Chris Martin formed a rock band with Jonny Buckland , Guy Berryman , and Will Champion called Starfish .
Born in Exeter , Devon , Martin went to University College London where he formed a rock band with Jonny Buckland in 1996 called Pectoralz , which was eventually renamed Coldplay in 1998.Martin , along with the other Coldplay members , achieved worldwide fame with the release of the band 's song `` Yellow '' in 2000 , a song that also earned the band their first Grammy Award nomination in the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song .
Chris Martin