Chris Martin Net Worth 

What is Chris Martin Net Worth?

Chris Martin Net Worth is US$ 160 Million as of January 2023.

Biography

Martin, Christopher Anthony John, was born on March 2, 1977. He is a musician and singer from England. His primary roles in life include lead singer, pianist, rhythm guitarist, and co-founder of the rock group Coldplay. He attended University College London, where he started the band with friends Jonny Buckland and Will Champion. He was born in Exeter, Devon. After the song “Yellow” was released in 2000, they became well-known all over the world and won praise for albums like “A Rush of Blood to the Head” (2002) and “Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends” (2008). He shared in the band’s seven Grammy and nine Brit Awards victories. Martin was listed as one of the essential individuals in the U.K. in 2017 by Debrett.

Early Life

Martin was the youngest of 5 kids when he was born on March 2, 1977, in Exeter, Devon, UK. His mom, Alison Martin, is a Zimbabwean music instructor, and his dad, Anthony John Martin, is an ex-CA from Whitestone House, Exeter. His grandfather, John Besley Martin, CBE, established the family-run camper and motorhome sales company Martin’s of Exeter in 1929. (a High Sheriff who was also Mayor of Exeter in 1968). In 1999, his father sold it to a former worker. Martin’s great-great-grandfather, William Willett, promoted DST and pushed to make it widely used. Elisabeth Jane, the maternal aunt of John Besley Martin, married Hon.

While attending the Exeter Cathedral School and the Hylton School, two preparatory schools, Martin fell in love with music. After completing his education at Exeter Cathedral School, Martin boarded at Sherborne School in Dorset. He met Phil Harvey there, who would later manage Coldplay. While residing at Ramsay Hall, Martin completed his education at University College London (UCL). He graduated from there with first-class honors in both Greek and Latin. Martin first met Jonny Buckland, one of his future Coldplay bandmates, at UCL.

Career

Coldplay

Both University College London students, Martin and Jonny Buckland, opted to start a band, with Martin serving as the lead vocalist and Buckland as the lead guitarist. The quartet also included Will Champion on drums and Guy Berryman on bass. In 1996, they formed a group initially known as Pectorals. The name was eventually altered to Starfish before being given the name Coldplay by another band that no longer wanted the moniker. Since the release of their self-titled debut album in 2000, the band has gained recognition and success on a global level. When their song “Yellow,” from the album Parachutes, climbed at Number 4 on the charts, Coldplay became well-known.

Solo Work

Only Embrace (“Gravity”) and Jamelia (“See It in a Boy’s Eyes,” co-written with Coldplay producer Rik Simpson) are among the performers with whom Martin has worked on songs. The Streets, Faultline, Ian McCulloch, Ron S*xsmith, and Martin have all worked together on projects. He contributed vocals to the Band-Aid 20 song “Do They Know It’s Christmas” before the end of 2004. For her 2006 album Loose, Martin worked with Nelly Furtado on the song “All Good Things (Come to an End).” Following their appearances at Glastonbury in 2002, there were rumors that the two were dating.

Jay-Z requested Dr. Dre, a hip-hop producer, to mix a song called “Beach Chair” that Martin had written some chords for and provided to him. Coldplay’s producer Rik Simpson created and executed the drum beats. The duo performed at Royal Albert Hall on September 27, 2006, as part of Jay-European Z’s tour. Martin and D.J. Avicii worked together on two brand-new songs for Stories in 2015, the first of which is formally referred to as “Heaven.” Avicii wrote and created the tune, and Martin contributed the lyrics and vocals, which were performed by Cherry Ghost’s Simon Aldred.

In the song Stories by Avicii, he also sang the vocals for the song True Believer. Martin sang “A Different Corner” as a tribute act at the 2017 Brit Awards in February 2017. For Dua Lipa’s self-titled debut album, which was dropped in June 2017, he co-wrote the song “Homesick.” Tim, Avicii’s 2019 posthumous album, features Martin. Martin and Avicii worked together on the song “Heaven,” which features Martin singing before Avicii passed away.

Philanthropy

Martin and Michael Stipe performed “Losing My Religion” as part of the “12 12 12 Concert” on December 12, 2012, to raise funds for Hurricane Sandy relief. Martin made the decision to join the charity organization Band Aid 30 on November 15, 2014, and he performed the song “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” with British and Irish pop performers at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London. Martin had previously appeared in both the 2004 rendition and this Band-Aid recording. Martin will hold the position of artistic director of the festival for 15 years after being selected for the position in 2015.

Highlights

Television-

• 2006- Extras
• 2014-Saturday Night Live
• 2017- Modern Family
• 2020- Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Films

• 2004- Shaun of the Dead.
• 2009- Bruno
• 2017- Avicii-True stories.

Favorite Quotes from Chris Martin

“Although it’s painful at the time, most of the things that people have said about us negatively – some of them are true and you can work on them, and the ones that you don’t agree with, you don’t work on.”

– Chris Martin.

“I think it’s part of being English, particularly if you are middle-class – you’re always looking to be reminded that you are no good and you are always actually embarrassed about being successful.”

– Chris Martin.

“A band’s only unique thing is its chemistry, especially if none of you are prodigious players or particularly handsome. The one thing you have is your uniqueness, so we hold on to that.”

– Chris Martin.

“I don’t think you have to struggle to make good art. I think you have to be passionate to make good art. You have to believe in what you’re doing. It just comes from when you lie awake at night.”

– Chris Martin.

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Summary

Martin, Christopher Anthony John, was born on March 2, 1977. He is a musician and singer from England. His primary roles in life include lead singer, pianist, rhythm guitarist, and co-founder of the rock group Coldplay. He shared in the band’s seven Grammy and nine Brit Awards victories. Martin was listed as one of the most important individuals in the UK in 2017 by Debrett. Chris Martin Net Worth is US$ 160 Million as of January 2023.