Chris Martin

Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and producer. He is best known as the vocalist, pianist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay.

Born in Exeter, Martin went to University College London, where he formed Coldplay with Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion. The band signed with Parlophone in 1999, finding global fame with Parachutes (2000) and following albums. He has won seven Grammy Awards and nine Brit Awards as part of Coldplay. Having sold more than 100 million albums worldwide,Template:Efn they are the most successful group of the 21st century.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Independent and Evening Standard have cited Martin among the most influential figures in the United Kingdom,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}

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Early life

Christopher Anthony John Martin was born on 2 March 1977 in Exeter, Devon, England.<ref name="whoswho">Template:Who's Who</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He is the eldest of five children.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His father, Anthony John Martin, is a retired chartered accountant.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His mother, Alison Martin, is from Zimbabwe and works as a music teacher.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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).<ref name="Burke's Peerage 1999">Burke's Peerage, 1999. vol. 2, p. 1689</ref><ref name="standard.co.uk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="observer">Template:Cite news</ref> His great-great-grandfather, William Willett, campaigned for and made daylight saving time a recognised practice.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite Hansard Template:Webarchive</ref>

Martin lived with his family in Zimbabwe when he was 10 years old,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> later attending the Hylton and Exeter Cathedral schools, where he found his passion for music.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His secondary education was carried out at Sherborne School, where he met Coldplay manager Phil Harvey.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Before college in England, he worked at Shed Studios, producing jingles for plays at St. George's College, Harare.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He then enrolled at University College London, where he was awarded a first-class honours degree in Greek and Latin.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="observer" /> It was at UCL that Martin met Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion.<ref name="University Challenge">Template:Cite news</ref>

Career

Coldplay

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Martin performing with Coldplay in 2010 during the Viva la Vida Tour

Martin was responsible for co-founding the band along with Buckland; they met each other during UCL's orientation week in 1996.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The pair spent the rest of the year planning a band and started to write their first songs together in early 1997, practising every night as well.<ref name="LITBC">Template:Harv</ref> Berryman joined the group in the following months and they recorded numerous demos without a drummer.<ref name="BFN">Template:Harv</ref> By November, the trio was known as Big Fat Noises.<ref name="BFN" /> In 1998, they became Starfish "in a panic", as Champion scheduled their debut live performance at The Laurel Tree only a few days after he joined the line-up.<ref name="TLTS">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Weeks later, the band settled on the name Coldplay,<ref name="TLTS" /> which came from UCL friend Tim Crompton.<ref name="BFN" /> He originally considered it for his own band after finding a copy of Philip Horky's Child's Reflections, Cold Play (1997), but the idea was ultimately discarded.<ref name="BFN" />

Since the release of their debut album, Parachutes, in 2000, the band have achieved internationally recognised fame and success. Their song "Yellow", from Parachutes, entered the charts at number four and began the group's enduring popularity.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> To date, they have released ten studio albums in total including Parachutes, A Rush of Blood to the Head, X&Y, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Mylo Xyloto, Ghost Stories, A Head Full of Dreams, Everyday Life, Music of the Spheres, and Moon Music.

Solo work

Martin has written songs for a variety of acts including Embrace ("Gravity") and Jamelia ("See It in a Boy's Eyes", co-written with Coldplay producer Rik Simpson). Martin has also collaborated with Ron Sexsmith, Faultline, the Streets, and Ian McCulloch. He also sang a part of the vocals for the Band Aid 20 single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" at the end of 2004. In 2005, Martin collaborated with Nelly Furtado on the track "All Good Things (Come to an End)", for her 2006 album, Loose. The two were once rumoured to be a couple, after they both performed at Glastonbury in 2002. Furtado joked about it, saying, "Yeah, he's my boyfriend — he just doesn't know it yet".<ref name="chartattack">Template:Cite magazineTemplate:Dead link</ref>

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Martin performing at Music Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia, on 24 September 2011

Martin's fascination with hip hop was shown in mid-2006 when he collaborated with rapper Jay-Z for the rapper's comeback album, Kingdom Come, after the two met earlier in the year.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Martin put some chords together for a song known as "Beach Chair" and sent them to Jay-Z who enlisted the help of hip-hop producer Dr. Dre to mix it. Coldplay producer Rik Simpson conceived and performed the drum beats. The song was performed on 27 September 2006 by the two during Jay-Z's European tour at Royal Albert Hall. Martin has also worked on a solo collaboration with Kanye West, with whom he shared an impromptu jam session during a 2006 concert at Abbey Road Studios.<ref name="NME">"Chris Martin to release solo collaboration" Template:Webarchive NME magazine. Retrieved 26 April 2006.</ref> He performed the chorus of "Homecoming", from Kanye West's album Graduation.

In 2015, Martin collaborated with DJ Avicii to work on two new tracks for his album Stories. Their first collaboration was officially named "Heaven". Martin wrote the lyrics, Avicii did the production, and Simon Aldred of Cherry Ghost was the vocalist.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He also provided the vocals for Avicii's True Believer, also in Stories. In February 2017, Martin performed "A Different Corner" at the 2017 Brit Awards in tribute to George Michael.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

A song he co-wrote called "Homesick" appears on Dua Lipa's self-titled debut album, which was released in June 2017.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2019, Martin was featured on Avicii's posthumous album Tim.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The song "Heaven" features vocals by Martin and was written by Avicii and Martin prior to Avicii's death.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

Philanthropy

On 12 December 2012, Martin performed three songs, including "Losing My Religion" with Michael Stipe, as a part of the "12/12/12 Concert" which was held as a fundraiser for Hurricane Sandy relief.<ref>"12 Unforgettable Photos from the Epic 12-12-12 Sandy Benefit Concert", entertainment.time.com; retrieved 15 December 2012.</ref> On 15 November 2014, Martin joined charity group Band Aid 30, performing alongside British and Irish pop acts on the latest version of the track "Do They Know It's Christmas?" at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London to raise money for the 2014 Ebola crisis in Western Africa — this was the second time Martin has contributed to a Band Aid recording having performed in the 2004 version.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Martin became the creative director of the newly established Global Citizen Festival in 2015, a role he plans to fulfil for 15 years.<ref name="Martin">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Other projects

Martin and Coldplay guitarist Jonny Buckland made cameo appearances in the film Shaun of the Dead as supporters of the fictional charity ZombAid.<ref name="IMtriv">Shaun of the Dead (2004) – Trivia, IMDb, 2008, webpage: IMDb-5748 Template:Webarchive: notes role as zombie, and singer in Ash music.</ref> In 2006, Martin had a cameo role in the second series, episode four, of the Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant comedy Extras. He also appears singing in the closing credits of the 2009 Sacha Baron Cohen film Brüno, with Bono, Sting, Slash, Snoop Dogg, and Elton John.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In March 2015, Martin attended the televised launch of music streaming service Tidal via a video link, and revealed himself, along with other notable artists, as a shareholder in the company.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In June 2015, Martin performed "Til Kingdom Come" at the funeral Mass of Beau Biden, the son of then United States Vice President Joe Biden, after learning that Beau Biden was a fan of his.<ref>Chris Martin performs at Beau Biden funeral Template:Webarchive, rollingstone.com; accessed 21 June 2015.</ref> In August 2017, Martin performed a live solo piano rendition of "Crawling" by Linkin Park. The performance was a tribute to Linkin Park's lead singer Chester Bennington, who died by suicide the previous month.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Influences

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Martin performing with Coldplay in 2017

A major influence on Martin and Coldplay was the Scottish rock band Travis, with Martin crediting the band for the creation of his own band.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The Irish rock band U2 is another important influence on Martin both musically and politically.<ref name="rollingstone">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Martin wrote for Rolling Stone Magazine's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" on the band,<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> saying: "I don't buy weekend tickets to Ireland and hang out in front of their gates, but U2 are the only band whose entire catalogue I know by heart. The first song on The Unforgettable Fire, "A Sort of Homecoming", I know backward and forward—it's so rousing, brilliant, and beautiful. It's one of the first songs I played to my unborn baby."<ref name="rollingstone" /> Martin has been also influenced by Radiohead.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> In 2024, Coldplay invited and performed alongside Michael J. Fox at the Glastonbury Festival.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Martin is very vocal about his love for Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha. In 2005, he stated in an interview: "I found myself in Amsterdam the other day and I put a-ha's first record on. I just remembered how much I loved it. It's incredible songwriting. Everyone asks what inspired us, what we've been trying to steal from and what we listened to as we were growing up — the first band I ever loved was a-ha."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Martin has also performed live together with Magne Furuholmen of a-ha, introducing him as "the best keyboard player in the world".<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref> In November 2011, he stated that "back when we didn't have any hits of our own we used to play a-ha songs."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Martin is also a fan of English rock bands Oasis and Muse,<ref name="autogenerated1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Irish pop group Westlife,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> English-Irish girl group Girls Aloud,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> English pop group Take That,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire. In 2014, Martin inducted Peter Gabriel into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his solo career, and performed live with him.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Coldplay performed R.E.M.'s "Nightswimming" with Michael Stipe during their Austin City Limits performance in 2005, as a part of the Twisted Logic Tour. Martin went on to call "Nightswimming" "the greatest song ever written".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He has called Richard Ashcroft, formerly of the Verve, "the best singer in the world".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He also admires the lyrics of Morrissey.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Martin was quoted as calling Coldplay's song "Shiver" a rip-off Jeff Buckley influenced by Buckley's song "Grace". In 2008, Coldplay released an alternate music video for Viva la Vida, directed by Anton Corbijn as a tribute to Corbijn's 1990 video for Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence". It shows Martin dressed as a king, as Dave Gahan was in the original video. The band stated: "This is our attempt at a video cover version, made out of love for Depeche Mode and the genius of Anton Corbijn".Template:Citation needed

Personal life

According to The Times in May 2023, Martin had an estimated net worth of £160 million.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In a 2012 interview with the Daily Mirror, Martin revealed that he had been suffering from tinnitus since his early adult years, although he said that he had noticed the symptoms even as a teenager "while listening to loud music".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As a result, Martin wears specially filtered earplugs or customised in-ear monitors while performing and has encouraged his bandmates to do the same as a preventive measure.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Similarly, he has encouraged his children to wear hearing protection at concerts.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Martin has also become an advocate for hearing loss awareness, having partnered with the Royal National Institute for Deaf People.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> PETA named Martin the World's Sexiest Vegetarian in 2005.<ref>"Chris Martin Named World's Sexiest Vegetarian Template:Webarchive", Agence France-Presse, 23 July 2005.</ref> However, he began eating meat again after his separation from his then-wife, American actress Gwyneth Paltrow.<ref>Chris Martin no longer a vegetarian post split with Paltrow Template:Webarchive, usmagazine.com; accessed 21 June 2015.</ref>

Martin is a supporter of Exeter City.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He is also ambidextrous.<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref> In February 2020, a cassette tape was discovered by a former fellow pupil of Martin's. It contained a three-minute instrumental piece titled "Electric Thunder", which was composed by Martin, aged 12, at Exeter Cathedral School. Martin played keyboards on the track accompanying other pupils performing in a group called Grandisson Ensemble. The cassette was expected to sell for £600 at auction; it ultimately fetched £840 (US$Template:To USD round).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Relationships

According to one source, Martin previously had a relationship with live events producer Lily Sobhani around the Parachutes album release.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He and Gwyneth Paltrow married on 5 December 2003.<ref name=whoswho/><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Their daughter Apple was born in May 2004 in London.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Martin and the band released a song called "I am your baby's daddy" under the name "the Nappies" in anticipation of her birth.<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref> Coldplay's "Speed of Sound" was also inspired by Martin's experience and awe at becoming a father, being the lead single for the band's X&Y album. Actor Simon Pegg and Martin's bandmate Jonny Buckland are his daughter's godfathers, and Martin is godfather to Pegg's daughter.<ref name="Gdad">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His second child, Moses, was born in April 2006 in New York City.<ref name="BabyBoy">Template:Cite magazine</ref> The name was inspired by a song of the same name. In March 2014, Martin and Paltrow announced their separation as a "conscious uncoupling" after ten years of marriage.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Paltrow filed for divorce in April 2015 and it was finalised on 14 July 2016.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> From August 2015 to August 2017, he was in an on-and-off relationship with actress Annabelle Wallis.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Since 2017, Martin has been in a relationship with American actress Dakota Johnson.<ref name="SPEAKMAN">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They reside in Malibu, California.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2024, it was revealed the couple have been engaged for several years.<ref name="SPEAKMAN" />

Politics

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Martin playing piano at a concert in Brazil in 2007

Martin has been particularly outspoken on issues of fair trade and has campaigned for Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign. He travelled to Ghana and Haiti to meet farmers and view the effects of unfair trade practices.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> When performing he usually has variations of "Make Trade Fair", "MTF" or an equal sign written on the back of his left hand and the letters "MTF" can be seen emblazoned on his piano.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

He was a vocal critic of U.S. President George W. Bush and the war in Iraq. During the Teenage Cancer Trust show at London's Royal Albert Hall on 24 March 2003, he encouraged the sell-out crowd to "sing against war".<ref>"Liam Gallagher slams Chris Martin's anti-war stance" Template:Webarchive. NME. Retrieved 27 July 2015</ref> He was a strong supporter of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, most notably during his acceptance speech for the 2004 Grammy Awards Record of the Year, accepting for "Clocks". He supported Barack Obama for president in 2008, giving a shout-out at the end of a performance of "Yellow" on 25 October 2008 episode of Saturday Night Live.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 1 April 2006, The Guardian reported that Martin was backing the British Conservative Party leader David Cameron, and had written a new theme song for the party titled "Talk to David".<ref name="Guardian">Olaf Priol (2006). "Their wives met at yoga. Now Chris Martin plans to rock the vote for Cameron's Tories", The Guardian; retrieved 25 April 2006.</ref><ref name="GuardianU">"Talk to David" The Guardian; retrieved 26 April 2006.</ref> This was later revealed to be an April Fool's joke. While touring Australia in March 2009, Martin and the rest of Coldplay were the opening act at the Sound Relief benefit concert at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, for the victims of bushfires and floods in Victoria and Queensland.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Martin appeared in a video for the "Robin Hood Tax" campaign, which proposes a tax on stock trades in the United States.<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref> This tax is aimed at levelling the field between the 1% and 99%. In June 2016, Martin supported Vote Remain in the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Discography

With Coldplay

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• Parachutes (2000)
• A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)
• X&Y (2005)
• Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008)
• Mylo Xyloto (2011)
• Ghost Stories (2014)
• A Head Full of Dreams (2015)
• Everyday Life (2019)
• Music of the Spheres (2021)
• Moon Music (2024)

Solo credits

List of solo credits, showing year, song, artist, album and role

Year	Song	Artist	Album	Role	Template:Abbr
2002	"Where Is My Boy?"	Faultline	Your Love Means Everything	Featured artistTemplate:·co-writer	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	"Your Love Means Everything Part 2"
	"Gold in Them Hills"	Template:Sortname	Cobblestone Runway	Piano	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2003	"Sliding"	Template:Sortname	Slideling	Backing vocals	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	"Arthur"			Backing vocalsTemplate:·piano
	"See It in a Boy's Eyes"	Jamelia	Thank You	Co-writerTemplate:·backing vocalsTemplate:·piano	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2004	"Everybody's Happy Nowadays"	Ash	Template:Sort	Backing vocals	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	"Do They Know It's Christmas?"	Band Aid 20	—	Featured artist	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2005	"What Ever Happened to the Cosmic Kid?"	Various	Template:Sort	Co-writer	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2006	"All Good Things (Come to an End)"	Template:Sortname	Loose		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	"In the Sun"	Template:Sortname	In the Sun (Gulf Coast Relief)	Featured artist	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	"Beach Chair"	Jay-Z	Kingdom Come	Featured artistTemplate:·producer	<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>
2007	"Homecoming"	Template:Sortname	Graduation	Featured artistTemplate:·co-writer	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2009	"Want"	Template:Sortname	Come to Life	Co-writerTemplate:·keyboards	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	"Dove of Peace"	Template:Sortname	Brüno	Featured artist	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2010	"Most Kingz"	Jay-Z	—		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	"Me and Tennessee"	Template:SortnameTemplate:·Tim McGraw	Country Strong	WriterTemplate:Efn	<ref name="GPCRED" />
	"Halo" (Live)	Beyoncé	Hope for Haiti Now	Featured artistTemplate:·piano	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2012	"I Don't Want You to Die"	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Featured artist	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	"Viva la Vida" (Live)	—	12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	"Losing My Religion" (Live)	Template:Sortname
	"Us Against the World" (Live)	—
2014	"Wish I Was Here"	Cat PowerTemplate:·Coldplay	Wish I Was Here	Writer	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	"Iris (Hold Me Close)"	U2	Songs of Innocence	Backing vocals	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	"Do They Know It's Christmas?"	Band Aid 30	—	Featured artist	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2015	"True Believer"	Avicii	Stories	Co-writerTemplate:·backing vocalsTemplate:·piano	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	"Every Day's Like Christmas"	Template:Sortname	Kylie Christmas	Co-writerTemplate:·backing vocalsTemplate:Efn	<ref name="KYLIECRED" />
2016	"Electricity"	Template:Sortname	Life on the Road	Featured artist	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2017	"Homesick"	Template:Sortname	Dua Lipa	Co-writerTemplate:·backing vocalsTemplate:·piano	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2018	"Keep Talking"	Template:Sortname	Phoenix	UnknownTemplate:Efn	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2019	"Joyride"	Big Sean	—	Featured artist	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	"Someone That Loves You '19"	Template:Sortname	Glita		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	"Heaven"	Avicii	Tim	Featured artistTemplate:·co-writerTemplate:·keyboards	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	"Stratosphere"	Beck	Hyperspace	Backing vocals	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2020	"Sondela Forever"	Muzi	—	Co-writerTemplate:·producer	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	"Times Like These"	Live Lounge Allstars		Featured artistTemplate:·piano	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	"Monsters You Made"	Burna Boy	Twice as Tall	Featured artistTemplate:·co-writer	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2021	"Red Love"	Template:Sortname	Your Story	Executive producer	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	"Love Is a Mighty River"	Template:Sortname	Beautiful Scars	Co-writer	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2022	"Across the Oceans"	Template:Sortname	Remembrance	Featured artistTemplate:·piano	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	"Riptide"	Template:Sort	So Far So Good	Co-writer	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2023	"Queen"	Muzi	uMuzi	Featured artist	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	"Astronaut"	Griff	Vert1go Vol. 1	Piano	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2024	"Over You"	Template:SortnameTemplate:·Aespa	Djesse Vol. 4	Featured artist	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	"Raze the Bar"	TravisTemplate:·Brandon Flowers	L.A. Times	Backing vocals	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	"Wandering Talk"	Orlando le FlemingTemplate:·Romantic Funk	Wandering Talk	Featured artist	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2025	"Ma Meilleure Ennemie" (Extended Version)	StromaeTemplate:·PommeTemplate:·Coldplay	Arcane League of Legends: Season 2	Co-writer	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Filmography

Television

List of television appearances, showing year, title and details

Year	Title	Details
2006	Extras	Season 2, Episode 4: "Chris Martin" guest appearance
2014	Saturday Night Live	Season 39, Episode 19: "Spider-Man Kiss" sketch
2016	Barely Famous	Season 2, Episode 3: "No Scrubs" guest appearance
2017	Modern Family	Season 9, Episode 8: "Brushes with Celebrity" guest appearance
2020	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Season 10, Episode 6: "The Surprise Party" guest appearance
	Template:Sort	Depeche Mode guest appearance
	Template:Sort	Season 8, Episode 54: "Fallonlore: The 30 Rock Sessions" sketch

Films

List of film appearances, showing year, title, role and details

Year	Title	Role	Details
2003	Mayor of the Sunset Strip	Himself	Documentary
2004	Shaun of the Dead		Cameo appearance
	Band Aid 20: Justice, Not Charity		Documentary
2006	"God's Gonna Cut You Down" (Johnny Cash version)		Cameo appearance
2009	Brüno
	Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn		Documentary
2017	Avicii: True Stories
2018	Template:Sort
2024	Camden
	Music by John Williams
	Avicii – I'm Tim

See also

• List of people associated with University College London
• List of British Grammy winners and nominees
• List of best-selling music artists
• List of highest-grossing live music artists
• List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles Chart

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