Bob Geldof Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Bob Geldof Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof KBE (/ˈɡɛldÉ'f/; 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 â€" 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 granted an honorary knighthood (KBE) by Elizabeth II in 1986 for

his charity work in Africa; although it is an honorary award as Geldof

is an Irish citizen he is often referred to as 'Sir Bob'. He 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.
Bob Geldof Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki


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