Editing Chris Martin (section)

== Early life ==
Christopher Anthony John Martin was born on 2 March 1977 in [[Exeter]], [[Devon]], England.<ref name="whoswho">{{Who's Who|author=Anon|title=Martin, Christopher Anthony John|id=U268294|year=2024|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U268294|edition=176th|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|location=Oxford|isbn=9781399409452|oclc=1402257203|pages=2736}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Latest Coldplay News |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/coldplay/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227022423/https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/coldplay/ |archive-date=27 February 2023 |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=Capital FM |type=Press the "View More" button on the "Facts" column}}</ref> He is the eldest of five children.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chris Martin |url=https://www.biography.com/musician/chris-martin |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303234916/https://www.biography.com/musician/chris-martin |archive-date=3 March 2020 |access-date=18 March 2020 |website=Biography}}</ref> His father, Anthony John Martin, is a retired chartered accountant.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anthony John MARTIN – Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House) |url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/0W8r-v73fLE2JjmxICpyBy8tWqk/appointments |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101015731/https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/0W8r-v73fLE2JjmxICpyBy8tWqk/appointments |archive-date=1 November 2018 |access-date=12 May 2019 |website=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk}}</ref> His mother, Alison Martin, is from Zimbabwe and works as a music teacher.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thezimbabwemail.com/entertainment/coldplays-chris-martin-narrates-zimbabwean-connection/|title=Coldplay's Chris Martin narrates his Zimbabwean connection – The Zimbabwe Mail|author=Staff Reporter|date=4 September 2017|access-date=7 March 2020|archive-date=15 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215014539/https://www.thezimbabwemail.com/entertainment/coldplays-chris-martin-narrates-zimbabwean-connection/|url-status=live}}</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">{{Cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/news/the-very-genteel-mr-paltrow-7295601.html|title=The very genteel Mr Paltrow|date=9 December 2003|website=Evening Standard|access-date=12 May 2019|archive-date=12 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512112108/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/the-very-genteel-mr-paltrow-7295601.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.exetermemories.co.uk/em/_people/martin.php|title=Exeter Memories Chris Martin|website=www.exetermemories.co.uk|access-date=12 May 2019|archive-date=23 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123024615/http://www.exetermemories.co.uk/em/_people/martin.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/chris-martin-the-stereo-mc-120114.html|title=Chris Martin: The stereo MC|access-date=23 February 2003|work=[[Independent (newspaper)|Independent]]|location=London, UK|date=23 February 2003|archive-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925143342/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/chris-martin-the-stereo-mc-120114.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="observer">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/dec/07/popandrock|title=The Observer Profile: Jonny Buckland and Chris Martin|access-date=4 November 2008|date=7 December 2003|work=The Observer|location=London|archive-date=29 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729040559/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2003/dec/07/popandrock|url-status=live}}</ref> His great-great-grandfather, [[William Willett]], campaigned for and made [[daylight saving time]] a recognised practice.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dekel |first=Jon |date=9 March 2014 |title=Daylight Saving Time's Coldplay connection |url=https://o.canada.com/entertainment/music/daylight-saving-times-coldplay-connection |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118104732/https://o.canada.com/entertainment/music/daylight-saving-times-coldplay-connection |archive-date=18 November 2018 |access-date=3 April 2023 |website=Canada.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 March 2006 |title=Pioneer of British Summer Time to be recognised |url=http://www.actonw3.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/conhist10.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514001425/http://www.actonw3.com/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/conhist10.htm |archive-date=14 May 2021 |access-date=3 April 2023 |website=ActonW3.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Hansard|title=Lighter Evenings (Experiment) Bill|jurisdiction=Parliament of the United Kingdom|house=House of Lords|date=24 March 2006|volume=679|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FCYNAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Chris+Martin%22+%22William+Willett%22|column=461|speaker=Lord Tanlaw|quote=Is the Minister aware also that in 1909, William Willett, who was the great-great grandfather of the popular singer Chris Martin of Coldplay, drafted Bills for Parliament's acceptance proposing daylight saving in this country as a means of conserving energy?}} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411153833/https://books.google.com/books?id=FCYNAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Chris+Martin%22+%22William+Willett%22 |date=11 April 2023}}</ref>

Martin lived with his family in Zimbabwe when he was 10 years old,<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 September 2017 |title=Coldplay's Chris Martin Performs the Earliest Breakfast Session Ever |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/S1zbPJzlpQ5dKk4jVGkymN/coldplay-s-chris-martin-performs-the-earliest-breakfast-session-ever |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518150618/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/S1zbPJzlpQ5dKk4jVGkymN/coldplay-s-chris-martin-performs-the-earliest-breakfast-session-ever |archive-date=18 May 2024 |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=BBC Radio 1}}</ref> later attending the Hylton and [[Exeter Cathedral School|Exeter Cathedral]] schools, where he found his passion for music.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 April 2021 |title=Chris Martin: Exeter School Sparked Coldplay Star's Love for Music |url=https://www.devonlive.com/news/celebs-tv/chris-martin-exeter-school-sparked-5299142 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241102191222/https://www.devonlive.com/news/celebs-tv/chris-martin-exeter-school-sparked-5299142 |archive-date=2 November 2024 |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Devon Online}}</ref> His secondary education was carried out at [[Sherborne School]], where he met Coldplay manager [[Phil Harvey (band manager)|Phil Harvey]].<ref>{{Cite journal|date=August 2002|title=The State of Coldplay|journal=Q}}</ref> Before college in England, he worked at [[Shed Studios]], producing jingles for plays at [[St. George's College, Harare]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 September 2022 |title=Coldplay en Colombia: Detalles del Vocalista, Chris Martin, Que Quizá No Conocía |trans-title=Coldplay in Colombia: Details About Vocalist Chris Martin That You May Not Have Known |url=https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2022/09/16/coldplay-en-colombia-detalles-del-vocalista-chris-martin-que-quiza-no-conocia/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241102190142/https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2022/09/16/coldplay-en-colombia-detalles-del-vocalista-chris-martin-que-quiza-no-conocia/ |archive-date=2 November 2024 |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Infobae |language=es}}</ref> He then enrolled at [[University College London]], where he was awarded a [[British undergraduate degree classification|first-class honours]] degree in [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] and [[Latin]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 2003 |title=Countdown for Clocks |url=http://www.coldplay.com/ezine/ezine8.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050514210230/http://www.coldplay.com/ezine/ezine8.pdf |archive-date=14 May 2005 |access-date=13 June 2022 |website=Coldplay E-Zine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Coldplay recall UCL |url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2005/jun/coldplay-recall-ucl |website=UCL News |access-date=9 March 2022 |date=29 June 2005 |archive-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220203064218/https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2005/jun/coldplay-recall-ucl |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="observer" /> It was at UCL that Martin met [[Jonny Buckland]], [[Guy Berryman]] and [[Will Champion]].<ref name="University Challenge">{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1183008.stm|title=Coldplay's university challenge|access-date=21 February 2001|work=BBC News|date=22 February 2001|archive-date=10 June 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040610034136/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1183008.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>