Who is Coldplay’s Chris Martin and when was he married to Gwyneth Paltrow?

CHRIS Martin is the face of Coldplay and put his distinctive vocals to dozens of hits such as Trouble, Fix You and Viva La Vida.

The singer and his three band mates have some of the biggest hits of the past decade. Here's more about lead singer Chris...

Who is Chris Martin and how old is he?

Chris Martin, 44, born on March 2, 1977, is from Whitestone, Devon.

The singer rose to fame with Coldplay after the band released their first album Parachutes in 2000, which took the No1 spot.

They achieved worldwide fame for the album's hit single Yellow which reached number four in the UK charts.

Since then they've gone on to have two No1 singles in the UK with Viva La Vida in 2008 and Paradise in 2011.

And they've had seven more number one albums - A Rush Of Blood To The Head, X & Y, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, Mylo Xyloto, Ghost Stories, A Head Full Of Dreams and Everyday Life.

Chris has two children, daughter Apple, born on May 14, 2004, and son Moses, born in 2006, from his marriage to Gwyneth Paltrow.

What is Chris Martin's net worth?

Chris has a reported net worth of around $130million (£93million) thanks to the band's success and world tours.

However Chris revealed that he gives ten per cent of his earnings to 28 different charities.

In fact, the band share 10 per cent of their $475million net worth with the charitable organisations located around the globe.

Who is Chris Martin's girlfriend Dakota Johnson?

Chris is currently dating Dakota Johnson, 31, who is the daughter of Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith.

She also starred in the Fifty Shades Of Grey films alongside Jamie Dornan.

The pair were first pictured together having dinner in a restaurant in Malibu, Los Angeles and Chris later got the seal of approval from Dakota's father who called him a "lovely guy".

Chris dated British actress Annabelle Wallis from 2015 to 2017 after they were first spotted together holding hands as they walked through the streets of Paris.

Annabelle supplied backing vocals on the Coldplay album A Head Full of Dreams – which also included the vocals of Chris’ ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow as well as Beyonce, Blue Ivy, Noel Gallagher and Tove Lo.

When was Chris Martin married to Gwyneth Paltrow?

Chris married Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth on December 5, 2003, in a low key ceremony.

The couple welcomed daughter Apple a few months later in May 2004 and son Moses in April 2006.

However, the pair shocked their fans when they infamously announced they were to "consciously uncouple" in March 2014 after 10 years of marriage.

Their divorce was finalised in July 2016 but the former couple have remained on good terms.