Birhan Woldu (born circa 1981) is an Ethiopian famed for being the starving child, near death, shown in a video at Live Aid in 1985. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ethiopia, as its borders were in 1985. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Woldu was originally found in 1984 by a CBC documentary crew led by Tony Burman, then became the iconic symbol that rallied the world to address the Ethiopian Famine. British Prime Minister Tony Blair said the image of her face "changed his life." 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the country’s national public radio and television broadcaster. ... Tony Burman (born 13 June 1948) is Editor in Chief of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporations English Services Division. ... Location of Ethiopia, as Ethiopian borders were as of the famine, prior Eritrean independence in 1993. ...

In 2004, a grown up Woldu appeared in Band Aid 20's music video for "Do They Know It's Christmas". 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cover art for the original Do They Know Its Christmas? release – artist Peter Blake Band Aid is a British and Irish charity supergroup founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia by releasing a record Do They... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Cover art for the original Do They Know Its Christmas? release – artist Peter Blake This article is about the song. ...

In 2005, Bob Geldof had the film played again, at the Live 8 concert in London, then introduced Woldu, who thanked the audience for their support, in her native tongue. She remained on stage for the first part of Madonna's performance. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Frederick Zenon Bob Geldof, KBE (born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer, songwriter, actor and political activist. ... Official Live 8 DVD, released in November 2005 Live 8 (not to be confused with Live Aid) was a series of concurrent benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. ... The main Live 8 concert was held at Hyde Park, London, England on 2 July 2005, in front of over 200,000 people. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as simply Madonna, is an American Grammy award winning pop singer, songwriter, musician, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and a fashion trendsetter. ...

Related Video

• Watch the original TV report that inspired the aid projects around the world (1 November 1984)

External links

• CBC background
• Birhan Woldu - The Face of Famine