| I have liked Coldplay since the release of their first | | | | Netherlands, France, New Zealand, Portugal, US and |
| single Shiver. I think it was the guitar play and Chris | | | | Sweden. The album has also earned them many |
| Martin's voice which made me stop and listen initially | | | | awards, 3x Grammy Awards, a BRIT Award and |
| and I was kinda a fan of Travis at the time who | | | | another Q Magazine Award. Some of the hit singles |
| have a similar style. When Parachutes was released I | | | | from the album were In My Place, Clocks, God Put A |
| was 100% won over, the album was one of my | | | | Smile Upon Your Face and The Scientist. |
| favourite and most played albums for a good few | | | | X&Y was released in 2005 and showed that |
| months until one of my mates threw it out of my | | | | Coldplay just keep on improving all the time when the |
| car window on the M60 motorway because she said | | | | album went to #1 in over 10 countries (UK, US, |
| I played it too much. I did buy a new copy, but kept | | | | Finland, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, France, |
| it at home where I could keep an eye on it. | | | | Denmark, Portugal, Netherlands, Austria, Germany, |
| Coldplay are an English band and formed in London in | | | | New Zealand, Canada and Australia). Before the end |
| 1997. They consist of Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, | | | | of 2005 the album had already sold over 8.3 million |
| Will Champion and Johnny Buckland. They were | | | | copies and was the worldwide best selling album of |
| originally called Starfish until Tim Rice-Oxley (Keane) | | | | that year. The final track on the album which is a |
| allowed them to use the name Coldplay which he | | | | hidden bonus track, Til Kingdom Come was supposed |
| used for his own band before being with Keane. | | | | to be recorded by Johnny Cash but unfortunately he |
| Between 2000 and 2005 they have been nominated | | | | died before this could come to fruition. |
| three times for the Murcury Prize and have won | | | | Coldplay have been influenced by many bands |
| several Grammy Awards and BRIT Awards. Coldplay | | | | throughout the years, including the likes of, George |
| are also well known for the work they do for | | | | Harrison, Echo And The Bunnymen, Johnny Cash, |
| charities, like performing at Live 8, Band Aid 20 and | | | | Kraftwerk, Travis, Radiohead and The Verve. They |
| working with Oxfam, Amnesty International and the | | | | have refused several companies the rights to use |
| Teenage Cancer Trust. | | | | their songs in TV adverts such as Gatorade, Gap and |
| Parachutes, the debut album was released in 2000 | | | | Diet coke. They also have a new album, titled Viva |
| and was an instant success, which is partly due to | | | | La Vida Or Death And All His Friends which is set to |
| the singles Shiver, Trouble and Yellow. Estimated | | | | be released in June 2008 and is produced by Brian |
| sales of the album were 40,000 but by the end of | | | | Eno. The name for the album is derived from a |
| the year the actual sales were over 1.6 million in the | | | | painting by the Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo. |
| UK alone and over 2 million in the US. The album | | | | My Top 10 Coldplay Songs are: |
| went to #1 in the UK with positions of #2 in Australia | | | | 01. A Rush Of Blood To The Head |
| and #4 in New Zealand and has won the BRIT | | | | 02. The Scientist |
| Award and Q Magazine Award for Best British Album | | | | 03. Amsterdam |
| and the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music | | | | 04. Sparks |
| Album. | | | | 05. Brothers And Sisters |
| When A Rush Of Blood To The Head was released | | | | 06. One I Love |
| in 2002 its expectations were high, but actually far | | | | 07. Such A Rush |
| exceeded what was thought. The album went to #1 | | | | 08. Yellow |
| in the UK, Denmark, Norway, Argentina, Switzerland | | | | 09. Everything's Not Lost |
| and Australia and was in the top 10 in Finland, | | | | 10. |