[PAR] [TLE] Bob Geldof [SEP] Robert Frederick Zenon "Bob" Geldof, KBE (born 5 October 1951), is an Irish singer-songwriter, author, political activist and occasional actor.  He rose 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 movement.  The band had Number One hits with his compositions "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays".  He co-wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas? ", one of the best-selling singles of all time, and starred in Pink Floyd's 1982 film "Pink Floyd – The Wall" as "Pink." [PAR] [TLE] Do They Know It's Christmas? [SEP] "Do They Know It's Christmas?"  is a song written in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in reaction to television reports of the 1983–85 famine in Ethiopia.  It was first recorded in a single day on 25 November 1984 by Band Aid, a supergroup put together by Geldof and Ure and consisting mainly of the biggest British and Irish musical acts at the time.  The single was released in the United Kingdom on 3 December 1984 and aided by considerable publicity it entered the UK Singles Chart at number one and stayed there for five weeks, becoming the Christmas number one of 1984.  The record became the fastest selling single in UK chart history, selling a million copies in the first week alone and passing 3 million on the last day of 1984, on the way to becoming the biggest selling single of all time in the UK.  It held this title until 1997 when it was overtaken by Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997", released in tribute to Princess Diana following her death.  The original version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?"  has sold 3.8 million copies in the UK to date.
[PAR] [TLE] Bob Geldof [ SEP ] Robert Frederick Zenon " Bob " Geldof , KBE ( born 5 October 1951 ) , is an Irish singer - songwriter , author , political activist and occasional actor . He rose 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 movement . The band had Number One hits with his compositions " Rat Trap " and " I Do n't Like Mondays " . He co - wrote " Do They Know It 's Christmas ? " , one of the best - selling singles of all time , and starred in Pink Floyd 's 1982 film " Pink Floyd – The Wall " as " Pink . " [PAR] [TLE] Do They Know It 's Christmas ? [ SEP ] " Do They Know It 's Christmas ? " is a song written in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in reaction to television reports of the 1983–85 famine in Ethiopia . It was first recorded in a single day on 25 November 1984 by Band Aid , a supergroup put together by Geldof and Ure and consisting mainly of the biggest British and Irish musical acts at the time . The single was released in the United Kingdom on 3 December 1984 and aided by considerable publicity it entered the UK Singles Chart at number one and stayed there for five weeks , becoming the Christmas number one of 1984 . The record became the fastest selling single in UK chart history , selling a million copies in the first week alone and passing 3 million on the last day of 1984 , on the way to becoming the biggest selling single of all time in the UK . It held this title until 1997 when it was overtaken by Elton John 's " Candle in the Wind 1997 " , released in tribute to Princess Diana following her death . The original version of " Do They Know It 's Christmas ? " has sold 3.8 million copies in the UK to date .
Robert Frederick Zenon "Bob" Geldof, is an Irish singer-songwriter, author, political activist and occasional actor, and co-wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas?", a song written in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in reaction to television reports of the 1983–85 famine, in which country?
Robert Frederick Zenon " Bob " Geldof , is an Irish singer - songwriter , author , political activist and occasional actor , and co - wrote " Do They Know It 's Christmas ? " , a song written in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in reaction to television reports of the 1983–85 famine , in which country ?
Ethiopia
Ethiopia