Home Musical artists Chris Martin Chris Martin Musical artist Christopher Anthony John "Chris" Martin (born 2 March 1977) is an English singer-songwriter, the lead vocalist, and co-founder of the band Coldplay. Personal facts Alias (AKA)Martin Chris Birth dateMarch 02, 1977 Birth placeDevon , England , Exeter facebook tumblr linkedin twitter reddit google+ Search Musical artist Career started1996 associated musical artistKanye WestJay-ZColdplayRihanna BackgroundSolo singer genreAlternative rockPost-Britpop instrumentClarinetMandolinGlockenspielOrgan (music)Singing record labelCapitol RecordsParlophone Topical connections Adam FranklinMusical artist Beth GibbonsMusical artist Adam AntMusical artist David Gray Musical artist Adam ZindaniMusical artist Adam DevlinMusical artist Aaron StainthorpeMusical artist Ed SheeranMusical artist Brian EnoMusical artist Jonny BucklandMusical artist Guy BerrymanMusical artist Bernard SumnerMusical artist Chris Martin on Wikipedia Chris Martin External resources http://www.coldplay.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beRHkBT-4Ag