Artist: BONO

Date: 2008-03-03

Location: Bono on Biography

Medium: DVD

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Aired: March 03, 2008

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Singer, activist. Born Paul Hewson on May 10, 1960, in Dublin, Ireland. The son of a Roman Catholic postal worker, Bonoís Protestant mother died when the boy was just 14. He joined the band U2 in October 1976 when he was in high school, and was dubbed ìBono Voxî (good voice). He was made frontman for the Irish rock band though his singing at the time was less compelling than his stage presence.
U2 began touring almost immediately and released its first album, Boy, in 1980. In 1987, they released The Joshua Tree, their sixth album and the one that catapulted the bandóand its outspoken frontmanóto stardom. Subsequent albums secured U2ís reputation for range and innovation, including 1991ís industrial-sounding Achtung Baby, 1993ís funkier-edged Zooropa, and techno-influenced 1997ís Pop.

More recently, U2 has returned to its modern rock roots with 2000 ís All That You Canít Leave Behind. Creating simple, but powerful music, the group scored with such tracks as the soaring ìBeautiful Day,î which won the Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of Year. The groupís last studio album, 2004ís How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, also fared well, both commercially and critically. Its two leading singles, ìVertigoî and ìSometimes You Canít Make It On Your Own,î made strong showings on the charts and won several Grammy Awards.

Throughout U2ís career, Bono has written most of the bandís lyrics, often focusing on untraditional themes like politics and religion. In fact, social activism has always been close to the singerís heart, and he continues to use his music to raise consciousness with performances at Band Aid, Live 8, and Net Aid, among others. In 2006, U2 joined forces with the punk-influenced band Green Day to record a cover of the Skidsí ìThe Saints Are Comingî to benefit the rebuilding of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. The next year, Bono and the rest of U2 contributed the title track to Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur.

Outside of music, Bono has used his celebrity to generate awareness about many global problems. Over the years, he has met with world leaders and many U.S. politicians to discuss such issues as debt relief for developing countries, world poverty, and AIDS. Bono has lobbied tirelessly on behalf of many causes, including two he helped create. DATA, which stands for Debt AIDS Trade Africa, is dedicated to fighting AIDS and ending poverty in Africa. Started in 2004, One is a nonpartisan campaign to ìMake Poverty Historyî and is supported by more than 100 nonprofit organizations as well as millions of individuals, including many celebrities, such as Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Brad Pitt.

In 2005, Bono and his wife Ali Hewson established EDUN, a socially responsible clothing line. While it is a for-profit enterprise, its mission is to foster ìsustainable employment in developing areas of the world, particularly Africa,î according to its website. That same year, Bono was named one of Time magazineís Persons of the Year for his charitable work along with Bill and Melinda Gates. Across the Atlantic, Queen Elizabeth II made him an honorary knight of the British Empire in 2007.

Bono and his wife Ali have been married since 1982. They have two daughters, Jordan and Memphis Eve, and two sons, Elijah and John Abraham.

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