Hotter than Coldplay.Chris Martin This article is about the Coldplay musician. For other people named Chris Martin, see Chris Martin (disambiguation). Christopher Anthony John Martin (born March 2, 1977) is the lead singer, pianist and occasional rhythm guitarist of the popular rock band Coldplay. may have three platinum albums and Gwyneth Paltrow, but the Coldplay front man doesn't have the U.K.'s prestigious Mercury Prize. That belongs to openly gay singer Antony Hegarty and his band, Antony and the Johnsons Antony and the Johnsons is a Mercury Prize-winning music act from New York City. The band is essentially the vehicle for singer Antony (full name Antony Hegarty). Career Antony Hegarty is the leader of Antony and the Johnsons. , who nabbed the $35,000 award for the year's best British or Irish album on September 6 for I Am a Bird Now. "I think they must have made a mistake," Hegarty told the BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. . "I am completely overwhelmed. I think that's insane." |
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