Bob Geldof

Robert Frederick Zenon Bob Geldof, UFC, (nacido el 5 de Octubre de 1951) es un Irlandés, cantante, compositor, autor, occasional actor and political activista. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the rock Irlandés de la banda The Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside the punk rock movimiento. The band had hits with his compositions "Rat Trap" y "I don't Like Mondays". He co-wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas?", one of the best-selling singles de todos los tiempos. He starred as Pink Pink Floyd's, en 1982, la película Pink Floyd The Wall. Geldof is widely recognised for his activism, especialmente anti-poverty efforts concerning Africa. En 1984, pp and Midge Ure founded the charity supergrupo de Band-Aid to raise money for famine relief en Etiopía. They went on to organise the charity super-concierto Live Aid the following year and the concierto Live 8 en 2005. Geldof currently serves as a adviser to the ONE Campaign, fundada por el investigador de Irish humanitario Bono. A single father, Geldof has also been outspoken for the fathers' movimiento de derechos. Geldof has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, lo que granted en honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II, and is a recipient of the Man of Peace title which recognises individuals who have made "en outstanding contribution to international social justice and peace", entre numerous other awards and nominations.