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band aid through three decades...
Here's a little education for all your music buffs...
The original Band Aid 1984 ensemble consisted of:
Freddie Mercury (Queen)
Phil Collins (Genesis)
Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats)
Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet)
Chris Cross (Ultravox)
John Taylor (Duran Duran)
Paul Young
Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet)
Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17)
Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran)
Simon Crowe (The Boomtown Rats)
Marilyn
Keren Woodward (Bananarama)
Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
Jody Watley (Shalamar)
Bono (U2)
Adam Clayton (U2)
Paul Weller (The Style Council, and previously The Jam)
James "J.T." Taylor (Kool & The Gang)
George Michael (Wham!)
Midge Ure (Ultravox)
Martyn Ware (Heaven 17)
John Keeble (Spandau Ballet)
Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
Roger Taylor (Duran Duran)
Sara Dallin (Bananarama)
Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama)
Sting (The Police)
Pete Briquette (The Boomtown Rats)
Francis Rossi (Status Quo)
Robert 'Kool' Bell (Kool & The Gang)
Dennis Thomas (Kool & The Gang)
Andy Taylor (Duran Duran)
Jon Moss (Culture Club, former member of Adam and the Ants)
Rick Parfitt (Status Quo)
Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran)
Johnny Fingers (The Boomtown Rats)
David Bowie (who contributed via a recording that was mailed to Geldof and then dubbed onto the single)
Boy George (Culture Club)
Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
Paul McCartney (Wings and The Beatles, who contributed via a recording that was mailed to Geldof and then dubbed onto the single)
Stuart Adamson (Big Country)
Bruce Watson (Big Country)
Tony Butler (Big Country)
Mark Brzezicki (Big Country)
The Band line-up for the 'Band Aid II' project in 1989 consisted of:
Bananarama
Big Fun
Bros
Cathy Dennis
D Mob
Jason Donovan
Kevin Godley
Glen Goldsmith
Rolf Harris
Kylie Minogue
The Pasadenas
Chris Rea
Cliff Richard
Jimmy Somerville
Sonia
Lisa Stansfield
Technotronic
Wet Wet Wet
The line up for the Band Aid 20 project in 2004 consisted of:
Midge Ure
Nigel Godrich
Bob Geldof
Danny Goffey (Supergrass)
Thom Yorke (Radiohead)
Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
Sir Paul McCartney
Justin Hawkins (The Darkness)
Fran Healy (Travis)
Charlie Simpson (Busted/Fightstar)
Dan Hawkins (The Darkness)
Bono (U2)
Fran Healy (Travis)
Daniel Bedingfield
Natasha Bedingfield
Sugababes (Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, Heidi Range)
James Bourne (Busted, Son of Dork)
Chris Martin (Coldplay)
Dido – performed separately from a studio in Melbourne
Dizzee Rascal – the only artist to add lyrics to the song
Ms Dynamite
Skye Edwards (Morcheeba)
Estelle
Neil Hannon (The Divine Comedy)
Jamelia
Dan Hawkins (The Darkness)
Tom Chaplin (Keane)
Tim Rice-Oxley (Keane)
Tim Wheeler (Ash)
Beverley Knight
Lemar
Shaznay Lewis (All Saints)
Katie Melua
Róisín Murphy (Moloko)
Feeder
Snow Patrol
Rachel Stevens
Joss Stone
The Thrills
Turin Brakes
Robbie Williams – performed separately from a studio in Los Angeles
Will Young
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