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Andy Byron Goes Viral After Coldplay Name Confusion

Andy Byron Goes Viral After Coldplay Name Confusion

Irish man mistaken for tech CEO faces surreal 24 hours
An Irish man named Andy Byron has gone viral after being mistakenly identified as the Coldplay-linked tech CEO of the same name.

The Cork native recounted a bizarre day of unexpected media attention and online buzz, saying he had to buy his wife flowers just to explain the flood of strange messages and calls.
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