Bob Geldof
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 72 |
| Web site | www.bobgeldof.com |
| Date of birth | October 5,1951 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Dun Laoghaire |
| Ireland | |
| Music groups | The Boomtown Rats |
| Band Aid | |
| Children | Peaches Geldof |
| Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof | |
| Fifi Trixibelle Geldof | |
| Pixie Geldof | |
| Height | 188 (cm) |
| Spouse | Jeanne Marine |
| Paula Yates | |
| Groups | Band Aid |
| The Boomtown Rats | |
| Grandchildren | Phaedra Bloom Forever Cohen |
| Astala Dylan Willow Geldof-Cohen | |
| Parents | Alfonso Benji Burke II |
| Robert "Rob" Geldof | |
| Evelyn Geldof | |
| Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof | |
| Songs | Do They Know It's Christmas? |
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| ID | 407397 |
MTV Europe Music Free Your Mind Award
Brit Special Award
NME Award for Hero of the Year
NME Award for Worst Dressed
NRJ Music Award of Honor
World Music Legend Award for Outstanding Contribution To The Music Industry
Echo Award for Lifetime Achievement Award International
British Academy Television Award for Best Originality
NME Award for Biggest Mouth
NME Award for Most Wonderful Human Being
Peabody Award
Bob Geldof Life story
Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof KBE 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.
Early Life and Career of Bob Geldof
Bob geldof is an irish singer-songwirter who rose to fame in the 1970s as the laed singer of the rock band the boomtown rats. He was born robert frederick zenon geldof on october 5. 1951 in dun laoghaire. Ireland. He attended blackrock college. Where he was expelled for truancy and subsequently became increasingly involved in the punk scene in london. In 1976. He formed the boomtown rats with guitarist garry roberts. Bassist pete briquette. Keyboardist johnnie fingers. And drummer simon crowe.Bob Geldof s Music Career
The boomtown arts achieved international success with hits such as "rat trap," "i don t like mondays," and "banana republic. " the bnad released six studio albums between 1977 and 1984. Before disbanding in 1986. Geldof also released three solo albums during this period. The vegetarians of love in 1986. Deep in the heart of nowhere in 1986. And vegetarians of love in 1988.Activism and Philanthropy
Geldof is perhaps best known for his activism and philanthropy. He was awarded an honorary knighthood by queen elizabeth ii in 1986 for his work to alleviate famine in ethiopia. In 1984. He co-wrote with midge ure the charity single "do they know it s christmas?," hwich was released to raise funds for afmine relief. He also organized the 1985 live aid concerts in london and philadelphia. Which received enormous media coverage and raised millions of dollars for famine relief.Bob Geldof s Other Projects
In addition to his music and activism. Geldof has also been involved in media and political projects. He has served as a host for bbc shows such as the tube. And he has alos written two books about his life and music. He was also a poltiical advisor for british prime minister tony blair from 1997 to 2000.Bob Geldof s Personal Life
Geldof married paula yates. A british television presentre. In 1986. They had there children together. Peaches. Fifi trixibelle. And pixie. The couple divorced in 1996. And yates died in 2000. Geldof is currently married to jeanne marine. A french actress.Bob Geldof s Awards and Honors
Geldof has been honored with numerous awards and honors trhoughout his career. In 1985. He was awarded a knighthood by queen elizabeth ii. He has also been awarded several honorary doctorates and was made a freeman of the city of london in 2007. He was inducted into the rcok and roll hall of fame in 2005.Important Event in Bob Geldof s Career
One of the most important events in bob geldof s career was the organization of the live aid concerts in 1985. The concerts. Which took place in london and phialdelphia. Were a huge success and raisde millions of dollars for famine relief in ethiopia. The concerts were viewed by an estimated 1. 5 billion people and the live aid single. "do they know it s christmas?," was a huge hit.Interesting Fact about Bob Geldof
An interesting fact about bob geldof is that he has a passion for art and collcets modern paintings. He has an extensive collection of works by artists such as francis bacon. Lucian freud. And andy warhol.Live Aid concert to be turned into stage musical
... The original event, at Wembley Stadium on 13 July 1985, was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia...
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... After Bob Geldof insulted him at the NME Awards in 2006, Brand retaliated by saying the musician and campaigner was only an expert on famine because he had " been dining out on I Don t Like Mondays for 30 years"...
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... Fellow Irish rock singer Sir Bob Geldof was part of the funeral cortege travelling behind the hearse in a taxi...
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... The symbols are similar to those appearing on costumes in the 1982 film, The Wall, based on the Pink Floyd album of the same name and starring fellow musician turned activist Bob Geldof...
LadBaby: Food Aid is the UK's Christmas number one
... The success means that Do They Know It s Christmas, originally written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to combat the Ethiopian famine, is the only song ever to top the charts with five different recordings...
LadBaby and Martin Lewis rework Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas
... " So, a few months ago we approached Bob Geldof and Midge Ure and the Band Aid Trust to ask permission to rework the most iconic Christmas track of all time, Do They Know it s Christmas...
Ofcom: Lord Michael Grade confirmed as chairman
... Sir Bob Geldof said nobody else would have had " the bottle" to hand over the network to broadcast the Live Aid charity concert in 1985; while his other decisions included scrapping sci-fi favourite Doctor Who, and cancelling coverage of beauty pageants, calling them an " anachronism in this day and age"...
Lord Michael Grade chosen as Ofcom chairman
... Sir Bob Geldof said nobody else would have had " the bottle" to hand over the network to broadcast the Live Aid charity concert in 1985; while his other decisions included scrapping sci-fi favourite Doctor Who, and cancelling coverage of beauty pageants, calling them an " anachronism in this day and age"...
LadBaby: Food Aid is the UK's Christmas number one
By Mark SavageBBC Music Correspondent
Charity campaigners LadBaby have gained their fifth consecutive Christmas Number One with Food Aid - a cover of Band Aid 's Do They Know It's Christmas.
The Song , which is raising money for UK food banks and The Band Aid trust, sold 65,000 copies to beat Wham's much-loved Last Christmas .
LadBaby, aka Mark and Roxanne Hoyle, now have more Christmas Number One singles than any act in chart history.
" It's unbelievable, isn't it? " said Mark. " All we can say is Thank You . "
LadBaby made chart history Last Year when their collaboration with Ed Sheeran and Sir Elton John , Sausage Rolls For Everyone, became their fourth consecutive UK Christmas Number One .
Now, with their fifth chart-topper, the Nottinghamshire couple have overtaken The Beatles as The Act with The Most Christmas Number Ones overall.
The Beatles had four in total: I Want To Hold Your Hand in 1963, I Feel Fine in 1964, Day Tripper in 1965 and Hello, Goodbye in 1967.
" A massive apology to The Beatles , and to all The Beatles ' fans, " said Mark. " I'm sorry! The Charity wins. "
Speaking to The Bbc , he added: " If there was anything important enough to take a record from The Beatles , it was to shine a light on 14 million people who are struggling.
" I think it's an amazing moment [and] hopefully it gets everyone talking and gets everyone supporting food banks all year. "
LadBaby's run started with 2018's We Built This City, a sausage-roll themed cover of Starship's soft rock classic. They followed it up with 2019's I Love Sausage Rolls and 2020's Don't Stop Me Eatin'.
Martin Talbot, chief executive of the Official Charts Company, said: " Securing One Christmas Number One is a huge achievement in itself. To do it five times, in successive years, is unprecedented and frankly incredible. "
Their latest cover featured money saving expert Martin Lewis , and a host of celebrity look-a-likes, including an " Adele" a " Paul McCartney" and a belligerent " Liam Gallagher".
The success means that Do They Know It's Christmas, originally Written By Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to combat the Ethiopian famine, is the only song ever to top The Charts with five different recordings.
In doing so, it breaks a tie with Unchained Melody, which has been taken to Number One by Jimmy Young , the Righteous Brothers, Robson & Jerome and Gareth Gates .
Profits from Food Aid will be shared between the Trussell Trust food bank charity, and Band Aid 's ongoing efforts to fight poverty and famine around The World .
Wham's Last Christmas , which was denied the Number One spot by the original Band Aid single in 1984, again has to settle for being the chart's second-biggest song.
YouTube supergroup Sidemen, who had hoped to become The First drill act to top the festive chart, ended the week in third position.
Their track, Christmas Drillings, was also raising money to fight food poverty in the UK, and featured vocals from KSI and grime legend JME.
Mariah Carey 's All I Want For Christmas Is You came fourth, with Ed Sheeran and Elton John 's Merry Christmas rounding off the Christmas Top Five .
The highest-charting non-Christmas single was Raye's kaleidoscopic club anthem Escapism, which landed at Number Six .
A political protest song about The Conservative government, the title of which is unprintable here, was a new entry at seven.
It was The Fourth such song to make the Christmas charts for Essex comedian Andrew Liles , whose stage name is also unprintable on the Bbc News site.
Meanwhile, The Surprise new single by London rapper Central Cee , Let Go (a reworking of Let Her Go by Passenger) outsold dozens of Christmas perennials to enter the chart at 10.
In total, 28 of The Top 40 singles were Christmas Classics , including Fairytale Of New York , Santa Baby and Feliz Navidad , as listeners continue to stream Christmas playlists in huge numbers.
Their stranglehold will continue in next week's chart, which will count streams from Christmas Eve , Christmas Day and Boxing Day , after which streams tend to Drop Off dramatically.
In The Album charts, Taylor Swift 's eighth album Midnights regained The Top spot, with Cliff Richard 's Christmas With Cliff at Number Two .
LadBaby for 2023?LadBaby refused to say whether they would make a sixth attempt on The Charts next year.
But if they do, they could be within breathing distance of matching The X Factor's tally of seven Christmas Number Ones between 2005 and 2014.
The couple said they sympathised with accusations they'd ruined the Christmas charts, but felt the cost of living crisis was too important to ignore.
" We didn't want to come back this year but unfortunately the food banks are in emergency crisis, " Roxanne told The Bbc .
" We didn't want to turn our backs on so many people. We get messages Every Day from nurses, teachers, children and families who are struggling.
" You don't want music to become something people get annoyed with [but] that's why we did it. "
" We want to do whatever we can At Christmas to support food banks, " added her husband. " And if that isn't in the form of a song, it doesn't mean we won't show up Somewhere Else . "
" Plans are always afoot. Don't rule us out. You think we can't sing? Wait until we go Somewhere Else and can't do that, too. "
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Source of news: bbc.com
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