Bob Geldof, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Bob Geldof

Irish singer-songwriter, author and political activist

Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1951

Place of Birth: Dún Laoghaire, Leinster, Ireland

Profession: actor, writer, singer, singer-songwriter, film actor

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Bob Geldof

  • Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof, (; born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter, author, political activist, and occasional actor.
  • He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s, who achieved popularity at the time of the punk rock movement.
  • The band had UK number one hits with his compositions "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays".
  • Geldof co-wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas?", one of the best-selling singles of all time, and starred in Pink Floyd's 1982 film Pink Floyd – The Wall as "Pink". Geldof is widely recognised for his activism, especially anti-poverty efforts concerning Africa.
  • In 1984, he and Midge Ure founded the charity supergroup Band Aid to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.
  • They went on to organise the charity super-concert Live Aid the following year and the Live 8 concerts in 2005.
  • Geldof currently serves as an adviser to the ONE Campaign, co-founded by fellow Irish rock singer and activist Bono, and is a member of the Africa Progress Panel (APP), a group of ten distinguished individuals who advocate at the highest levels for equitable and sustainable development in Africa.
  • A single father, Geldof has also been outspoken for the fathers' rights movement.Geldof was appointed Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) by Elizabeth II, and is a recipient of the Man of Peace title which recognises individuals who have made "an outstanding contribution to international social justice and peace", among numerous other awards and nominations.
  • In 2005, he received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.

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