Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof KBE born 5 October 1951 is an Irish singersongwriter 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 cocompositions Rat Trap and I Dont Like Mondays Geldof starred as Pink in Pink Floyds 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 cowrote Do They Know Its Christmas one of the bestselling singles to date Geldof is widely recognised for his activism especially his antipoverty 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 superconcert Live Aid the following year and the Live 8 concerts in 2005 Geldof currently serves as an adviser to the ONE Campaign cofounded 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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