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As reported earlier, international relief agency Oxfam began taking bids on Tuesday in an online celebrity auction aimed at raising money for its work in Darfur and neighbouring Chad. Among the items on offer are pop star Elton John's tailor-made Donatella Versace suit, a script of hit film The Queen signed by Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin's Dolce and Gabbana jacket, and gold-coloured designer shoes signed by actress Sienna Miller.   The Coldplay item is now

Oxfam launches celebrity auction as part of Darfur appeal   LONDON: International relief agency Oxfam began taking bids on Tuesday in an online celebrity auction aimed at raising money for its work in Darfur and neighbouring Chad.   The auction, which will see the prized possessions of several celebrities sold to the public, is part of a five-million-pound (7.4-million-euro, 10-million-dollar) appeal launched by the charity on April 16.   Among the items on offer are pop star Elton John's tail

The first acoustic guitar of Coldplay's frontman, Chris Martin has just sold at auction for £18,750, at Bonhams Knightsbridge in London. Chris took the guitar with him to study at University, where he met Jonny Buckland, resulting in the band we love today forming. Click here to see the full fact-file.     Video - James Bond gun and Chris Martin's first guitar goes under the hammer (Reuters)   Discussion   ------ The Coldplaying app There’s now an easy way to post on our forums a

Chris Martin’s very first acoustic guitar, used during the recording of Coldplay’s UK number one hit album Parachutes, will up for grabs at Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia Sale, taking place 24 June. Auction will take place at Bonhams Knightsbridge on Wednesday 24th June Chris took the guitar with him to study at University, where he met Jonny Buckland, resulting in the band forming Rare memorabilia worth between an estimated £7000-9000 Guitar originally bought from Bill Greenhalgh'

Pinstripe suit trousers, a washed-out black top, curly blonde locks swept back under a cap and white trainers.   Let’s hope the new Coldplay album sounds better than frontman Chris Martin looks at the moment, report The Sun. The singer was snapped out strolling in London looking a bit, well, dishevelled. In fact, they reckon his resemblance to shaggy Seventies crooner Kevin Godley in his 10CC days is more uncanny by the day.   The Sun also comments that Chris’s stylish missus, Gwyneth Paltrow,

Chris Martin has apologised to his US fans for the out-of-control state of his hair. He says his curly locks become wild during American tours because he refuses to get a haircut by anyone except his UK-based stylist.   He explains, "I look like Michael Bolton right now. The problem is my hairdresser is back in England while I'm out here on tour."   Martin was especially wary of his crop in Los Angeles, because the city's citizens are so well-presented. He adds, "This is a city where everyone ha

Coldplay is planning to put stadium rock to one side and work on a country album with a hip-hop flavour.   Chris Martin is so keen to expand his musical boundaries, he is planning a collaboration with retired country singer Garth Brookes, Kanye West and legendary hip-hop producer Timbaland.   The 28-year-old says, "Country is a very sleeping beast within us. We have two things we're not allowed to do - country and rap - just because of where we're from. So I think they'll rear their heads at s

Pop, Rock and R&B artiste, Jon Germain has confirmed to Hitz Entertainment News that Coldplay's Chris Martin has contacted him several times indicating his profound love for his Quiver song. Catch all the latest discussion on this article at the Coldplay forum now.   He said Chris texted him several times about a week ago expressing his love for the song, saying he could not stop listening to it. "He did. It went on and on. It’s like a whole text message about two pages full. He went on an

An eBay auction of pop memorabilia from some of Britain's biggest acts has raised around £50,000 ($80,000) so far for survivors of the Haiti earthquake, organizers Oxfam said on Monday. Among the top lots sold so far is Chris Martin's "Viva La Vida" tour jacket, which fetched £9,600, and three pairs of VIP tickets to the Glastonbury festival which raised around £7,000 each.   The Fender Stratocaster guitar played by Alex Turner in the Arctic Monkeys' "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" video

Chris Martin's appearance on The Simpsons has been put back a couple of weeks and will now take place on 31st January. Chris will lend his vocal cords to an episode in which Homer wins a million-dollar lottery and hires the band to play a concert just for Bart and him. "When Bart goes to the bathroom, Coldplay has to stop," notes Simpsons exec producer Al Jean. Here's Anchorman with the airing details:   Good morning. We've just been informed that Chris's appearance on The Simpsons will now air

Coldplay's lead singer Chris Martin has reveal how revenge against a school bully was a "pretty sweet" dish.   Speaking to the Sun, the 30-year-old musician told of how he was picked on at the posh Dorset school Sherborne for being, in his own words, "a bit of a swot" that preferred playing the piano and guitar over sports.   While out and about with his Hollywood beauty of a wife Gwyneth Paltrow, who he married three years ago and has two children with, Chris happened to see the boy who made h

For all of you people that didn’t see the Ricky Gervais/Chris Martin 'Fix You' thing until somebody uploaded it as a video on the internet, you probably don’t know about this. I have HBO on Demand and I can watch any Extras episode whenever I want, and so there’s this little clip called “Who’s On Extras?” and it talks about all the celebrity extras on the show (such as Chris!) So there’s a little part with Chris saying some things about the show, I couldn’t upload it cause I can’t record it but

Thanks to Jessica who went through all the Coldplay interviews she could find, and put together Chris Martin's Top 10 Funniest Quotes. She goes on to say, "It's a quality list and will make for some happy Chris Martin fans."   “I drool all over the place…If you’re in Row A at a Coldplay show, you can really go away with a lot of DNA. You could literally re-create us.” - Chris Martin   “Can we got on with this? I’ve got to do AIDS and Alzheimer’s and land mines this afternoon, and I want to get b

A pair of autographed boots belonging to David Bowie has sold for £1,320 ($2,595) at an auction to raise funds for a landmines charity.   Bowie beat Phil Collins, whose shoes sold for £642 ($1,262), and Coldplay's Chris Martin, whose trainers went for £510 (£995) to fetch the highest bid at the 10 day internet auction, which saw 69 celebrities donate footwear to the cause.   British actress Dame Judi Dench's shoes and former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson were also auctioned off for the landmines

Coldplay have paid tribute to Kylie Minogue at their show in New York (May 18).   Singer Chris Martin dedicated the track 'The Scientist' to the Aussie pop star, who was diagnosed with breast cancer on Tuesday (May 17th).   He said: "This song is for Kylie Minogue. Please get better soon."According to The Sun, Martin’s wife Gwyneth Paltrow watched from the side of the stage at the Beacon Theatre as Coldplay performed the first of a series of small warm-up gigs in the US ahead of their world tour

Nelly Furtado gets a little help from her friends for her hot new single. All Good Things released through Geffen Records on November 27th.   Coldplay’s Chris Martin co-wrote the hypnotic ‘All Good Things’ with Nelly after he turned up at the same studio Nelly was working in with Timbaland in Miami. As a long term fan of Coldplay, Nelly jumped at the chance of working with Chris. The single was once again produced by uber-producer Timbaland.   “Chris was totally at home in the studio and was a g

Little Moses Martin (born April 8) is one lucky guy: He gets a front-row seat for solo lullaby performances by his dad, singer Chris Martin.   In fact, both the Coldplay frontman (who's one of five kids) and wife Gwyneth Paltrow are "both very, very hands-on parents," says Rachel Waddilove, their 2-year-old daughter Apple's former nanny.   More on this here [thanks =make trade fair=]

Chris Moyles DJ, who lives in a trendy part of North London, has many celebrity neighbours.   Chris Martin is one but the Leeds-born loudmouth admits he often can’t make out what the Coldplay star is really like — because he’s quite mad.   He explains: “He came into our studio one morning and he just seemed wired — it’s the only word I can think of which won’t get me into trouble. He just seemed out of it, not out of it as in wasted, but just really, really giddy and surreal and a little bit, I

Chris was delighted to hear that Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow had been watching him [on Celebrity X Factor] — and apparently even voted for him. Puffing out his chest, he says: “Now that is a true claim to fame! I’ve never met Gwyneth Paltrow — even though she lives very near to me — but I do sometimes see her husband, Chris Martin, about.   “I bumped into him and he told me that him and the wife were huge fans of the programme and had been tuning in to watch me — and to vote for me.   “How sh

Playing the doting dad is taking its toll on poor Chris Martin.   The Coldplay frontman looks shattered as he takes his seven-week-old son Moses out for a stroll in North London yesterday. Last week the band’s bass player Guy Berryman told me Chris was feeling a bit run down coping with a new baby after being on the road for more than a year.   But now Chris and the boys have a couple of weeks off before the Isle of Wight Festival and the start of their world tour in Australia.   More on this h

If you're ever invited around to Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow's house, don't expect to see any of their awards on show.   The Coldplay singer has revealed that actually he doesn't think much of his Grammy gong or Gwynnie's Oscar statue. It seems that Chris wants more from an inanimate award than it just sitting there looking pretty, as he said, "A Grammy just sits there. An Oscar just sits there. It's just a hunk of junk."   Coldplay won record of the year at the 2004 Grammy Awards in Los An

Oscar winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow married Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin because he reminded her of her late father Bruce.   According to contactmusic.com, Paltrow [pictured] says she was struck by the resemblance when she was having a chat with Madonna about love and loss.   She says: "She (Madonna) said to me that I once told her that I wasn't ready to pick the right person because I wasn't ready to replace my father as the main man in my life. It's true. I feel, like I was never reall

Throughout January, BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe has been replaced by a string of guest presenters while he's on leave, report coldplay.com.   Tomorrow night, it's the turn of our very own Chris Martin to take to the mic. The show is on from 7-9pm UK time. Click here for more info or to listen online.   Radio 1 regular Nihal will be the co-host accompanying the celebs in the second and third week of January. New Zealander Zane is known for playing fresh alternative tracks, including rock, punk and Br

Coldplay's Chris Martin is so in touch with his feminine side he's written a song from a woman's perspective.   He has penned 'See It In A Boy's Eyes' for British R+B star Jamelia, and played piano and sang backing vocals on the track - and the singer is amazed at how much Chris understands women's inner-most thoughts.   She says, "His vocals on the track are really haunting. It's amazing that he could write lyrics from a woman's point of view and articulate feelings from a totally different per

As reported earlier, we can now reveal that Chris Martin, wife Gwyneth Paltrow and bandmate Will Champion attended the "Established & Sons First Birthday - VIP Party" on September 23, 2006 - among the guests were also their good friends Paul and Stella McCartney.   The party was all about the partnership of British furniture manufacturer 'Established & Sons' with Bono's RED campaign (Chris also wears a 'Red' t-shirt at the event). At Grosvenor Place 9, many celebrities celebrated the lau