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Jonny Buckland
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British guitarist (born 1977)
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Jonathan Mark Buckland, known professionally as Jonny Buckland, is a British guitarist, singer, pianist, and songwriter. Born on September 11, 1977, in the London Borough of Islington, he is a member of the band Coldplay. His musical work falls within the alternative rock genre, and he has been active since 1995. Buckland performs on guitar, voice, and audio effects units, with his recordings released under the Parlophone label.
Buckland is a citizen of the United Kingdom and was educated at University College London. He speaks English and Welsh. His professional activities are represented by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
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Jonathan Mark Buckland (born 11 September 1977) is an English-born Welsh musician and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Raised in Pantymwyn, he began to play guitar from an early age, being influenced by acts such as the Stone Roses, My Bloody Valentine and U2. Noted for sparse and delicate arrangements, he uses the slide bar and delay pedal…
Known for
- Coldplay: A Film for the Future — Self2025
- Coldplay: Music Of The Spheres World Tour - Live at Narendra Modi Stadium/India — Self2025
- Coldplay - Live In Ahmedabad2025
- Coldplay: Moon Music - Global Theatrical Listening Event — Self2024
- Coldplay: The Moon Music Interview with Zane Lowe | Apple Music — Self2024
- Glastonbury 20242024
- Camden — Self2024
- Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate — Self2023
- DOC Clara x Sofia - Tour Coldplay2023
- Coldplay Live at Expo 2020 Dubai — Self2022
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1977
Member of
- Coldplaysince 1996
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 348
- Total plays
- 2,691
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Jonathan Mark Buckland (born 11 September 1977) in Islington, London, and lived there until the age of four, when his family moved to Pantymwyn, North Wales. He started playing the guitar at the age of eleven. His musical influences include The Stone Roses, Ride, George Harrison and My Bloody Valentine, while being encouraged by his elder brother Tim. He was a student at Ysgol y Waun and Alun School, the latter located in the Welsh town of Mold; moving on to study astronomy and mathematics at
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Fish bioaccumulation and biomarkers in environmental risk assessment: a review
· 2003 · cited 3,922x
- The future of digital health with federated learning
· 2020 · cited 2,810x
- Introduction to Distance Sampling
· 2001 · cited 2,789x
- Data, disease and diplomacy: GISAID's innovative contribution to global health
· 2017 · cited 2,020x
- Distance software: design and analysis of distance sampling surveys for estimating population size
· 2010 · cited 1,644x
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Key facts
- Born
- Jonathan Mark Buckland , ( 1977-09-11 ) 11 September 1977 (age 48) , London , England
- Alma mater
- University College London
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter
- Years active
- 1997–present
- Spouse
- Chloe Lee-Evans ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2009 )
- Awards
- Full list
- Origin
- London, England
- Genres
- Alternative rock pop rock post-Britpop pop
- Instruments
- Guitar keyboards vocals
- Labels
- Fierce Panda Parlophone Nettwerk Capitol Atlantic
- Member of
- Coldplay
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mark
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London Borough of Islington
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- Welsh
- Eye colour
- green
- Hair colour
- blond hair
- Genre
- alternative rock
- Instrument
- audio effects unit
- Record label
- Parlophone
- Image
- JonnyBucklandGlasto290624 (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 1.88
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- date of birth
- 1977-09-11
- member of
- Coldplay
- birth name
- Jonathan Mark Buckland
- Commons category
- Jonny Buckland
- start of work period
- 1995-00-00
- name in native language
- Jonny Buckland
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
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Encyclopedic overview
Jonathan Mark Buckland (born 11 September 1977) is a British musician and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Raised in Pantymwyn, he started to play guitar at an early age, taking inspiration from groups such as My Bloody Valentine, the Stone Roses and U2. His compositions are noted for being sparse and delicate, using delay pedals and slide bars with a timbre that led to comparisons to the Edge.
Buckland has a 2:1 degree in mathematics and astronomy from University College London, where he formed Coldplay along with Chris Martin, Guy Berryman and Will Champion. The band signed with Parlophone in 1999, finding global fame with Parachutes (2000) and subsequent albums. He received a total of seven Grammy Awards and nine Brit Awards as part of Coldplay. Having sold more than 160 million records worldwide, they are the most successful group of the 21st century.
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