Christopher Anthony John Martin

nickname

Chris Martin

Sun sign

fishes

Place of birth

Exeter, Devon, England

nationality

training

Chris went on to prep Hylton School and then prep Exeter Cathedral School . It was at this school that he formed his first band.

In 1990 he attended Sherborne School , an independent school for boys in Dorset. He attended this school until 1995 with Phil Harvey. In this school he formed his second band called “Bunga”.

He then went to University College London to earn a first class degree in Latin and Greek. He also met all three future Coldplay band members here at this university.

occupation

Singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, multi-instrumentalist

family

• Father – Anthony Martin (Retired Accountant)
• Mother – Alison Martin (Music Teacher)
• Siblings – He has 4 younger siblings.
• Other – William Willett (Master Builder and Inventor) (Great Great Grandfather)

Manager

Phil Harvey has been the manager of Coldplay (Chris Martin’s band) for many years.

Dave Holmes later took on the role of Coldplay manager.

Genre

Alternativer Rock, Post-Britpop

instruments

Vocals, bass guitar, guitar, clarinet, piano, keyboards, harmonica, mandolin, glockenspiel, organ, drums, trumpet

labels

Sprechanlage, Kapitol, Atlantic Records

To build

Slim

Height

186 cm (6 ft 1¼ in)

weight

86 kg or 190 pounds

girlfriend/spouse

Chris Martin from –

1. Natalie Imbruglia – In 2000, Chris dated Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia for a few months.
2. Gwyneth Paltrow (2002-2014) – In October 2002, American actress Gwyneth Paltrow met Chris Martin at one of his concerts. They married on December 5, 2003 during a ceremony at a Southern California hotel. Now the couple has two children – daughter Apple Blythe Alison Martin (b. 2004) and son Moses Bruce Anthony Martin (b. 2006). They split in March 2005, which Gwyneth announced on March 25, 2014.
3. Kate Bosworth (2009) – In October 2009, American actress Kate Bosworth and Chris reportedly met at a U2 show in Vegas.
4. Alexa Chung (2014) – TV host and talk show host Alexa Chung and Martin had rumors in May 2014 when they were both enjoying their company at trendy New York bar Elsa.
5. Jennifer Lawrence (2014-2015) – From June to June 2015, American actress Jennifer Lawrence and Martin met.
6. Kylie Minogue (2015) – In June 2015, Chris was found walking arm in arm with Australian singer Kylie Minogue. After performing at the British Summer Time Festival that evening, Minogue was spotted walking with Martin late at night. This encounter was a rumour.
7. Annabelle Wallis (2015-2017) – In August 2015, Martin started dating English actress Annabelle Wallis. In July 2016, rumors circulated that they were engaged after she posted an Instagram picture with a diamond ring. They split in June 2017 when Chris was linked to Katy Perry and Dua Lipa. But in August 2017, they reconciled. Towards the end of the year, the duo split again.
8. Katy Perry (2017) – Just before Martin split from Annabelle in June 2017, he was linked to singer Katy Perry in Glastonbury. They looked cozy, suggesting that they might meet.
9. Dua Lipa (2017) – In 2017, Chris Martin and singer Dua Lipa were linked when they reportedly kissed at a party in the VIP area. None of them approved of such things.
10. Dakota Johnson (2017-Present) – In December 2017, actress DakotaJohnson and Chris started dating. In October 2018, there were rumors that Dakota and Chris were expecting a child together and were throwing a party for the purpose, which was later found to be false.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

Blond

eye color

Blau

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• high frame
• Blue eyes with blond hair

shoe size

It is speculated that he is wearing a size 10 shoe.

brand promotion

Chris has appeared in Storm 2 commercials, Emirates commercials and others.

Religion

Roman Catholicism

Known for

The lead singer of the rock band Kaltes Spiel they were formed by Chris Martin himself and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland in 1996 while they were both at University College London (UCL).

Coldplay is a 4-piece band featuring lead vocalist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion, who also serves as backing vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. The band’s manager, Phil Harvey, is sometimes considered the band’s unofficial fifth member.

First album

He is the founding member of the Coldplay band and they released their debut album Parachutes on 10 July 2000 in the UK via Parlophone. The album went 8x platinum in the UK and 2x platinum in America. A total of 8,500,000 copies were sold worldwide.

The album charted at #1 in the UK, #2 in Australia and Ireland, #4 in New Zealand, #19 in Canada, #51 in the US and also.

first movie

In 2004, Chris Martin had a cameo role in the horror comedy Shaun of the Dead as himself along with another Coldplay band member, Jonny Buckland.

First TV show

In 2006, Chris guest appeared on the sitcom Extras Himself in Episode 4 of Season 2 entitled “Chris Martin”.

Personal trainer

Chris Martin is a regular at the gym and in 2014 he was able to build muscle with the help of his friend Jay Z.He hired a personal trainer for £110 an hour on the recommendation of Jay-Z and recently showed off his polished biceps.He goes to the gym for two hours. In 2013 he was photographed coming out of the gym and going through an intense workout.Now he eats meat too. In the past he was named one of the sexiest vegetarians in the world by PETA. But after splitting from Gwyneth Paltrow, he also started eating meat. His daughter “Apple” has been a vegetarian since birth.

Chris Martin favorite things

• Song – Bittersweet Symphony ( By The Verve)

Chris Martin facts

1. Chris is the eldest of 5 children in his family.
2. Chris formed his first band, The Rocking Honkies, at Exeter Cathedral School. His performance was not liked by the audience.
3. He met Phil Harvey, future Coldplay manager, in 1990 while both were students at Sherborne School.
4. Martin tried again to form a new band with 4 other members. This time it was called “Bunga” and lasted two years. At the time, Martin was at Sherborne School.
5. Chris cites Scottish rock band Travis as his musical influence.
6. William Willett was the tireless promoter of British daylight saving time and made daylight saving time an accepted practice. He was Martin’s great-great-grandfather.
7. Chris gets his song ideas most often at night.
8. He’s an insomniac.
9. Simon Pegg is the godfather of Martin’s daughter Apple Martin and Chris is the godfather of Simon Pegg’s daughter.
10. He didn’t lose his virginity until he was 22 due to some religious issues. According to OK Magazine, S*x was also a reason Martin decided to become a rock star.
11. He wrote the song “Moses” and “Fix You” for ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow.
12. Jon Bon Jovi and Chris Martin were born on the same day – March 2nd.
13. In 1996 the Coldplay band was initially called “Pectoralz” and was then renamed “Starfish” and finally “Coldplay” in 1998.
14. Visit his band’s official website at www.coldplay.com.
15. He himself is not on social media. But you can connect with Coldplay on Twitter.