Bono
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Bono is an Irish singer, songwriter, and activist best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band U2.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bono Vox | 1 |
| Paul David Hewson | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1976 ⓘ |
| alias |
Bono
ⓘ
surface form:
Bono Vox
|
| associatedAct |
Passengers
ⓘ
U2 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Golden Globe Award
ⓘ
Grammy Award ⓘ Order of the British Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Honorary Knighthood (KBE)
|
| birthName |
Bono
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Paul David Hewson
|
| child |
Elijah Hewson
ⓘ
Eve Hewson ⓘ John Abraham Hewson ⓘ Jordan Hewson ⓘ |
| coFounded |
(RED)
ⓘ
ONE Campaign ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1960-05-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1982-08-21 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Irish ⓘ |
| eyeCondition | glaucoma ⓘ |
| founded | DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa) ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
post-punk ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Norman Hewson ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Order of the British Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
|
| instrument |
guitar
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
campaigning against poverty in Africa
ⓘ
humanitarian activism ⓘ lead vocalist of U2 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | U2 ⓘ |
| name | Bono self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Achtung Baby
ⓘ
surface form:
Achtung Baby (with U2)
Songs of Experience ⓘ
surface form:
Songs of Experience (with U2)
Songs of Innocence (with U2) ⓘ The Joshua Tree ⓘ
surface form:
The Joshua Tree (with U2)
War (with U2) ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
ⓘ
musician ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| parent |
Bob Hewson
ⓘ
Iris Hewson ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Dublin
ⓘ
surface form:
Dublin, Ireland
|
| politicalActivismFocus |
HIV/AIDS awareness and treatment
ⓘ
debt relief for developing countries ⓘ fair trade ⓘ |
| positionInBand |
lead vocalist of U2
ⓘ
primary lyricist of U2 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Dublin
ⓘ
surface form:
Dublin, Ireland
Nice, France ⓘ |
| spouse | Ali Hewson ⓘ |
| stageName | Bono self-link ⓘ |
| yearOfHonor | 2007 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.