# Pixie Geldof

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{{short description|English model and singer}}
{{EngvarB|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{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](/source/George_Barnett_(musician%2C_born_1988))|2017}}
| partner       = 
| children      = 1
| parents       = {{plainlist|
* [Bob Geldof](/source/Bob_Geldof) (father)
* [Paula Yates](/source/Paula_Yates) (mother)
}}
| relatives     = {{plainlist|
* [Peaches Geldof](/source/Peaches_Geldof) (sister)
* [Tiger Hutchence-Geldof](/source/Tiger_Hutchence-Geldof) (half-sister)
* [Hughie Green](/source/Hughie_Green) (maternal grandfather)
}}
}}

'''Little Pixie Geldof'''<ref>{{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](/source/The_Independent) |access-date=12 March 2011 |location=London |first1=Grace |last1=Chapman |first2=Steve |last2=Anderson}}</ref><ref>{{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](/source/Daily_News_(New_York))|location=New York |date=17 July 2008 |access-date=12 March 2011}}</ref> (born 17 September 1990)<ref>{{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}}</ref> is an English-born model and singer. She is the third daughter of Irish musician [Bob Geldof](/source/Bob_Geldof) and [Paula Yates](/source/Paula_Yates).

==Early life==
Geldof is the third daughter of Irish musician [Bob Geldof](/source/Bob_Geldof) and [Paula Yates](/source/Paula_Yates).<ref name="tat">[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](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)'', 3 June 2008</ref><ref name="helloyoung">[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!](/source/Hello!_(magazine))'', 12 January 2006 ("is the youngest of Sir Bob's three daughters by the late TV presenter Paula Yates...")</ref> She is also the biological granddaughter of [Hughie Green](/source/Hughie_Green). Pixie had two sisters, Fifi Trixibelle Geldof (born 1983) and [Peaches Geldof](/source/Peaches_Geldof) (1989–2014), and has a half-sister, [Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence-Geldof](/source/Tiger_Hutchence-Geldof) (born 1996), from her mother's relationship with [INXS](/source/INXS) frontman [Michael Hutchence](/source/Michael_Hutchence). Her great-grandmother was Jewish.<ref>{{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 &#124; JPost.com |date=22 March 2011 }}</ref>

==Career==
left|upright|thumb|Geldof in June 2011

===Modeling===
Her first magazine cover modeling appearance was for ''[Tatler](/source/Tatler_(1901))'' in 2008.<ref name="itvog">[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</ref> She has also been the face of advertising campaigns for [Levi's](/source/Levi's), [Diesel](/source/Diesel_(brand)), [Henry Holland](/source/Henry_Holland_(fashion_designer)), [Razzle](/source/Razzle_(magazine)), [Agent Provocateur](/source/Agent_Provocateur_(lingerie)), [Loewe](/source/Loewe%2C_S.A.) and [Pringle of Scotland](/source/Pringle_of_Scotland), as well as modelling for [Vivienne Westwood](/source/Vivienne_Westwood), [Luella](/source/Luella_Bartley) and [Jeremy Scott](/source/Jeremy_Scott). She modeled for [Debenhams](/source/Debenhams) in 2010.{{cn|date=April 2020}}

===Music===
Geldof is the lead singer of the band Violet,<ref>{{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}}</ref> who released their first single in May 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last=Knott |first=Alex |url=https://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}}</ref> She was scheduled to DJ at the 2014 [Coachella](/source/Coachella_Valley_Music_and_Arts_Festival) in April but cancelled it due to the death of her sister.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Natalie Finn |title=Pixie Geldof Cancels Coachella DJ Gig Following Death of Sister Peaches Geldof |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/530201/pixie-geldof-cancels-coachella-deejay-gig-following-death-of-sister-peaches-geldof |publisher=[E!](/source/E!) |access-date=23 July 2014 |date=9 April 2014}}</ref>

She released her first album ''I'm Yours'' in November 2016. It was recorded in Los Angeles and produced by [Tony Hoffer](/source/Tony_Hoffer).<ref name="it-1">{{cite news |url=https://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}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Geldof is [vegan](/source/vegan),<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref> and as of February 2013, lives in [Upper Clapton](/source/Upper_Clapton) with [George Barnett](/source/George_Barnett_(musician%2C_born_1988)), drummer of [These New Puritans](/source/These_New_Puritans).<ref name=Guardian>{{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](/source/The_Guardian) |access-date=23 July 2014 |date=15 February 2013}}</ref> The couple married in June 2017 in [Mallorca](/source/Mallorca).<ref>{{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}}</ref> They have one child, a daughter born in 2021.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 

=== Activism ===
Geldof has a passion for marine wildlife, especially sharks.<ref>{{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}}</ref> She is an advocate for [marine conservation](/source/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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

She also advocates against [animal testing](/source/animal_testing) in the [cosmetic industry](/source/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](/source/The_Body_Shop) to end cosmetic animal testing worldwide.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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