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Martin went on to call "Nightswimming" "the greatest song ever written". Martin has been particularly outspoken on issues of fair trade and has campaigned for Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign.

He traveled to Ghana and Haiti to meet farmers and view the effects of unfair trade practices. He was a vocal critic of President George W. Bush and the war in Iraq. Martin was a strong supporter of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, most notably during his acceptance speech for the Grammy Awards Record of the Year, accepting for " Clocks ".

Martin also supported the Democratic Party candidate for President in , giving a shout-out to Barack Obama at the end of a performance of " Yellow " on 25 October episode of Saturday Night Live. Martin appeared in a video for the "Robin Hood Tax" campaign, which proposes a tax on stock trades in the United States.

On 12 December , Martin performed as a part of the "12 12 12 Concert" which was held as a fundraiser for Hurricane Sandy relief. He performed " Viva la Vida ", the R. On 25 March , just moments after his "conscious uncoupling" separation with wife Gwyneth Paltrow was announced, it was revealed that Martin would join The Voice US as a guest special advisor beginning the following week.

Martin was married to actress Gwyneth Paltrow for 10 years. The couple met at a Coldplay concert in , while the band was touring their second album A Rush of Blood to the Head , after tabloids had started rumouring a relationship between the two. Only after that did they begin an official relationship.

Martin was a help to Paltrow while she was dealing with her father's death, writing the song " Fix You " in the process. The couple announced Paltrow's pregnancy and proceeded to get married on 5 December , a quiet ceremony in the absence of all their friends and family. After continuing his studies at another independent school, Martin attended University College in London, where he graduated with a degree in Ancient World Studies.

During the college's orientation week in , he met guitarist Jonathan "Jonny" Buckland and the two decided to form a band, with the chosen name Pectoralz. By , the band renamed Starfish by this time had recruited Guy Berryman on the bass and Will Champion on the drums. In , the band, now known as Coldplay, released their debut album, Parachutes. The album was a commercial success, peaking at No. Billboard with hits like "Yellow," "Trouble" and "Don't Panic.

The group released their second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head , in The tour was filmed for the Live DVD. He performed the chorus of "Homecoming", from Kanye West's album Graduation.

Martin and Coldplay guitarist Jonny Buckland made cameo appearances in the film Shaun of the Dead as supporters of the fictional charity ZombAid, with Martin having a second cameo in the film as a Zombie. In Martin had a cameo role in the second series, episode four, of the Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant created comedy Extras.

This was later revealed to be an April Fool's joke. While touring Australia in March , 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.

Martin appeared in a video for the "Robin Hood Tax" campaign, which proposes a tax on stock trades in the United States. In he stated the following 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. In November , he stated that "back when we didn't have any hits of our own we used to play a-ha songs.

Coldplay performed R. Martin went on to call "Nightswimming" "the greatest song ever written". He has called Richard Ashcroft, formerly of the Verve, "the best singer in the world". He also admires the lyrics of Morrissey. However, he began eating meat again after his split with Gwyneth Paltrow.

Martin is a supporter of Arsenal Football Club. In a interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Martin, who was raised believing in a Christian God, said of his religious views: "I definitely believe in God. How can you look at anything and not be overwhelmed by the miraculousness of it?

In a interview, he said, "I'm always trying to work out what 'He' or 'She' is. I don't know if it's Allah or Jesus or Mohammed or Zeus. But I'd go for Zeus. The two were once rumoured to be a couple, after they both performed at Glastonbury in Nelly Furtado joked about it, saying, "Yeah, he's my boyfriend—he just doesn't know it yet". 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.

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. Bush and the war in Iraq. He was a strong supporter of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, most notably during his acceptance speech for the Grammy Awards Record of the Year, accepting for "Clocks". He supported Obama for president in , giving a shout-out at the end of a performance of "Yellow" on 25 October episode of Saturday Night Live.

Chris dated British actress Annabelle Wallis from to after they were first spotted together holding hands as they walked through the streets of Paris.

However, the pair shocked their fans when they infamously announced they were to " consciously uncouple " in March after 10 years of marriage. Their divorce was finalised in July but the former couple have remained on good terms.