Bob Geldof

Robert Frederick Zenon Bob Geldof, UFC, (née le 5 Octobre 1951) est un Irish chanteur, auteur, compositeur, auteur, occasional actor and political activist. Rose He to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside the punk rock mouvement. The band had hits with his compositions "Rat Trap" et "I don't Like Mondays". He co-wrote "Do They Know it's Christmas?", one of the best-selling singles de tous les temps. He starred as Pink de Pink Floyd's 1982 film Pink Floyd The Wall. Geldof is widely recognised for his activism, especially anti-poverty action concerning Africa. En 1984 he and Midge Ure founded the charity supergroupe Band Aid to raise money for famine relief dans Ethiopia. They went on to organise the charity super concert Live Aid the following year and the concerts Live 8 en 2005. Geldof currently serves as à adviser to the ONE Campaign, founded by fellow Irish humanitarian Bono. A single father, Geldof has also been outspoken for the fathers' rights movement. Geldof has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, ce qui granted à honorary knighthood by la Reine Elizabeth II, and is a recipient of the Man of Peace title which recognises individuals who have made "à outstanding contribution to international social justice and peace", among numerous other awards and de nomination.