Bob Geldof - Biography

Last Editor: suemmiller				Bob Geldof Biography -   Name : Bob Geldof Birth Name : Robert Frederick Xenon Geldof Date of Birth : 5 October, 1951 Place of Birth : Dublin, Ireland Height : 6' 2'' Nationality : British (Irish) Profession : Musician (Singer) Sometimes Called : The Boomtown Rats, Sir Bob Geldof, Sir Robert 'Bob' Geldof, Bob Geldorf

Bob Geldof Trivia -

Was knighted by Queen Elizabeth for his continuing efforts to eradicate world hunger sparked by his creation of Live Aid. Geldof and Yates had three daughters - Fifi Trixiebelle (b. 1983), Peaches (b. 1990), and Pixie (b. 1991) - who live with custodial parent Geldof. Organized the "Live Aid" concert that was held in July of 1985 after seeing a BBC documentary on Ethiopia. He flew to Ethiopia, finding the worst living conditions, and children starving. Wrote the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for the children of Ethiopia. The Live Aid concert was held at Wembley Stadium in the UK and JFK Stadium in Philidelphia, raising millions for Ethiopia. He has performed with the SAS (Spike Edney's All Stars) Band. He has custody of Tiger Lily Hutchence-Yates, the daughter of his late ex-wife Paula Yates and Australian singer Michael Hutchence. Is often referred to, and credited - incorrectly - as Sir Bob Geldof. While indeed he was awarded a K.B.E. (Knight of the order of the British Empire) by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, as he is an Irish citizen the award was honorary and he cannot be referred to as 'Sir'. Instead he is more correctly addressed as Robert (or Bob) Geldof K.B.E. Is left-handed. Plays guitar with strings strung for a right-handed player (he forms chords backwards because of this.

Bob Geldof Detailed Biography -

Born in 1954 in Dublin, Ireland, Bob Geldof pursued a career in journalism beforeforming the rock group Boomtown Rats in 1975 and relocating to London. The Boomtown Rats became a well-known punk/new-wave act in Britain from 1977 until their breakup in 1986, though American success largely eluded them. Bob Geldof is probably best known for organizing the 1985 Live Aid benefit for starving African children, inspired by a 1984 BBC documentary about famine in Ethiopia. When Bob Geldof learned about the ongoing tragedy he flew to Africa to observe the situation first hand, then returned to England and gathered numerous British pop stars together to record a charity single under the name Band Aid; that song, "Do They KnowIt's Christmas," became the best-selling U.K. single of all time, and inspired a similar 1985 U.S. single "We Are The World". During the summer of 1985, Bob Geldof helped plan the intercontinental charity event Live Aid, a set of simultaneous all-star charity concerts held in London and Philadelphia on July 13, 1985. The proceeds and other donations amounted to millions of dollars, which was used to feed starving Africans. Bob Geldof was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth. Bob Geldof's autobiography went on to become a best-seller in Britain. When the final Boomtown Rats album, In the Long Deep Grass, stiffed in 1986, the band broke up and Bob Geldof began a solo career. Bob Geldof's first album, Deep in the Heart of Nowhere was released later that same year and featured a more traditional rock sound than the Boom town Rats, even featuring a guest appearance by Eric Clapton. The album was followed by 1990's Irish-influenced Vegetarians of Love, 1992's Happy Club, and 1994's Loudmouth. While Bob Geldof's work with the Boomtown Rats and highly regarded reputation gave Bob Geldof's solo career some modicum of success in Britain, he remains virtually unknown in the U.S., perhaps best remembered for a major acting role in the 1982 film adaptation of Pink Floyd's The Wall.