Christmas: Pop
Band Aid
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About Band Aid
Genre
Christmas: Pop
Founded by Bob Geldof in 1984, Band Aid was a supergroup featuring members of prominent ’80s Irish and UK acts, including Duran Duran, Culture Club, Wham!, and U2.
∙ The group’s single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?,” recorded as a benefit for Ethiopian famine relief, spent five weeks at No. 1 in the UK and is the region’s second-best-selling single of all time.
∙ Band Aid’s success inspired a number of charity musical endeavors, including U.S.A. for Africa’s global No. 1 hit “We Are the World” and the massive 1985 transcontinental concert Live Aid.
∙ The video for “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Music Video, Short Form.
Members of Band Aid include, or have included, Sting, Bono, David Bowie, Phil Collins, Paul McCartney, George Michael, Adam Clayton, Roger Taylor, Robert Bell, John Taylor, Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Tony Butler, Paul Weller, Gary Kemp, James "J.T." Taylor, Bob Geldof, Midge Ure, Paul Young, Boy George, Holly Johnson, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward, Sarah Dallin, Jody Watley, Stuart Adamson, Francis Rossi, Mark Brzezicki, Bruce Watson, Martyn Ware, Chris Cross, Glenn Gregory, Rick Parfitt, Pete Briquette, Tony Hadley, Steve Norman, Simon Crowe, John Keeble, and Martin Kemp.
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