Martin Clifford Doherty (born 24 December 1982)[1][2] is a Scottish musician, singer and record producer.

Prior to forming Chvrches, Doherty was a touring member of the indie rock bands The Twilight Sad and Aereogramme.

[5] He met and befriended future Chvrches bandmate Iain Cook in 2004 while attending the University of Strathclyde.

[5] Both on Chvrches' debut album The Bones of What You Believe and in concert, Doherty performs lead vocals for the songs "Under the Tide" and "You Caught the Light", the latter on which he also plays bass guitar.

[9][10] Though initially excluded from set lists early in the Every Open Eye tour, "High Enough to Carry You Over" made its live debut on 13 March 2016 at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.