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| U2 frontman Bono has been awarded an honorary knighthood by the Queen, the British Embassy in Dublin has said. | U2 frontman Bono has been awarded an honorary knighthood by the Queen, the British Embassy in Dublin has said. |
| The singer, whose real name is Paul Hewson, has been given the honour for "his services to the music industry and for his humanitarian work," it said. | The singer, whose real name is Paul Hewson, has been given the honour for "his services to the music industry and for his humanitarian work," it said. |
| In recent years the rock star has become a high-profile campaigner against poverty in Africa. | In recent years the rock star has become a high-profile campaigner against poverty in Africa. |
| The 46-year-old will receive the honour from the British ambassador in Dublin at a ceremony in the new year. | |
| Because he is an Irish citizen, the Dublin-born singer will not be able to use the title "Sir". The honour is the same as that conferred upon Bob Geldof, who is also an Irish citizen, in 1986. | |
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| U2 were formed in 1976 when drummer Larry Mullen Junior appealed for bandmates on a school notice board. Early names included The Feedback and The Hype before the band settled on the name U2. | |
| After initial success in Ireland, their third album, War, went to number one in the UK and number 12 in the US. | |
| In 1984 Bono sang on Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas?, after which he went on to back a variety of different causes. | |
| More recently Bono has campaigned for third world debt relief and has also sought to highlight the suffering caused by Aids in Africa. | |
| He was one of the organisers of the Live 8 concerts in July 2005, at which U2 also performed. |