Their song "Yellow", from Parachutes, entered the charts at Number 4 and carried Coldplay to their aforementioned fame. Since the release of their debut album Parachutes in 2000, the band have achieved internationally recognised fame and success. The name was later changed to Starfish, until they were offered the name Coldplay by another band who did not want the name any more. In 1996, they formed a band originally known as Pectoralz. They were joined by Guy Berryman as bass player and Will Champion as drummer. While studying at University College London, Martin met Jonny Buckland and the two decided to form a band, with Martin as lead singer and Buckland as lead guitarist. Martin performing with Coldplay in 2010 during the Viva la Vida Tour At UCL, Martin met his future Coldplay bandmates Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, and Will Champion. Martin continued his studies at University College London (UCL), staying at Ramsay Hall, where he graduated with first-class honours in Greek and Latin. After Exeter Cathedral School, Martin boarded at Sherborne School in Dorset, where he met future Coldplay manager Phil Harvey. Martin was educated at the pre-preparatory Hylton School and the preparatory Exeter Cathedral School, where he found his passion for music.
The Conservative politician David Martin is his paternal uncle. Julian George Winston Sandys, son of Conservative politician Duncan Sandys by his wife Diana Churchill, daughter of Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Martin's paternal aunt Elisabeth Jane (daughter of John Besley Martin) married Hon. William Willett, the man who campaigned for and made daylight saving time a recognised practice, was Martin's great-great-grandfather. It was sold by his father to a former employee in 1999.
His family's caravan and motorhome sales business, Martin's of Exeter, was founded in 1929 by his grandfather John Besley Martin, CBE (a High Sheriff-also Mayor in 1968 of Exeter). His father, Anthony John Martin, of Whitestone House, Exeter, is a retired chartered accountant, and his mother, Alison Martin, who is from Zimbabwe, is a music teacher. Martin was born on 2 March 1977 in Exeter, Devon, England, and is the oldest of five children.
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