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Christopher Anthony John "Chris" Martin, professionally known as Chris Martin has an estimated net worth of $140 million. He has earned his wealth as an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, and is the lead singer, pianist, guitarist and one of the founders of the band Coldplay. Born on March 2, 1977 in Whitestone England, Martin is the eldest in the family of five children of an accountant dad and a music teacher mother.
He started schooling at Hylton pre-preparatory School. His musical career commenced while at Exeter Preparatory Cathedral School where together with other pupils they formed a band. He joined Sherbone Boys School and later University College where he not only advanced his musical career but also met the members of Cold Play Band. The rock band laid an important foundation to his musical career; formed as Starfish Band in 1998, the band is internationally recognized for hit songs like Viva la Vida, Mylo Xyloto, Live 2012 among other hits. Martin is also a solo artist and has collaborated together with renown world artists like Jay Z , Kanye West, Rihanna and Nelly Furtando.
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2013 |
Sale of Asset |
Value of Paltrow and Martin's Malibu home upon sale |
$14,000,000 |
|
2013 |
Asset |
Reported amount paid for the purchase of his home in Brentwood Los Angeles |
$6,750,000 |
|
2013 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record earnings of Coldplay's Ghost Stories album which sold over 3.4 million copies as of 2014 |
$4,400,000 |
|
2011 |
Asset |
Amount spent for the purchase of Paltrow and Martin's home in Brentwood, Los Angeles |
$9,950,000 |
|
2010 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record earnings of Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto album which sold over 537 thousand copies as of January 2010 |
$9,500,000 |
|
2007 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record earnings of Coldplay's Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends album which sold over 10 million copies |
$12,000,000 |
|
2007 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record earnings of Coldplay's Prospekt's March album which sold over 537 thousand copies as of January 2010 |
$650,000 |
|
2006 |
Asset |
Ex couple, Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin, reportedly dropped $5 million to purchase an apartment in the River Lofts Development in Tribeca, Manhattan |
$5,000,000 |
|
2006 |
Sale of Asset |
Value of Paltrow and Martin's Santa Monica apartment upon sale |
$1,800,000 |
|
2005 |
Asset |
Paltrow & Martin spent $5.4 million for the purchase of their East Hamptons home |
$5,400,000 |
|
2004 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record earnings of Coldplay's X&Y album which sold over 13 million copies worldwide |
$15,500,000 |
|
2002 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record earnings of Coldplay's Coldplay Live 2003 album which sold over 8.185 million copies in Argentina, Portugal, Mexico, Australia, Canada, US, Germany, & UK |
$9,800,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record earnings of Coldplay's A Rush of Blood to the Head album which sold over 19 million copies worldwide |
$23,000,000 |