Coldplay began their career with the indie label Fierce Panda.⁶⁾

In 1999, they signed with Parlophone Records.⁷⁾

Their debut album, Parachutes, was recorded in four separate studios.⁸⁾

Their first song from Parachutes, “Shiver”, peaked at 35th in the UK Top 40. “Yellow,” their hallmark song from Parachutes, peaked at number four.⁹⁾

At the 2001 Brit Awards, Coldplay won Best British Group and Best British Album.¹⁰⁾

'The Scientist', from the second album A Rush of Blood to the Head, was inspired by George Harrison's song 'All Things Must Pass'.¹¹⁾

The band covered '2000 Miles' by The Pretenders and donated the revenues to the Future Forests and Stop Handgun Violence campaigns.¹²⁾

The singles from the album X & Y were 'Speed of Sound', 'Fix You', 'Talk', 'The Hardest Part', 'What If', and 'White Shadows'.¹³⁾

The self-titled single from the album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, 'Viva la Vida,' debuted at number one on the Billboard UK Download Chart.¹⁴⁾

Hispanic influences may be found in Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends.¹⁵⁾

Their best-selling rock hit was 'Paradise,' which sold over 410,000 copies.¹⁶⁾