Bono wins European of Year Award!!!

[follower]

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http://www.reuters.com
December 4, 2001
From Reuters:

Rock Star Bono Wins European of the Year Award

Story Filed: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 4:26 PM EST

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Irish rock singer Bono, British Prime Minister
Tony Blair and President Bush were among winners of ''European of
the Year'' awards unveiled by a Brussels weekly magazine on Tuesday.

The top award presented by European Voice went to U2 lead singer
Bono for his efforts to promote debt relief for poor countries.

Blair won in the ``leader of the year'' category while Bush was voted the
``non-EU citizen of the year'' who had the biggest impact on the EU in
2001.

A panel of journalists and opinion leaders from across the EU selected
50 nominees for the awards and European Voice readers then voted for
the people they felt had most shaped the EU agenda in the past year.

Each of the 10 award winners will receive $4,456 to donate to a charity
of their choice.

None of the best-known award winners attended a Brussels ceremony
on Tuesday evening.

But in a message read on his behalf by Irish ambassador to the EU Anne
Anderson, Bono spoke of the heroism of New York City police, firefighters
and medical crews after the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center.

``The only really fitting memorial to the lives that were lost on that day would
be not just a safer, less dangerous world but a fairer, more inclusive one...,''
he said.

This was the goal that the Drop the Debt campaign, which lobbies for debt
forgiveness for the world's poorest countries, was pursuing, he said.

Bono has supported the work of Drop the Debt and its predecessor, the
Jubilee 2000 debt relief campaign.
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That´s great! He surely deserves it. Congrats to Bono and Drop the Debt campaign!


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"To me a rock and roll concert is 3-D, it´s a physical thing - it´s rhythm for the body. It´s a mental thing in that it should be intellectually challenging. But it´s also a spiritual thing, because it´s a community, it´s people agreeing on something, even if it´s only for an hour and a half." (Bono, as quoted in the book U2 The Road to Pop)

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[mocool12]

That's great! Yeah, he really does deserve it, and I'm glad he's getting this recognition for all his campaigning.

[U2SJ]

WOW! That is an impressive award. Good for Bono! Yes, he definitely deserves it!

[Bonochick]

He is very deserving. What an honor!

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"I don't know you,
But you don't know the half of it..."

[tiny dancer]

What an honor for him. He's well deserving of it, through all his hard work in caring about 3rd World Countries!!!

[HelloAngel]

*cue Cameron Frye voice* Bono Vox, you're my hero!

[christiana]

That's great!!

[UV2001]

Cool. I voted for him in that vote

[TrailerTrashTracie]

I'm so happy. He deserves it!

[LuvLady]

Very kewl.

[cass]

Thanks once again follower, the bearer of good tidings.I''m not sure what information was about in Ireland in the 60's, but I grew up thinking 2001AD would be extraordinary. So a trophy that says 2001 European of the Year is extra special imho.Who'd of thunk it!
I find the exact nature of the prize money $4456 curious, why not 5 grand each?**cass looks for significance in the numbers** nope...nothing obvious.
I am starting to wonder where to put all the boys soccer trophies, a cabinet? Bono has gone beyond a trophy "room".(I still like those Waterford crystal Joshua Trees and I wished his ma had lived to see his achievements, we all do I suppose) I think visiting a U2 museum would be a very dazzling and at the same time ,humbling experience.

[DebbieSG]

Just found this thread...

Right on!

[follower]

I found this article interesting...

Financial Times (London)
December 6, 2001

Observer Column: Rocked

Bono, U2's lead singer and an advocate for debt relief for developing
countries, was the surprise winner of "European of the Year" award on
Tuesday night.

Dennis Abbott, editor of European Voice, the magazine that runs the
award, admitted the rock star's fans seemed to have been active in the
online poll, judging from the votes that came from "well beyond our core
readership". But the polling was checked to prevent double counting, he
said.

Tony Blair, the UK premier, won European "leader of the year" and
George W. Bush took the "non-EU citizen of the year" prize.


Well, we really did our homework with that poll, didn´t we?

I´m really glad for him. I hope one day he is nominated for the Nobel Peace prize. You can dream so dream out loud.
U2 fans rock!

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"To me a rock and roll concert is 3-D, it´s a physical thing - it´s rhythm for the body. It´s a mental thing in that it should be intellectually challenging. But it´s also a spiritual thing, because it´s a community, it´s people agreeing on something, even if it´s only for an hour and a half." (Bono, as quoted in the book U2 The Road to Pop)

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[spanisheyes]

Even though U2 fans may have been in part responsible for Bono achieving this honor, he deserves it despite our votes. Congratulations Bono for all that you have done when faced with the injustices of this world.

Chris

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"That's what's happening to U2 on tour in the United States at the moment - we're just a conduit for all this joy and hope and despair and it's all coming out - People say, 'Oh, Rock and Roll is great - just takes people's minds off of it' - No. That is not our job. Our job is to take people's minds through it." --Bono's take on the Elevation Tour since 9/11

[UCLAforU2]

Its 5000 euros, which makes for the weird dollar amount

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[cass]

OIC..about the dollars.
I didn't understand the nature of the award, a poll? And he won because people cheated? I hope not!!