71 Facts About Bono Vox

Bono Vox is the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band U2.

Bono Vox soon established himself as a passionate frontman for the band through his expressive vocal style and grandiose gestures and songwriting.

Bono Vox is particularly active in campaigning for Africa, for which he co-founded DATA, EDUN, the ONE Campaign, and Product Red.

Bono Vox was granted an honorary knighthood by Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom in 2007 for "his services to the music industry and for his humanitarian work", and was made a Commandeur of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2013.

Bono Vox has attracted criticism for bypassing African businesses in his activist efforts and for tax avoidance in his personal finances.

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Bono Vox has collaborated with U2 bandmate the Edge on several projects, including: songs for Roy Orbison, Tina Turner, and Martin Garrix; and the soundtracks to the musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and a London stage adaptation of A Clockwork Orange.

Bono Vox was born Paul David Hewson in the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin on 10 May 1960, the second child of Iris and Brendan Robert "Bob" Hewson.

The Hewson household was an interdenominational Christian one; Bono Vox's mother was a member of the Church of Ireland, and his father was a Roman Catholic.

In 2000, Bono Vox discovered that he had a half-brother, born while his mother was still alive.

Bono Vox's mother died on 10 September 1974, after developing a cerebral aneurysm at her father's funeral.

Bono Vox initially disliked the name; however, when he learned it translated to "good voice", he accepted it.

Bono Vox uses Bono as his stage name; close family, friends and fellow band members refer to him as Bono.

Tired of long guitar solos and hard rock, Bono Vox wanted to play The Rolling Stones and Beach Boys songs.

Bono Vox writes the lyrics for almost all U2 songs, which often have social and political themes.

The film contains footage of the band's 11 November 1987 free "Save the Yuppies" concert at Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco, during which Bono Vox spray-painted "Rock N Roll Stops the Traffic" on the Vaillancourt Fountain sculpture.

Bono Vox apologised in a written statement to local officials, and the band's promoter Bill Graham agreed to pay to clean up the graffiti.

Bono Vox's lyrics became more personal, inspired by experiences related to the private lives of the members of the band.

Bono Vox developed the persona into a leather-clad egomaniac, and described his outfit as having Lou Reed's glasses, Elvis Presley's jacket, and Jim Morrison's leather trousers.

In contrast to his earnest stage demeanour of the 1980s, as the Fly, Bono Vox strutted around the stage with "swagger and style", exhibiting mannerisms of an egotistical rock star.

Bono Vox often stayed in character as the Fly away from the stage, including for public appearances and when staying in hotels.

Bono Vox had the confidence and charm to pick up a mirror and look at himself and give the glass a big kiss.

Bono Vox loved cash and in his mind success was God's blessing.

Bono Vox portrayed this alter ego on the first three legs of the tour, but replaced him with "MacPhisto" in 1993.

Bono Vox is known for pulling audience members onto the stage or moving himself down to the physical level of the audience.

At the Live Aid concert in 1985, Bono Vox leapt off the stage and pulled a woman from the crowd to dance with her as the band played "Bad".

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Bono Vox has often allowed fans to come on stage and perform songs with the band.

Bono Vox was one of several wealthy figures whose tax arrangements were singled out for criticism in a report by the charity Christian Aid in 2008.

On 17 March 2020, Bono Vox performed a new song, "Let Your Love Be Known", via livestream to fans during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bono Vox is known for his impassioned vocal style, often delivered in a high register through open-throated belting.

Bono Vox has been classified as a tenor, and according to him has a three-octave vocal range; one analysis found it to span from C2 to G5 on studio recordings over the course of his career.

Bono Vox goes to a place outside himself, especially in front of an audience, when he hits those high notes.

Bono Vox attributed this maturation to "loosening up", "discover[ing] other voices", and employing more restraint in his singing.

Bono Vox continued to explore a lower range in the 1990s, using what Fast described as "breathy and subdued colors" for Achtung Baby.

Bono Vox said that lowering his voice helped him find a new vocal vocabulary, which he felt was limited to "certain words and tones" by his tenor voice.

Bono Vox has been involved in philanthropy and activism for human rights and social justice causes, both as a member of U2 and as an individual.

Bono Vox explained that he was motivated to become involved in social and political causes by seeing one of the Secret Policeman's Ball benefit shows, staged by Monty Python member John Cleese and producer Martin Lewis for the human-rights organisation Amnesty International in 1979.

In July 1985, U2 performed at the Live Aid charity concert, which was organised by Geldof to benefit the Ethiopian famine; he and Bono Vox later collaborated to organise the 20th anniversary Live 8 concerts in 2005, at which U2 performed.

Since 1999, Bono Vox has become increasingly involved with raising awareness of the plight of Africa and campaigning on its behalf.

From 1999 to 2000, Bono Vox was involved with the Jubilee 2000 coalition, working as an activist on its Drop the Debt campaign.

Bono Vox has met with several influential politicians, including former U S President George W Bush and former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin.

Partner companies include American Express, Apple, Converse, Motorola, Microsoft, Dell, The Gap, Giorgio Armani, Nike, and Starbucks; Bono Vox was involved with securing most of Red's corporate partners.

In 2005, Bono Vox recorded a version of "Don't Give Up" with Alicia Keys, with proceeds going to Keep a Child Alive.

Bono Vox has spoken at numerous events on behalf of his activist efforts.

Bono Vox spoke at the 54th Annual National Prayer Breakfast on 2 February 2006, encouraging the care of the socially and economically depressed and calling for an extra one percent tithe of the United States' national budget.

Bono Vox has made multiple appearances at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

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In 2021, Bono Vox lent his voice to One's animated series Pandemica, which was created to raise awareness of the importance of vaccines in ending the COVID-19 pandemic and the inequalities in worldwide vaccine availability.

In 2022, Bono Vox supported Ukraine's resistance to being invaded by Russia.

Bono Vox has become one of the world's best-known philanthropic performers and was named the most politically effective celebrity of all time by the National Journal.

Bono Vox has been dubbed "the face of fusion philanthropy", both for his success enlisting powerful allies from a diverse spectrum of leaders in government, religious institutions, philanthropic organisations, popular media, and the business world, as well as for spearheading new organizational networks that bind global humanitarian relief with geopolitical activism and corporate commercial enterprise.

Bono Vox was an executive producer of the 2000 film The Million Dollar Hotel, which was developed from a story by him and Nicholas Klein.

Bono Vox voiced a character in the 2021 animated musical film Sing 2, the lion rock legend Clay Calloway.

Bono Vox was a board member of the Elevation Partners private-equity firm, which attempted to purchase Eidos Interactive in 2005 and subsequently invested in other entertainment businesses.

In 2016, Bono Vox invested in and joined the board of directors of the "Rise Fund", a new $2 billion impact investment fund founded by TPG.

Bono Vox was among those named in the 2017 Paradise Papers after he was identified as an investor in Nude Estates, which bought a shopping mall in Lithuania in 2007 and transferred ownership to Nude Estates 1 in Guernsey, in an apparent attempt to avoid tax.

Bono Vox welcomed the subsequent investigation by the Lithuanian tax authority, saying that transparency was necessary and he had personally campaigned for it.

Bono Vox has won numerous awards with U2, including 22 Grammy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for Best Original Song .

In 2005, Bono Vox was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of U2, in the group's first year of eligibility.

In 2003, Bono Vox received the Legion of Honour from the French government, and the following year he was awarded the Pablo Neruda International Presidential Medal of Honour from the Government of Chile.

That year Bono Vox was among the first three recipients of the TED Prize, which grants each winner a "wish to change the world".

Bono Vox made three wishes, the first two related to the One Campaign and the third that every hospital, health clinic, and school in Ethiopia could be connected to the Internet.

Bono Vox attended the conference, which was held in June 2007.

Bono Vox was named in the UK's New Year Honours List as an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

On 11 December 2008, Bono Vox received the annual Man of Peace prize, which is awarded by several Nobel Peace Prize laureates in Paris, France.

On 1 April 2022, Bono received the 2021 J William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding from the Fulbright Association in recognition of his activist efforts.

Bono Vox is married to activist and businesswoman Alison Hewson .

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Bono Vox's got the soul of an ancient poet and you have to be careful around him.

In 2004, Bono Vox was given an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

Bono Vox is almost never seen in public without sunglasses, as he has glaucoma.

In May 2010, Bono Vox sustained a spinal injury while preparing for a U2 tour, and was taken to a German clinic in Munich for emergency neurosurgery.

On 16 November 2014, Bono Vox was involved in a "high energy bicycle accident" when he attempted to avoid another rider in New York's Central Park.

Bono Vox sustained fractures of the shoulder blade, humerus, orbit and pinky finger.