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Coldplay's Colossal Career in Pictures

Did you know Coldplay originally called themselves Pectoralz and then Starfish? Neither did we until we viewed this photo retrospective. Find out more shocking facts here.

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Myf's Photo Diary

Triple M's music mistress flew 44 hours return for a one hour chat with Coldplay in their brand new London studio The Bakery - see her holiday snaps!

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Viva La Video Clips - see Coldplay's complete videography

Watch the band's evolution from fresh-faced youths on a beach in 'Yellow' to the soldier boys of their latest video for 'Violet Hill' - see all their videos.

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New album Viva La Vida released Saturday June 14

"This album was fuelled by a desire to move from black and white into colour," says frontman Chris Martin about album #4 and the follow-up to 2005's X&Y.

Preceded by the luscious single 'Violet Hill', Viva La Vida' sees Coldplay pushing themselves into new territory. Produced by legend Brian Eno and Markus Dravs, their fourth album was largely recorded in their new studio, The Bakery; literally a renovated old London bakery.

"I wanted this record to prove us worthy of the position we've been given," says Martin. "Whatever anyone makes of the record, when we play live, we're gonna be on fire.".

• Coldplay's official site