coldplay

The band was formed in January 1998 by UCL students Chris Martin (b. 2 March 1977, Exeter, Devon, England; vocals), Jon Buckland (b. 11 September 1977, London, England; guitar), Guy Berryman (b. 12 April 1978, Kirkcaldy, Scotland; bass) and Will Champion (b. 31 July 1978, Southampton, Hampshire, England; drums), and went on to become one of the new millennium's biggest rock acts.
Source: Encyclopedia of Popular Music on the BBC

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