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Bob Geldof
Sir Bob Geldof,singer, songwriter, author, occasional actor and political activist.Lead singer of the band The Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The band had hits with “Rat Trap” and “I Don’t Like Mondays”.He co-wrote “Do They Know It’s Christmas”, one of the best-selling singles of all time.
Bob 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, founded by fellow Irishman Bono.A single father, Geldof has also been outspoken for the fathers’ rights movement.
Bob Geldof has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, was granted an honorary knighthood by Queen 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”.
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