Pixie Geldof
{{short description|English model and singer}}
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{{Infobox model
| name = Pixie Geldof
| image = Pixie Geldof September 2014.jpg
| caption = Geldof in 2014
| birth_name = Little Pixie Geldof
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|9|17}}
| birth_place = London, England
| occupation = Model, singer-songwriter
| yearsactive = 2008–present
| spouse = {{marriage|George Barnett|2017}}
| partner =
| children = 1
| parents = {{plainlist|
- Bob Geldof (father)
- Paula Yates (mother)
}}
| relatives = {{plainlist|
- Peaches Geldof (sister)
- Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof (half-sister)
- Hughie Green (maternal grandfather)
}}
}}
Little Pixie Geldof{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-most-unusual-celebrity-baby-names-1813915.html?action=Gallery&ino=2 |title=The most unusual celebrity baby names – Peaches Geldof and Little Pixie Geldof |work=The Independent |access-date=12 March 2011 |location=London |first1=Grace |last1=Chapman |first2=Steve |last2=Anderson}}{{cite news |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2008-07-17/gossip/17902502_1_baby-names-bob-geldof-baby-name-book |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727060121/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2008-07-17/gossip/17902502_1_baby-names-bob-geldof-baby-name-book |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 July 2011 |title=Why Knox rocks: Star baby names aren't just Tom, Dick or Harry |work=Daily News|location=New York |date=17 July 2008 |access-date=12 March 2011}} (born 17 September 1990){{Cite web |title=FUNKYOFFISH LTD filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08376087/filing-history |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |language=en}} is an English-born model and singer. She is the third daughter of Irish musician Bob Geldof and Paula Yates.
Early life
Geldof is the third daughter of Irish musician Bob Geldof and Paula Yates.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080606000714/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/2069367/Pixie-Geldof-is-a-Tatler-cover-girl.html Pixie Geldof is a Tatler cover girl], The Daily Telegraph, 3 June 2008[http://www.hellomagazine.com/music/2006/01/12/memoirsgeisha/ Sting's kds join Geldof girls at geisha launch] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323073909/http://www.hellomagazine.com/music/2006/01/12/memoirsgeisha/ |date=23 March 2011 }}, Hello!, 12 January 2006 ("is the youngest of Sir Bob's three daughters by the late TV presenter Paula Yates...") She is also the biological granddaughter of Hughie Green. Pixie had two sisters, Fifi Trixibelle Geldof (born 1983) and Peaches Geldof (1989–2014), and has a half-sister, Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof (born 1996), from her mother's relationship with INXS frontman Michael Hutchence. Her great-grandmother was Jewish.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/features/in-thespotlight/bob-geldof-to-receive-bgu-honorary-doctorate|title=Bob Geldof to receive BGU honorary doctorate|website=The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com}}
Career
=Modelling=
Her first magazine cover modelling appearance was for Tatler in 2008.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090212140433/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/fashionnews/4572710/Pixie-Geldof-is-covergirl-for-Italian-Vogue.html Pixie Geldof is Covergirl for Italian Vogue], The Daily Telegraph, 9 February 2009 She has also been the face of advertising campaigns for Levi's, Diesel, Henry Holland, Razzle, Agent Provocateur, Loewe and Pringle of Scotland, as well as modelling for Vivienne Westwood, Luella and Jeremy Scott. She modelled for Debenhams in 2010.{{cn|date=April 2020}}
=Music=
Geldof is the lead singer of the band Violet,{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/8755899/Pixie-Geldof-doesnt-want-to-be-daddys-girl.html |title=Pixie Geldof doesn't want to be daddy's girl |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=12 September 2011 |access-date=10 November 2011 |location=London}} who released their first single in May 2012.{{cite web |last=Knott |first=Alex |url=http://www.frostmagazine.com/2012/04/26/pixie-geldofs-band-to-release-debut-single-music-news/ |title=Pixie Geldof's band to release debut single |work=Frost Magazine |date= 26 April 2012|access-date=14 July 2013}} She was scheduled to DJ at the 2014 Coachella in April but cancelled it due to the death of her sister.{{cite web |author1=Natalie Finn |title=Pixie Geldof Cancels Coachella DJ Gig Following Death of Sister Peaches Geldof |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/530201/pixie-geldof-cancels-coachella-deejay-gig-following-death-of-sister-peaches-geldof |publisher=E! |access-date=23 July 2014 |date=9 April 2014}}
She released her first album I'm Yours in November 2016. It was recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Tony Hoffer.{{cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/pixie-geldof-reclaims-her-name-as-a-singer-with-serious-musical-chops-1.2837468 |title=Pixie Geldof reclaims her name as a singer, with serious musical chops |date=20 October 2016 |newspaper=The Irish Times |access-date=30 October 2016}}
= Activism =
Geldof has a passion for marine wildlife, especially sharks.{{Cite news|url=https://www.elle.com/uk/fashion/articles/a29489/pixie-geldof-reveals-shes-weirdly-obessed-with-sharks-at-elle-style-awards-2016/|title=PIxie Geldof Is Obsessed With Sharks|date=23 February 2016|work=ELLE|access-date=30 October 2018}} She is an advocate for marine conservation and was one of the ambassadors for the #PassOnPlastic campaign against the pollution of water by single use plastic led by Project Zero and Sky Ocean Rescue.{{Cite web|url=https://skyoceanrescue.com/pass-on-plastic-experience/|title=Pass On Plastic Experience|last=Jaywing|website=skyoceanrescue.com|access-date=30 October 2018}}
She also advocates against animal testing in the cosmetic industry. In October 2018, she was part of a delegation that went to the United Nations in New York City to present a petition launched by The Body Shop to end cosmetic animal testing worldwide.{{Cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/beauty/83-million-signatures-call-for-end-to-cosmetic-animal-testing/news-story/1ec0fc9582204e0a15fc4cc8785bf995|title=8.3 million signatures call for end to cosmetic animal testing|work=NewsComAu|access-date=30 October 2018}}
Personal life
As of February 2013, Geldof lived in Upper Clapton with George Barnett, drummer of These New Puritans.{{cite web |author1=Jess Cartner-Morley |title=Pixie Geldof: rocking 20s style |url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2013/feb/16/rock-chic-pixie-geldof |work=The Guardian |access-date=23 July 2014 |date=15 February 2013}} The couple married in June 2017 in Majorca.{{cite magazine|last=Newbold|first=Alice|date=19 June 2017|title=Pixie Geldof Marries In Majorca|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/pixie-geldof-marries-george-barnett-majorca|magazine=Vogue|access-date=19 August 2021}} They have one child, a daughter born in 2021.{{cite news|last=Waddell|first=Lily|date=18 August 2021|title=Pixie Geldof gives birth to first child with her husband George Barnett|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/pixie-geldof-baby-birth-george-barnett-b951285.html|work=Evening Standard|access-date=19 August 2021}}
Geldof is a vegan{{Cite web |author1=Katie Thomas |date=2019-01-31 |title=BEAUTY BYTES: Pixie Geldof talks vegan beauty, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and saving the ocean |url=https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity-news/pixie-geldof-interview-642969 |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=Marie Claire UK |language=en}} and advocates against animal testing.
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Category:People educated at Alleyn's School
Category:English female models
Category:English people of Irish descent
Category:English people of Scottish descent
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Category:People from Upper Clapton
Category:Models from the London Borough of Hackney
Category:Singers from the London Borough of Hackney