Chris Martin, the front man for Coldplay and boyfriend of actress Jennifer Lawrence, sang at the funeral of Vice-President Biden’s son, Beau Biden, in Wilmington, Delaware on Saturday.
Delaware Online reports that Martin volunteered to sing at the funeral after learning that Beau Biden was a big Coldplay fan.
Singing the band’s 2005 hit song, ‘Til Kingdom Come,’ Chris Martin wasn’t the only big name at the funeral. President Barack Obama delivered a eulogy. Bill and Hillary Clinton were in attendance as well.
Martin sang solo against a backdrop of white flowers in the pulpit of the Catholic church where Beau Biden was remembered by a huge crowd.
Chris Martin performed a Coldplay song at Beau Biden's funeral http://t.co/BQJpmofZNn pic.twitter.com/h4jKIsukCB
— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) June 6, 2015
Chris Martin sang just before the closing prayer at Beau Biden’s funeral. He hugged both Vice-President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, after his performance.
Beau Biden's funeral: "How do you say goodbye to the finest young man anybody has ever known?" http://t.co/znu0sNQcXf pic.twitter.com/UoGuuVw1Nm
— People magazine (@people) June 6, 2015
Beau Biden died on May 30th of brain cancer. He was just 46 years old.
“That’s what our country was built on, men like Beau." – President Obama eulogized Beau Biden http://t.co/ho5hoi9k3H pic.twitter.com/gEHW0Czutd
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 6, 2015