Band Aid Biography
Band Aid was a British and Irish charity supergroup, founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia by releasing the record "Do They Know It's Christmas?. It was Christmas #1 that year, surpassing all expectations. Artists featured in the recording included: George Michael, Boy George, Bono, Phil Collins, Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran, Paul Young, Bananarama, Paul Weller, Heaven 17, Ultravox, Sting, Kool & The Gang, Status Quo, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Big Country.
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Band Aid 30 'Do They Know It's Christmas' video revealed.Band Aid hopes the graphic images of Ebola …
A group of US and Canadian musicians, including Beck, have recorded a spoof version of Do They Know …
The Band Aid 20 version of 'Do They Know It's Xmas?' has, as expected, clinched the Christmas …
Band Aid 20 looks set to be the Christmas Number 1.Do They Know It's Christmas? featuring artists …
More than 72,000 copies of the new Band Aid single were sold on its first day of release, according …
Band Aid 20's 'Do They Know It's Christmas Time?' is expected to sell 500,000 copies after its …
The new Band Aid single is released in record stores on Monday, with staff poised for a massive …
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Chris Martin says he initially thought the Band Aid single was a "tremendously bad idea".He says he …
Westlife and Ronan Keating have slammed Bob Geldof for deciding they weren't cool enough to be on …
The Band Aid 20 single will be released as a downloadable ringtone.Orange is allowing its customers …
Band Aid Albums
| Title | Release | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Do They Know It’s Christmas? / Feed the World | |
| 2 |  | The Best Christmas Album In The World...Ever! - 1 | |
| 3 |  | RTL Christmas Fever (disc 1) | |
| 4 |  | Do They Know It's Christmas? |
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