Jonny Buckland

Jonny Buckland
Buckland performing with Coldplay in 2024
Born	Jonathan Mark Buckland (1977-09-11) 11 September 1977 (age 46) London, England
Alma mater	University College London
Occupations	Musician songwriter
Years active	1997–present
Spouse	Chloe Lee-Evans ​ (m. 2009)​
Children	2
Awards	Full list
Musical career
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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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 stylistic timbre that led to comparisons to the Edge.

Buckland has a 2:1 degree in astronomy and mathematics 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 has won seven Grammy Awards and nine Brit Awards as part of Coldplay. Having sold over 200 million records around the world as of 2019,^[1] they are the most successful group of the 21st century.^[2]