Rachel Chinouriri has performed a radiant cover of Coldplay‘s ‘The Scientist’ ahead of this year’s Glastonbury where both musicians will play.
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Chinouriri’s rendition of Coldplay’s 2002 hit was performed as part of Spotify’s Single series. Her version of the track is a bit more upbeat and features her silky vocal runs towards the end of the song.
The ‘Never Need Me’ singer has been vocal about her love for Chris Martin and co. In an interview with The Forty-Five, she revealed that Coldplay are her favourite band and one she dreams of collaborating with in the future.
“Coldplay, like, saved my life. I was 13 and going through that the worst time ever as I was in a racist secondary school, but Coldplay was one thing that kept me going,” she told the publication. “I have this love and connection with Coldplay that is just endless, and no one can ever change my mind. I don’t care what music that they put out; I don’t want to hear a single thing about them that is bad.”
Both Chinouriri and Coldplay are set to perform at Glastonbury 2024 this week. Chinouriri is set to take over the Other Stage on Sunday (June 30) at 12:30pm and Coldplay are set to headline the Pyramid stage on Saturday (June 29).
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Earlier this year, Chinouriri released her debut album ‘What A Devastating Turn Of Events‘. In a four-star review of the LP, NME shared: “As a portrait of a life (and career) transformed, however, ‘What A Devastating Turn Of Events’ – despite its slightly macabre title – is consistently charming, while offering enough range in sound and scope to hint at Chinouriri’s future ambitions. She has worked hard to make it sound this easy.”
Speaking to NME about her album as part of The Cover, the singer revealed that she took inspiration from the noughties while working on the LP as a way to reclaim her position in British society and the indie scene, where Black womanhood is routinely ignored and misrepresented.
“It’s me trying to relive the place I grew up in, but also understand that those things caused me so much trauma,” she said. “Even though I was having some of the worst times of my life, when I heard songs like [Phoenix’s] ‘1901’ or [Kings Of Leon’s] ‘Sex on Fire’, they used to make me so happy. I wanted an album that felt as nostalgic as those songs.”
Elsewhere, ‘What A Devastating Turn Of Events’ has landed spots on NME’s Best Albums of 2024 So Far and Best Debut Albums of 2024 So Far lists.
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