Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, often referred to as simply Viva la Vida, is the fourth studio album by British rock band Coldplay, released on 12 June 2008 on the Parlophone label. "Viva la vida" is a Spanish phrase that translates into English as "long live life", "live the life", or simply "live life". Lyrically, the album contains references to love, life, death and war.
Coldplay used French revolutionary costumes during their Viva la Vida Tour as a reference to the album's revolutionary themes
Viva la Vida takes its artwork from Eugène Delacroix's 1830 painting Liberty Leading the People.
Some of the paintings produced during the creation of the album's artwork were later used on the Viva la Vida Tour screens.
Coldplay after performing at the Viva la Vida Tour in 2008.
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Jonathan Julian Hopkins is an English musician and producer who writes and performs electronic music. He began his career playing keyboards for Imogen Heap, and has produced but also contributed to albums by Brian Eno, Coldplay, David Holmes and others.
Hopkins in 2018 at Rockefeller Music Hall, Oslo
Hopkins performing live in 2009
Hopkins performing live in 2011
Hopkins live in 2022 at Sentrum Scene, Oslo.