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About Bono

Paul David Hewson was born in Dublin, Ireland, on May 10, 1960. His mother died when he was 14, and the future U2 star had a reputation as a class clown. Joking around, his friend Derek Rowan, or Guggi, called him "Bonavox of O'Connell Street" after a hearing aid store because he was loud and hyper. At first, Paul despised this nickname, but then he found out that bonovox means "beautiful voice" in Latin. Sooner or later, everyone was calling him Bono, even his girlfriend, Ali. One day in 1976, Bono noticed an ad for musicians on his high school bulletin board and decided to give it a try. At that moment, his life changed forever.

During the audition, Paul met bass guitarist Adam Clayton, drummer Larry Mullen, and guitar player David Evans, who later became The Edge. They decided to call their rock band Feedback, and the future U2 was born. Although he loves rocking out and touring, family life is important to Bono. He married his childhood sweetheart, Alison Stewart, in 1982, and the couple currently lives in Dublin with their four children. Today, the Irish musician is famous all over the world, but not just for his rock band and U2 tickets. Christian pop culture enthusiasts admire the singer's spirituality, and Tony Blair gave him an honorary knighthood in 2006 for charity work.

Bono cares about philanthropy as much as he loves music. In between Bono concerts, the rock star activist speaks out about AIDS, poverty, and Christianity. A noted human rights advocate, Bono has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize several times, and he won the "Man of Peace" Award in 2008. In The Los Angeles Times, Tina Daunt states, "Walter Veltroni, former mayor of Rome, was determined to give the singer -- who has worked to fight poverty and disease in Africa -- his due." Besides donating time and money, the singer founded the grassroots campaign ONE with Bobby Shriver to fight poverty and disease in Africa.