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Band Aid was 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 the record "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for the Christmas market. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The definition of charitable organization, and of charity varies according to the country and in some instances the region of the country in which the charitable organization operates SuperGroup is a Reality show on the channel VH1. The show puts together five Heavy metal musicians packed into a large mansion that must play a show after Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof, KBE, known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951, is an Irish singer Midge Ure OBE (born James Ure, 10 October 1953, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a pop guitarist singer A Famine is a phenomenon in which a large percentage of the population of a region or country are so undernourished that death by Starvation becomes increasingly common NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page " Do They Know It's Christmas? " is a song written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984 specifically to raise money for relief of 1984–1985 famine The single surpassed the hopes of the producers to become the Christmas number one on that release. This is a list of Christmas number one singles in the United Kingdom. Two subsequent re-recordings of the song to raise further money for charity also topped the charts. The original was produced by Midge Ure. Midge Ure OBE (born James Ure, 10 October 1953, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a pop guitarist singer The 12" version was mixed by Trevor Horn. Trevor Charles Horn (born 15 July 1949) is an English Pop music Record producer, songwriter and musician

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Background

The name 'Band Aid' was chosen as a pun on the name of a well known brand of adhesive bandage, also referring to musicians working as a band to provide aid and alluding to the fact that any help stemming from their efforts is likened to a band-aid on a very serious wound. History The Band-Aid was invented in 1920 by Earle Dickson, an employee of Johnson & Johnson for his wife Josephine who frequently cut and burned herself while cooking

The group has reformed on three occasions, each time from the most successful British and Irish pop music performers of the time, to record the same song at the same time of year. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure

Original Band Aid

Chronology (1984)

The original 1984 Feed The World logo was based on a pencil sketch by Bob Geldof after watching a BBC television news report by Michael Buerk from famine-stricken Ethiopia. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Michael Duncan Buerk (born February 18, 1946) is a BBC Journalist and newsreader, most famous for his reporting of the Ethiopian A famine is a widespread shortage of food that may apply to any Faunal species which phenomenon is usually accompanied by regional Malnutrition, Starvation NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Geldof was so moved by the plight of starving children that he decided to try and raise money using his contacts in pop music. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure

Geldof enlisted the help of Midge Ure, from the group Ultravox, to help produce a charity record. Midge Ure OBE (born James Ure, 10 October 1953, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a pop guitarist singer Ultravox (formerly Ultravox!) were a British New Wave band that rose to prominence in the late 1970s/early 1980s A charity record (also known as a charity single) is a release of a song for a specific charitable cause. Ure took Geldof's lyrics, and created the melody and backing track for the record. In Music, a melody (from Greek μελῳδία - melōidía, "singing chanting" also tune, voice, or Geldof called many of the most popular British and Irish performers of the time (Kool & The Gang and Jody Watley were the only Americans present at the original recording), persuading them to give their time free. Kool & the Gang are a highly successful American Jazz / R&B / soul / Funk / Disco group Jody Watley (born January 30, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American Singer, Songwriter, Record His one criterion for selection was how famous they were, in order to maximise sales of the record. He then kept an appointment to appear on a show on BBC Radio 1, with Richard Skinner, but instead of promoting the new Boomtown Rats material as planned, he announced the plan for Band Aid. Richard Skinner (born December 26, 1951) is a British radio and television broadcaster. The Boomtown Rats were a new wave group led by Bob Geldof. All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Republic of Ireland.

The recording studio gave Band Aid no more than 24 free hours to record and mix the record, on 25 November 1984. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The recording took place between 11am and 7pm, and was filmed by director Nigel Dick to be released as the pop video though some basic tracks had been recorded the day before at Midge Ure's home studio. Nigel Andrew Robertson Dick (born at Catterick, North Yorkshire, England on 21 March 1953) is an English music video A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics The first tracks to be recorded were the group / choir choruses which were filmed by the international press. The footage was rushed to newsrooms where it aired while the remainder of the recording process continued. Later drums by Phil Collins were recorded, including the memorable opening 'African Drum' beat. Philip David Charles Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951 Chiswick, London) is an English Singer-songwriter, Drummer But in reality, the introduction of the song features a slowed down sample from a Tears for Fears' track called "The Hurting", released in 1983. Tears for Fears (sometimes informally abbreviated to TFF are Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Tony Hadley, of Spandau Ballet, was the first to record his vocal, while a section sung by Status Quo was deemed unusable, and replaced with section comprising Paul Weller, Sting, and Glenn Gregory. Tony Hadley (born Anthony Patrick Hadley 2 June 1960, Islington, London) is an English pop Singer Spandau Ballet were a popular British band in the 1980s Initially inspired by a mixture of Funk and Synthpop, the group eventually mellowed into a Status quo is a Latin term meaning the present existing state of affairs or "the state in which" Paul Weller (born John William Weller 25 May 1958 in Sheerwater near Woking, Surrey) is an English Singer-songwriter. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award Heaven 17 are a British Synthpop band originating from the city of Sheffield in the early 1980s Paul Young has since admitted, in a documentary, that he knew his opening lines were written for David Bowie, who was not able to make the recording but made a contribution to the B-side (Bowie performed his lines at the Live Aid concert the following year). Paul Antony Young (born 17 January 1956) is an English pop musician David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Boy George arrived last at 6pm, after Geldof woke him up by 'phone to have him flown over from New York on Concorde to record his solo part. Boy George (born George Alan O'Dowd 14 June 1961 in Eltham London) is an English Singer-songwriter, who was part of the English New The City of New York WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout (At the time Culture Club was in the middle of a US tour. Culture Club were a Grammy Award -winning British pop group that formed in the early 1980s )

The following morning, Geldof appeared on the Radio 1 breakfast show with Mike Read, to promote the record further and promise that every penny would go to the cause. This article is about the broadcaster For those with an identical-sounding but differently-spelled name see Mike Reid. This led to a stand-off with the British Government, who refused to waive the VAT on the sales of the single. Her Majesty's Government, or when the monarch is male His Majesty's Government, is the title used by the Government of the United Kingdom, based at Value added tax ( VAT) or goods and services tax ( GST) is a consumption Tax levied on value added. Geldof made the headlines by publicly standing up to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and, sensing the strength of public feeling, the government backed down and donated the tax back to the charity. This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925

The record was released on 3 December, and went straight to No. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French 1 in the UK singles chart, outselling all the other records in the chart put together. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry It became the fastest- selling single of all time in the UK, selling a million copies in the first week alone. It stayed at No. 1 for five weeks, selling over three million copies and becoming easily the biggest-selling single of all time in the UK. It has since been surpassed by Elton John's "Candle In The Wind 1997" (his tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales) but it is likely to keep selling in different versions for many years to come. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Princess of Wales is a Courtesy title held by the wife of the Prince of Wales since the first "English" Prince of Wales in 1283

After Live Aid, "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was re-released in late 1985 in a set that included a special-edition 'picture disc' version, modeled after the Live Aid logo with 'Band' in place of 'Live'. Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia An added bonus, "One Year On" (a statement from Geldof and Ure on the telephone) was available as a b-side. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s "One Year On" can also be found in transcript form in a booklet which was included in the DVD set of Live Aid, the first disc of which features the BBC news report, as well as the Band Aid video.

Participants

The original Band Aid ensemble consisted of (in sleeve order):

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Band Aid II

This version, released in 1989, was produced by British songwriting and production team formed of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman known as Stock Aitken Waterman. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Mike Stock ( Margate, Kent, England, December 3, 1951) is a British Songwriter and Record producer Matt Aitken (born 25 August 1956 in Coventry England) is a British songwriter and record producer brought up in Astley Greater Manchester Peter Alan Waterman OBE (born 15 January 1947) is an English Record producer, occasional Songwriter, Radio and Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a UK songwriting and record producing trio who had great success during the mid-late 1980s The only artists from the original Band Aid to be featured again on this version were Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward of Bananarama. Sara Elizabeth Dallin (born 17 December 1961 in Bristol, England) is an English Singer and Songwriter Keren Jane Woodward (born 2 April 1961 Bristol, England) is an English pop Singer and Songwriter from the girl Bananarama are an English Girl group who have had success on the This version topped the UK Singles Chart for three weeks, but ultimately achieved far less historical significance and status than its predecessor. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry

Production

On Friday 1st December 1989, Bob Geldof called Pete Waterman to ask if he would consider producing a new version of the song featuring the big stars of the time. Peter Alan Waterman OBE (born 15 January 1947) is an English Record producer, occasional Songwriter, Radio and Waterman immediately cancelled his wedding (planned for that very day) and began calling up the artists. With just two days' notice, on Sunday 3rd December, recording took place at PWL Studios in South London. Present in the studio was Bob Geldof, wife Paula Yates and six-year-old daughter, Fifi Trixiebelle, who was eager to meet Jason Donovan. Paula Elizabeth Yates (24 April 1959- 17 September 2000 was a British Television presenter and Writer, best known for her work on two Iconic

Production continued through the Monday, and by Tuesday 5th December the song was aired for the first time on London's Capital Radio. Advance sales of the record reached 500,000 and a number 1 was inevitable. The song was released the following week on 11th December and spent three weeks at number one, becoming the 9th biggest selling song of the year, outselling Madonna's "Like a Prayer". Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American

Participants

The line up for the Band Aid II project consisted of (in alphabetical order):

Band Aid 20

The Band Aid 20 single was first played simultaneously on the The Chris Moyles Show (on BBC Radio 1) and the breakfast shows on Virgin and Capital radio, at 8am on 16 November 2004. Roger Andrew Taylor (born April 26, 1960 in Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, England) is the drummer for the electronic pop/rock Bananarama are an English Girl group who have had success on the For the Miles Davis album see Big Fun (album For the Inner City album and single see Paradise (Inner City album For the fictional Bros (from the common abbreviation of the word 'brothers' and pronounced 'bross' Cathy Dennis (born Catherine Roseanne Dennis, March 25 1969 Norwich, England) is a Grammy award-winning dance-oriented pop This article is about the music producer For the unrelated video game character also called "D-Mob" see Def Jam Vendetta and Def Jam Fight for NY Jason Sean Donovan (born 1 June 1968, Malvern, Melbourne) is an Australian Actor and Singer. Kevin Godley (born Kevin Michael Godley, 7 October 1945, Prestwich, Lancashire, England) is a British Glen Goldsmith was born on August 17 1965 in High Wycombe, Berkshire and is a UK -based Singer. Rolf Harris CBE, AM (born 30 March 1930) is an Australian Musician, Singer, Composer, painter Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress. The Pasadenas are a Rhythm & Blues / Pop formation from the United Kingdom, best known for their hit Song "Tribute (Right Christopher Anton Rea (born 4 March 1951) is a Singer-songwriter from Middlesbrough England, instantly recognisable for his distinctive Sir Cliff Richard, OBE, (born Harry Roger Webb on 14 October 1940 is an English Singer, Actor and Businessman. Jimmy Somerville (born June 22, 1961) is a Scottish pop singer born and raised in Glasgow. Sonia Evans (born 13 February 1971) better known as just Sonia, is an English pop Singer from Skelmersdale Lisa Jane Stansfield (born April 11 1966) is a Grammy Award -nominated and BRIT Award -winning English R&B and soul Technotronic is a studio-based Belgian house-music project formed by Jo Bogaert (born Thomas De Quincey, 1954 Aalst Belgium in 1988 Wet Wet Wet are a Scottish pop band that formed in the 1980s They scored a number of hits in the British charts and around the world The Chris Moyles Show is the current BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK, and has been since Chris Moyles became the station's breakfast show Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The video was first broadcast in the UK simultaneously over multiple channels, including the five UK terrestrial channels, at 5. 55pm on 18 November 2004, with an introduction by Madonna. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American

British artist Damien Hirst designed an intimidating cover for the Band Aid 20 single, featuring the grim reaper and a starving African child. Damien Hirst (born 7 June 1965 is an English artist and the most prominent of the group that has been dubbed " Young British Artists " (or YBAs However, this was later dropped after fears that it might scare children. The single was released on 29 November 2004, with all money raised going toward famine relief in the Darfur region of Sudan. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A famine is a widespread shortage of food that may apply to any Faunal species which phenomenon is usually accompanied by regional Malnutrition, Starvation Darfur (دار فور daar foor, lit "realm of the Fur " is a region in Sudan. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa.

One of the new ways to buy the song, by downloading it from the Internet, hit a problem when Apple Computer's iTunes Music Store initially refused to supply it, due to their fixed-pricing policy. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics The iTunes Store is a software-based online Digital media store operated by Apple Inc A partial solution was reached after a few days, enabling UK users to download the song at the standard iTunes price, with Apple donating an extra amount (equivalent to the price difference) to the Band Aid Trust. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

The CD version sold over 200,000 copies in the first week, and became the fastest-selling single of the year. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio

Participants

Organisers and producers:

Instruments:

Vocals:

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The single sold 72,000 copies in the first 24 hours when it was released on 29 November 2004, and went straight in at No. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 1 in the UK charts on 5 December 2004. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " It stayed at No. 1 for Christmas and the week after, all in all holding onto the top spot for four weeks, one week shorter than the original had done in 1984. Sales for the song held steady of the course of its number 1 run - selling about 250,000 each week - a million for its 4 week run. In total it sold more than 1. 1 million copies, to become one of the UK's best selling singles of the new millennium.

Who sings what on each version

Lyrics 1984 version 1989 version 2004 version
'It's Christmas time, there's no need to be afraid' Paul Young Kylie Minogue Chris Martin
'At Christmas time, we let in light and we banish shade' Paul Young Chris Rea Chris Martin
'And in our world of plenty, we can spread a smile of joy' Boy George Jimmy Somerville/Big Fun Dido
'Throw your arms around the world, at Christmas time' Boy George Matt Goss Dido
'But say a prayer; Pray for the other ones' George Michael Cliff Richard Robbie Williams
'At Christmas time it's hard, but when you're having fun' George Michael/Simon Le Bon Jimmy Somerville/Matt Goss Robbie Williams
'There's a world outside your window, and it's a world of dread and fear' Simon Le Bon/Sting Marti Pellow/Jason Donovan Sugababes
'Where the only water flowing is the bitter sting of tears' Simon Le Bon/Sting/Tony Hadley Jason Donovan/Kylie Minogue Fran Healy & Sugababes
'And the Christmas bells that ring there are the clanging chimes of doom' Sting/Bono Cliff Richard/Marti Pellow Bono
'Well, tonight, thank God it's them, instead of you' Bono Jason Donovan/Matt Goss Bono
'And there won't be snow in Africa, this Christmas time' Boy George/Paul Weller/Paul Young/Sting Marti Pellow Will Young & Jamelia
'The greatest gift they'll get this year is life' Bono/George Michael/Boy George Sonia Will Young & Jamelia
'Where nothing ever grows' Paul Young Lisa Stansfield Ms Dynamite & Beverley Knight
'No rain nor rivers flow' Glenn Gregory Lisa Stansfield Ms Dynamite & Beverley Knight
'Do they know it's Christmas time at all?' All Sonia/Lisa Stansfield All
'Here's to you' Marilyn/Glenn Gregory/Rick Parfitt/Francis Rossi Kylie Minogue Tom Chaplin
'Raise a glass for everyone' Paul Young Kylie Minogue Justin Hawkins
'Spare a thought this yuletide for the deprived'
'If the table was turned would you survive?'		 2004 lines, not in the original version Dizzee Rascal
'Here's to them' Marilyn/Glenn Gregory/Rick Parfitt/Francis Rossi Matt Goss Busted
'Underneath that burning sun' Paul Young Matt Goss Justin Hawkins
'You ain't gotta feel guilt, just selfless'
'Give a little help, to the helpless'		 2004 lines, not in the original version Dizzee Rascal
'Do they know it's Christmas time at all?' Paul Young Cliff Richard Joss Stone and Justin Hawkins
'Feed the World' (repeat) All All Tom Chaplin and Chris Martin
'Feed the World, Let them know it's Christmas time again' (repeat) All All All

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Matthew Weston Goss (born September 29 1968) is a British singer and songwriter most famous for being the lead singer of 1980s pop group Bros Robert Peter Maximilian Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer Simon John Charles Le Bon (born October 27, 1958) is the lead singer and lyricist of the pop/rock band Duran Duran and its offshoot Arcadia Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award Marti Pellow (born 23 March, 1965) is the lead singer of the Scottish pop group Wet Wet Wet. Jason Sean Donovan (born 1 June 1968, Malvern, Melbourne) is an Australian Actor and Singer. Sugababes are a BRIT Award -winning English pop group trio from London. Simon John Charles Le Bon (born October 27, 1958) is the lead singer and lyricist of the pop/rock band Duran Duran and its offshoot Arcadia Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award Tony Hadley (born Anthony Patrick Hadley 2 June 1960, Islington, London) is an English pop Singer Jason Sean Donovan (born 1 June 1968, Malvern, Melbourne) is an Australian Actor and Singer. Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress. Sugababes are a BRIT Award -winning English pop group trio from London. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award Sir Cliff Richard, OBE, (born Harry Roger Webb on 14 October 1940 is an English Singer, Actor and Businessman. Marti Pellow (born 23 March, 1965) is the lead singer of the Scottish pop group Wet Wet Wet. Jason Sean Donovan (born 1 June 1968, Malvern, Melbourne) is an Australian Actor and Singer. Matthew Weston Goss (born September 29 1968) is a British singer and songwriter most famous for being the lead singer of 1980s pop group Bros Boy George (born George Alan O'Dowd 14 June 1961 in Eltham London) is an English Singer-songwriter, who was part of the English New Paul Antony Young (born 17 January 1956) is an English pop musician Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award Marti Pellow (born 23 March, 1965) is the lead singer of the Scottish pop group Wet Wet Wet. William Robert Young (born 20 January 1979. Young's second album Friday's Child, was released in December 2003 Jamelia Niela Davis (born on 11 January 1981) known simply as Jamelia, is a Mercury Music Prize nominated English R&B Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου (born 25 June 1963 best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning Boy George (born George Alan O'Dowd 14 June 1961 in Eltham London) is an English Singer-songwriter, who was part of the English New Sonia Evans (born 13 February 1971) better known as just Sonia, is an English pop Singer from Skelmersdale William Robert Young (born 20 January 1979. Young's second album Friday's Child, was released in December 2003 Jamelia Niela Davis (born on 11 January 1981) known simply as Jamelia, is a Mercury Music Prize nominated English R&B Paul Antony Young (born 17 January 1956) is an English pop musician Lisa Jane Stansfield (born April 11 1966) is a Grammy Award -nominated and BRIT Award -winning English R&B and soul Beverley Knight MBE (born March 22, 1973) is an English soul and R&B singer Songwriter, and Record Heaven 17 are a British Synthpop band originating from the city of Sheffield in the early 1980s Lisa Jane Stansfield (born April 11 1966) is a Grammy Award -nominated and BRIT Award -winning English R&B and soul Beverley Knight MBE (born March 22, 1973) is an English soul and R&B singer Songwriter, and Record Sonia Evans (born 13 February 1971) better known as just Sonia, is an English pop Singer from Skelmersdale Lisa Jane Stansfield (born April 11 1966) is a Grammy Award -nominated and BRIT Award -winning English R&B and soul Peter Robinson (born November 3, 1962) better known as Marilyn, is a British pop singer who achieved international fame in the Heaven 17 are a British Synthpop band originating from the city of Sheffield in the early 1980s Rick Parfitt (born 12 October 1948 in Woking, Surrey, England) is best known for being a singer and the Rhythm guitarist Francis Rossi (born Francis Dominic Michael Nicholas Rossi) was born 29 May 1949 in Forest Hill, London and is co-founder of Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress. 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Joss Stone (born Jocelyn Eve Stoker on 11 April 1987 is an English soul and R&B Singer-songwriter and actress. Justin David Hawkins (born 17 March 1975 in Chertsey, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, best Thomas Oliver Chaplin (born March 8, 1979) is the lead singer of the English piano - rock band, Keane. Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977 is the English lead Singer-songwriter, Pianist, and occasional rhythm Guitarist of the Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast However Bono could not attend, which led to the spectacle of Paul Weller miming to Bono's line.

1984 musicians

1989 musicians

2004 musicians

Related projects

The Band Aid project inspired other charity records around the world, including We Are the World by USA for Africa (in the United States), Cantaré Cantarás by Hermanos (in Latin America), Nackt im Wind by Band für Afrika (in Germany), Ethiopie by Chanteurs Sans Frontiere (in France), Tears Are Not Enough by Northern Lights (in Canada), Sammen for Livet by Forente Artister (in Norway), Za Milion Godina by YU Rock Misija (in the former Yugoslavia), Stars by Hear 'n Aid (international heavy metal artists), Afrika written by Nanna with various Danish artists, and many others. John Taylor (born Nigel John Taylor on June 20, 1960 in Birmingham, England) is the Bass guitarist and co-founder Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two Philip David Charles Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951 Chiswick, London) is an English Singer-songwriter, Drummer Midge Ure OBE (born James Ure, 10 October 1953, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a pop guitarist singer Ultravox (formerly Ultravox!) were a British New Wave band that rose to prominence in the late 1970s/early 1980s Gary Kemp (born 16 October 1959, in Islington, London) is an English pop artist who was the Guitar player and Spandau Ballet were a popular British band in the 1980s Initially inspired by a mixture of Funk and Synthpop, the group eventually mellowed into a Adam Charles Clayton (born 13 March 1960 in Chinnor, Oxfordshire, UK is the bassist of the rock band U2. Mike Stock ( Margate, Kent, England, December 3, 1951) is a British Songwriter and Record producer Matt Aitken (born 25 August 1956 in Coventry England) is a British songwriter and record producer brought up in Astley Greater Manchester Christopher Anton Rea (born 4 March 1951) is a Singer-songwriter from Middlesbrough England, instantly recognisable for his distinctive Luke Damon Goss (born 29 September 1968 is an English Singer and Actor. Bros (from the common abbreviation of the word 'brothers' and pronounced 'bross' Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Daniel Robert Goffey (born 7 February 1974 in London) is an English musician and Singer-songwriter best known as the Drummer Supergrass are an English Alternative rock band from Oxford. The band consists of brothers Gaz ( Guitar and Lead vocals Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968 is a Grammy -winning English Musician, best known as the lead singer and principal songwriter of the Radiohead Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood (born 5 November 1971) is a BAFTA and Grammy -nominated musician and composer-in-residence for the BBC best Travis are a Scottish Alternative rock band from Glasgow, comprising Fran Healy ( lead vocals, Guitar, Piano, Justin David Hawkins (born 17 March 1975 in Chertsey, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, best The Darkness were a multi- BRIT Award -winning British Hard rock / Glam rock band Daniel Francis Hawkins (born 12 December 1976 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England) was the Guitarist and Backing singer The Darkness were a multi- BRIT Award -winning British Hard rock / Glam rock band Charles Robert Simpson (born 7 June, 1985 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England) was the youngest member of the reasonably successful " We Are the World " is a 1985 song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, produced and conducted by Quincy Jones and recorded USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa was the name under which forty-five predominantly U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. " Tears Are Not Enough " is a 1985 charity single recorded by a supergroup of Canadian artists under the name Northern Lights, to raise funds for Northern Lights was the name used by the supergroup of Canadian musicians who were gathered by the music talent manager Bruce Allen in 1985 to Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional YU Rock Misija (meaning in the Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbo-Croatian and Macedonian languages Yugoslav Rock Mission was the contribution of the YU Rock Misija (meaning in the Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbo-Croatian and Macedonian languages Yugoslav Rock Mission was the contribution of the The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: Hear 'n Aid was a joint effort from the heavy metal scene of the 80s to raise money for famine relief in Africa.

A compilation of video games for the ZX Spectrum was published under the name Soft Aid. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The Sinclair ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal Home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd It also featured a recording of the Do They Know It's Christmas? single. [1]

Parodies

Criticism

In 1986, the anarchist band Chumbawamba released the album Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records, as well as an EP entitled "We Are the World", jointly recorded with US band A State of Mind, both of which were intended as anti-capitalist critiques of the Band Aid/Live Aid phenomenon. Anarchism is a Political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory Government, i Chumbawamba are an English band who began their career playing Anarcho-punk, but over a 25-year career have gone on to play music ranging from pop -influenced Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records was the first full-length album by Anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba, released in 1986 on Agit-Prop Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia They argued that the record was primarily a cosmetic spectacle, designed to draw attention away from the real political causes of world hunger. The Situationist International ( SI) was a small group of international political and artistic Agitators with roots in Marxism, Lettrism and the

Morrissey talking about the first Do They Know It's Christmas?: 'I'm not afraid to say that I think Band Aid was diabolical. Steven Patrick Morrissey (ˈmɒɹɪsiː born May 22, 1959) known primarily as Morrissey, is a British Singer and Lyricist Or to say that I think Bob Geldof is a nauseating character. Many people find that very unsettling, but I'll say it as loud as anyone wants me to. In the first instance the record itself was absolutely tuneless. One can have great concern for the people of Ethiopia, but it's another thing to inflict daily torture on the people of England. It was an awful record considering the mass of talent involved. And it wasn't done shyly it was the most self-righteous platform ever in the history of popular music. '

Preceded by
Flying Pickets

Only You

 UK Christmas Number One single

Do They Know It's Christmas

1984

 Succeeded by
Shakin' Stevens

Merry Christmas Everyone
Preceded by
Cliff Richard

Misletoe and Wine

 UK Christmas Number One single

Do They Know It's Christmas

1989

 Succeeded by
Cliff Richard

Saviours Day
Preceded by
Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules

Mad World

 UK Christmas Number One single

Do They Know It's Christmas

2004

 Succeeded by
Shayne Ward

That's My Goal

External links

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