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Biography


Robert Frederick Xenon GeldofHis 1989 autobiography "Is That It?", KBEAs he is not a citizen of a Commonwealth realm, Geldof is ineligible for a full honour and so holds an honorary KBE., known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951) Who's Who 2007, is an Irish singer, songwriter, actor and political activist. Early career Geldof was born in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, in the Republic of Ireland, to Catholic parents. His father, Robert, also known as Bob is of Belgian descent. At the age of 41 Geldof's mother complained of a headache and died shortly thereafter, having suffered a haemorrhage. Geldof attended Blackrock College, near Dublin, a school whose staunch Catholic ethos he disliked. After work as a slaughter man, road navvy and pea canner, he started as a music journalist in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for the weekly publication Georgia Straight. Upon returning to

Discography

Great Songs Of Indifference : The Best Of Bob Geldof & The Boomtown Rats


Sex Age & Death


Sex, Age & Death


Loudmouth : Best Of The Boomtown Rats


Great Songs of Indifference: The Anthology 1986-2001


Pale White Girls


The Vegetarians of Love



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