History of Coldplay Band Before Becoming the Most Successful Band Today - Once Changed Their Name from 'Pectoralz'

Kapanlagi.com - For a series of music lovers, the name Coldplay is certainly familiar. The band, which was formed in 1996, currently dominates the music charts and concerts in the United States and Asia.

It is known that the band Coldplay originated from England. Before their current success, it turns out that this band has gone through a very long history. It is also known that before being named Coldplay, this band was known as Pectroralz.

Pectrolalz was a band founded by Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland. At that time, both of them were still college students and had the same interest in music. Finally, they decided to form a band together and planned to pursue a career in the field of music.

1. Changed Name to Starfish

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After one year with Pectrolalz, a new member finally joined. Yes, that member is Guy Berryman, and after Guy joined, the name Pectrolalz was also changed to Starfish.

It is known that Starfish often performs at various clubs and night pubs in England. After almost a year of performing under the name Starfish, the band finally decided to change their band name again to Coldplay.

2. Debut in 2000

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Finally, after deciding to change their name to Coldplay, Chris Martin and his friends released their debut album titled PARACHUTES in 2000.

Coldplay is known for achieving various achievements with their albums and singles. One of them is their fourth album Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), which made history as the best rock album at the Grammy Awards and the album with the highest sales.

To this day, this British band continues to make history by collaborating with top world singers such as Selena Gomez and BTS.

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