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Charity supergroup Band Aid was formed in London, England in 1984 by <a href="spotify:artist:40oYPr305MsT2lsiXr9fX9">Boomtown Rats</a> frontman <a href="spotify:artist:6bvtY9dkfSa5yKuogd2aLU">Bob Geldof</a> and producer <a href="spotify:artist:2N4isf5pypyuDVpBofqEN8">Midge Ure</a>. Intended to fund anti-poverty efforts in Ethiopia, the ensemble recorded the single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for release during the 1984 holiday season. Aided by vocal efforts from <a href="spotify:artist:0m2Wc2gfNUWaAuBK7URPIJ">Bono</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0Ty63ceoRnnJKVEYP0VQpk">Sting</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:19ra5tSw0tWufvUp8GotLo">George Michael</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2BWfZGPtsjRlRp7JTDqI45">Boy George</a>, Simon Le Bon, and a host of other contemporary pop stars of the day, the single topped the pop charts, becoming the number one Christmas single of the year and raising more than $24,000,000 for its cause. Such was Band Aid's success, several other celebrity-aided organizations launched fundraising campaigns the following year resulting in the star-studded Live Aid concert and the American charity supergroup USA for Africa. "Do They Know It's Christmas?" remains a popular holiday single and has been re-recorded twice by updated versions of Band Aid during the group's 20th and 30th anniversaries with proceeds again going to relief efforts in Africa. ~ Timothy Monger, Rovi
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