Coldplay formed in London all the way back in 1996. Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, Will Champion along with creative director Phil Harvey.
Coldplay met at University College London. The four piece started playing music together from 1996 to 1998, first calling themselves Pectoralz and then Starfish.
Coldplay released two EPs, Safety in 1998 and The Blue Room in 1999.
The latter was their first release under a major record label, Parlophone.
Coldplay achieved worldwide fame with the release of the song Yellow in 2000. This was followed in the same year by their debut album Parachutes.
The band's second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head came in 2002, was released to critical acclaim.
Their third 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.
In 2011, Coldplay released their fifth record, Mylo Xyloto, which topped the charts in over 34 countries and was the UK's best-selling rock album of 2011.
The band have in total released nine records. Ghost Stories (2014), A Head Full of Dreams (2015), Everyday Life (2019) and on Friday giving us Music of the Spheres.
Coldplay have sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling music artists.
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 35 nominations.
The band's first three albums—Parachutes, A Rush of Blood to the Head, and X&Y are among the best-selling albums in UK chart history.
So it's Sunday, rediscover a band you would surely know by now. Music of the Spheres is out now and streaming below. Until next Sunday, happy Freedom Day 2.0 for tomorrow!
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