Coldplay

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In 2005, their album "X & Y" received the IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award for Best Selling Foreign Album
The band donates 10 percent of the profits from their album sales to charity
In 2017, the band became patrons of the Migrant Offshore Aid Station, to help raise money for migrants
Met while attending the University College London
Formed in 1996 by Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Will Champion and Jonny Buckland in London, England
Quote: "[Chris Martin on music] "Music for me is a real catharsis ․․․ I think Coldplay's songs have a tension between them․ You could hear them as sad or you could hear them as uplifting, depending on your mood․""
Quote: "[Chris Martin on critics] "Some people say we're talented and some say we're the worst thing ever to happen to music․""
Alternative pop rock band whose hit singles include "Yellow," "Viva la Vida," "Clocks" and "Talk․"
Was originally called "Starfish" before the band changed their name
Bought a bakery to use as a private recording studio

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