Irish singer, songwriter, activist, writer and spearhead behind the global '80s aid and relief project, Band Aid, the Live 8 awareness project (2000's), as well as frontman for successful '70s/'80s new-wave band, The Boomtown Rats. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 and 2008.
His solo works have included "Deep In The Heart Of Nowhere" (1986), "Vegetarians Of Love" (1990) and "How To Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell" (2011).