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Bob Geldof

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73 Years Old

Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof KBE (born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter and political activist. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s as lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, who achieved popularity as part of the punk rock movement. The band had UK number one hits with his co-compositions "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays". Geldof starred as Pink in Pink Floyd's 1982 film Pink Floyd – The Wall. As a fundraiser, Geldof organised the charity supergroup Band Aid and the concerts Live Aid and Live 8, and co-wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas?", one of the best-selling singles to date. Geldof is widely recognised for his activism, especially his 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: it is an honorary award as Geldof is an Irish citizen, but 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Geldof, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland on 5th October 1951

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Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen
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Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar
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The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
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Jools Holland: My Life in Music
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The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott
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The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
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There's Only One Paul McCartney
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Rory Gallagher: Calling Card
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Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies
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The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities
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Irish Rock at the BBC
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The Rory Gallagher Story
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Bob Geldof - Geldof goes Goondiwindi
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Postcards from the 48%
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London's Burning
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Bob Geldof - Berlin Live
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'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
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Lovesongs Of The 70's
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The Boomtown Rats: Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1978
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Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats
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The Other Side of the Wall
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The Boomtown Rats Live in Japan 1980
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Stuck in the Middle
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