Introduction:

Coldplay are an English rock band from London, formed in 1996. The group comprises Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, and Will Champion.
They were staying at the same Halls of Residence at University, formed Coldplay in 1996. All four members studied at University College London: Chris was doing a course in Ancient History, Jon read Maths and Astronomy, Will was an Anthropologist, and Guy was training to be an engineer.
Both Chris and Jon had been playing the guitar since their early teens, Guy is the band's bass player, and Will took the role of drummer, despite that fact that he prefers to play the guitar.

"Yellow" was the first hit single from Coldplay, and after a critically acclaimed performance at Glastonbury festival in 1999, the track went straight into the charts at number four. The album this song was taken from, "Parachutes", went into the album chart at number one just a few weeks later.

Presentation: Talk W.Champion's career

William Champion was born in Southampton, Hampshire, England, on 31 July 1978. As a youth, Champion's musical influences included Tom Waits, Nick Cave and traditional Irish folk music. He learned to play piano and violin when he was 8 and he learned to play the guitar when he was 12. He also has experience on the bass, and tin whistle. Before he joined Coldplay, Champion performed in a band called Fat Hamster.

Champion was the last of the four band members to join the ensemble on 31 July 1997. He took up the position as drummer with no prior experience, but quickly adjusted to fill the role.

In Coldplay, he is often regarded as the rationality of the group. They say of him "Will does have a very sensible head on his shoulders and when it comes to making band decisions he's really good at putting valid points across and keeping everyone focused".

During the Viva la Vida Tour, Champion sang and performed an acoustic version of the song "Death Will Never Conquer". A version of the song was included on Coldplay's live album LeftRightLeftRightLeft. He has also performed lead vocals on a live version of "Til Kingdom Come" and the Life in Technicolor II b-side "The Goldrush".

Other projects:

Champion made a cameo appearance in an episode of HBO's series Game of Thrones titled "The Rains of Castamere".

Equipment:

Champion currently uses a Yamaha drum kit with Zildjian cymbals