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Going the Coldplay way

The urban dictionary defines a Coldplayer as  what the fans of the British Alternative Rock Band Coldplay call themselves. As one of the world’s most popular artists, Coldplay have sold a total of over 55 million copies of their five studio albums over a period of 12 years.

Coldplay achieved worldwide fame with the release of the single Yellow in 2000, followed by their debut album released in the same year, Parachutes. The band's second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), was released to critical acclaim and won multiple awards.

Their next release, X&Y, the best-selling album worldwide in 2005, was met with mostly positive reviews upon its release, though some critics felt that it was inferior to its predecessor.

The band's fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008) released again to largely positive reviews, earning several Grammy nominations and wins at the 51st Grammy Awards.

Coldplayer India attempts to bring the music and the vibe of a Coldplay show to venues across India by putting together experienced musicians from top acts in the Capital. Coldplayer India is - Sherry Matthews (vocals),  Aashish Mandhwani (guitar and vocals),  Ritwik De (guitars, vocals and keyboards), Suyash Gabriel (drums) and Sergio Dinarte (bass).
Aashish plays guitar for one of Delhi’s established rock acts Fire Exit. With over 200 shows and an album with Fire Exit, he has played at most major festivals held in India over the last 6 years. Ritwik is the lead guitarist and singer of MindFlew. Suyash currently does sessions for Delhi-based bands including The Doppler Effectand TribU2.

Having started off with Western Classical and Broadway at the age of 8, Sherry Mathews went on to perform at various platforms in and around India. He has been part of Artistes Unlimited since it's initiation and has sung backup vocals for Delhi-based bands Advaita and Them Clones to name a few. He currently is the lead vocalist for Cobbled Street, a Jazz-Funk band and The Doppler Effect, a Progressive Rock band and TribU2, a U2 tribute band. Born in El Salvador,  Sergio Dinarte started to play classical guitar at the age of 12. He is currently in Delhi, playing with acts such as the Ghost Crabs, New Delhi roots, Negra Pradera.

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