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When did Bob Geldof start making music?

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Bob Geldof's first song “This Is the World Calling” released in November 1986.


Robert Frederick Zenon ‘Bob’ Geldof is an Irish singer, songwriter, author, political activist, occasional guitarist and actor. Well-known as a founder of superband Band Aid and a lead vocalist of The Boomtown Rats. 
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