U2

U2

 * By David Barrientos, Victor Luri, Miguel Angel Maeztu and Oscar Lapuente **

Bono:** Is an irish singer and musician, best known for being the main vocalist of the rock band U2. He wrotes almost all U2 lyrics. Out of the band, he has also collaborated and recorded with numerous artists. He has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, and was named as a Person of the Year. The Edge: Is an English-born Irish musician. He is best known as the guitarist, keyboardist, and main backing vocalist of rock band U2. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine named him at #24 on its list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Adam Clayton: Is the bassist of the rock band U2. He has worked on several solo projects throughout his career. Clayton, as a part of U2, has won 22 Grammy awards.His work on No Line on the Horizon has been cited has his best bass playing. Larry Mullen, Jr.: Is the drummer for the rock band U2. He is the founder of U2, which he later described as "'The Larry Mullen Band' for about ten minutes. He and U2 have won many awards, including 22 Grammy awards. The band was form in Dublin on 25 September 1976 when Larry Mullen, Jr., with 14 years old, posted a notice on his secondary school notice board in search of musicians for a new band. Mullen later described it as "'The Larry Mullen Band' for about ten minutes, then Bono walked in and blew any chance. In March 1977, the band changed their name to "The Hype". Dik Evans, who was older and by this time at college, was becoming the odd man out. Steve Averill, a punk rock musician, had suggested six potential names from which the band chose "U2" for its ambiguity and open-ended interpretations, and because it was the name that they disliked the least. The band recorded their first demo tape at Keystone Studios in Dublin, in May 1978. Island Records signed U2 in March 1980, and in May, the band released "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" as their first international single. The band's debut album, Boy, followed in October. U2 released War in 1983. The album included the politically-charged Sunday Bloody Sunday.
 * MEMBERS :
 * HISTORY **
 * 1. Formation and Early Years (1976-79) **
 * 2. Boy, October and War (1980-83) **

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The Unforgettable Fire was released in 1984. Much of The Unforgettable Fire Tour moved into indoor arenas as U2 began to win their long battle to build their audience. U2 participated in the Live Aid concert at Wemble Stadium in July 1985. In 1985, Rolling Stone magazine called U2 the "Band of the 80s".
 * 3. The Unforgettable Fire and Live Aid (1984-85) **

** 4. The Joshua Tree and Rattle and Hum (1986-89) ** The Joshua Tree was released in March 1987. This album became the fastest-selling album in British chart history, and was number one for nine weeks in the United States. The album's first two singles, "With or Without You" and "I Still Haven´t Found What I`m Looking For", quickly went to number one in the US. The album won U2 their first two Grammy Awards. The documentary Rattle and Hum featured footage recorded from The Joshua Tree Tour. media type="custom" key="6182149"

In November 1991, U2 released Achtung Baby. It produced the hit singles "The Fly", "Mysterious Ways", and "One". The Zoo TV Tour of 1992–1993 was a multimedia event and showcased an extravagant but intentionally bewildering array of dozens of video screens, upside-down flying Trabant cars, mock transmission towers, satellite TV links, and subliminal messages.
 * 5. Achtung Baby, Zoo TV, and Zooropa (1990-93) **

media type="custom" key="6186497" In 1995, U2 released an album called Original Soundtracks 1. On 1997, they released the album called Pop that debuted at number one in 35 countries. PopMart Tour commenced in April 1997.
 * 6. Passengers, Pop, and PopMart (1994-99) **

** 7. ** ** Reapplying for the job of the best band in the world (200-06) ** All That You Can´t Leave Behind was released in October 2000. The album debuted at number one in 22 countries and its worldwide hit single, "Beautiful Day" earned three Grammy Awards. The album's other three singles also won Grammy Awards. How to Dismantle an Atominc Bomb, was released in November 2004. The album debuted at number one in the US where first week sales doubled that of All That You Can't Leave Behind with Vertigo media type="custom" key="6201031" media type="custom" key="6201053"

The band completed //No Line on the Horizon// in December 2008, and it was released on 27 February 2009. The U2 360º Tour began on 30 June
 * 8. No Line On the Horizon and U2 360º Tour ** ** (2007-present) **

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2009 and featured European and Nor th American stadium dates in 2009. The single Magnificent was one of the best songs of the last album.

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Powerpoint
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Questions
1 Where was formed U2? - New York - London - Glasglow - __Dublin__ 2 What is the name of the singer? - __Bono__ - Charles - Pono - Simon 3 In what year they start to sing? - 1950 - __1976__ - 1983 - 1994 4 Which of thins song is of them? - Telephone - Man in the mirror - __Vertigo__ - Faint 5 How many Grammy awards they have? - __22__ - 15 - 8 - 28