Band Aid (formed: 1984) are a supergroup of English and Irish singers and 4 sub units, Band Aid 20, Band Aid 30, Band Aid II and the original Band Aid which I'll call Band Aid 10. They rose to fame mainly after they released their cult classic Do They Know It's Christmas? originally written for the 1984 Famine in Ethiopia (which is the same reason Live Aid was held) and changed slightly for Band Aid 30 in 2014 with the new version focusing more on the Ebola Outbreak and Epidemic in West Africa.
History
In 1984 Ethiopia was struck with famine and people tried to raise awareness about the situation so a 33 year old Bob Geldof took matters into his own hands and decided to make the supergroup Band Aid singing their classic Do They Know It's Christmas? to raise money for Ethiopia, Live Aid was also held that year which included bands like U2 and especially Queen (formed: 1970) one event at Live Aid went down in history and that was Freddie Mercury (born: September 5, 1946 - November 24, 1991 [age 45]), yelling out "AY-OH" and the crowd responding back. The song was re-recorded in 1989 by Band Aid II but I wasn't able to find any information on the members. In 2004 problems arose in Africa once again leading to the creation of Band Aid 20 with their rock version of Do They Know It's Christmas and it blew up going viral for a number of reasons. In 2014 the worst of the worst happened West Africa had been struck with and epidemic but not just any epidemic and Ebola (discovered: 1976) epidemic a disease that causes mass bleeding and nearly always results in death, so in 2014 the once again new version Band Aid 30 was formed with a pop twist on the song; featuring hit artists like Seal, Ed Sheeran and One Direction. The song was changed to fit the epidemic more but controversey arose when Bono's original line of "Well tonight; thank god it's them instead of you" was changed to "Well tonight we're reaching out and touching you" while other lyrics such as "And they only water flowing; is the bitter stinging of tears" and "And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time" and "And the greastest gift they'll get this year is life" to "Where a kiss of love can kill you", "And there's death in every tear" since Ebola is spread through most forms of contact. Unfortunately Africa is going through a terrible crisis where nearly millions of people are starving so if you can donate to orginastions to that benefit help for Africa.
Band Aid Members
These are a list of all of the Band Aid members from 1984-2014
Band Aid 10
- Bob Geldof (born: October 5, 1951), Founder of Band Aid
- Paul McCartney (born: June 17, 1942), Providing Vocals
- George Michael (born: June 25, 1963 - December 25, 2016 [age 56]), Providing Vocals
- Sting (born: October 2, 1951), Providing Bass
- Phil Collins (born: January 30, 1951), Providing Drums
- Bono (born: May 10, 1960), Founder of U2 and Providing Guitar and Vocals
- Midge Ure (born: October 10, 1953), Providing Guitar
- Boy George (born: June 14, 1961), Providing Vocals
- Paul Young (born: January 17, 1956), Providing Guitar
- John Taylor (born: June 20, 1960), Providing Bass
- Jody Watley (born: January 30, 1959), Providing Vocals
- Holly Johnson (born: February 9, 1960), Providing Vocals
- Simon LeBon (born: October 27, 1958), Providing Vocals
- Paul Weller (born: May 25, 1968), Providing Guitar
- Tony Hadley (born: June 2, 1960), Providing Synthesizer
- Andy Taylor (born: February 16, 1961), Providing Guitar
- Keren Woodward (born: April 2, 1961), Providing Vocals
- Adam Clayton (born: March 13, 1960), Providing Bass
- Nick Rhodes (born: June 8, 1962), Providing Keyboard
- Martyn Ware (born: May 19, 1956), Providing Keyboard
- Martin Kemp (born: October 10, 1961), Providing Bass
- Gary Kemp (born: October 16, 1959), Providing Guitar
- Jon Moss (born: September 11, 1957), Providing Drums
- Francis Rossi (born: May 29, 1949), Providing Guitar
- Steve Norman (born: March 25, 1960), Providing Guitar
- Rick Parfitt (born: October 12, 1960 - December 24, 2016 [age 56]), Providing Guitar
- Glenn Gregory (born: May 16, 1958), Providing Vocals
- James Taylor (born: August 16, 1953), Providing Vocals
- John Keeble (born: July 6, 1959), Providing Drums
- Johnnie Fingers (born: September 10, 1956), Providing Piano
- Chris Cross (born: July 14, 1952), Providing Bass
- Marilyn (born: November 3, 1962), Providing Vocals
- Pete Briquette (born: July 2, 1954), Providing Bass
- Simon Crowe (born: April 14, 1955), Providing Drums
- Robert Bell (born: October 8, 1960), Providing Bass
- Mark Brzezecki (born: June 21, 1957), Providing Drums
- Stuart Adamson (born: April 11, 1958 - December 16, 2001 [age 43]), Providing Guitar
- Tony Butler (born: February 13, 1957), Providing Bass
- Bruce Watson (born: March 11, 1961), Providing Guitar
Band Aid 20
- Thom Yorke (born: October 7, 1968), Providing Piano
- Jonny Greenwood (born: November 5, 1971), Providing Guitar
- Justin Hawkins (born: March 17, 1975), Providing Guitar
- Tim Rice-Oxley (born: June 2, 1976), Providing Vocals
- Fran Healy (born: July 23, 1973), Providing Vocals
- Skye Edwards (born: May 27, 1974), Providing Vocals
- Neil Hannon (born: November 7, 1970), Providing Vocals
- Róisín Murphy (born: July 5, 1973), Providing Vocals
- Dan Hawkins (born: December 12, 1976), Providing Guitar
- Chris Martin (born: March 2, 1977), Providing Vocals
- Dido (born: December 25, 1971), Providing Vocals
- Robbie Williams (born: February 13, 1974), Providing Vocals
- Sugababes (formed: 1998 - 2011), Providing Vocals
- Bono (born: May 10, 1960), Founder of U2 and Providing Vocals
- Will Young (born: January 20, 1979), Providing Vocals
- Jamelia (born: January 11, 1981), Providing Vocals
- Ms Dynamite (born: April 26, 1981), Providing Vocals
- Beverly Knight (born: March 22, 1973), Providing Vocals
- Joss Stone (born: April 11, 1987), Providing Vocals
- Tom Chaplin (born: March 18, 1979), Providing Vocals
- Dizzee Rascal (born: September 18, 1984), Providing Vocals
- Busted (formed: 2000 - 2005), Providing Vocals
Band Aid 30
- Ed Sheeran (born: February 17, 1991), Providing Vocals
- Ellie Goulding (born: December 30, 1986), Providing Vocals
- Emeli Sandé (born: March 10, 1987), Providing Vocals
- Olly Murs (born: May 14, 1984), Providing Vocals
- Sam Smith (born: May 19, 1992), Providing Vocals
- Bono (born: May 10, 1960), Founder of U2 and Providing Vocals
- Rita Ora (born: November 26, 1990), Providing Vocals
- Chris Martin (born: March 2, 1977), Providing Vocals
- Jessie Ware (born: October 15, 1984), Providing Vocals
- Paloma Faith (born: July 21, 1981), Providing Vocals
- Sinéad O’Connor (born: December 8, 1966), Providing Vocals
- Roger Taylor (born: July 26, 1949), Drummer For Queen and Providing Drums and Vocals
- Zoella (born: March 28, 1990), Providing Vocals
- Seal (born: February 19, 1963), Providing Vocals
- Nick Grimshaw (born: August 14, 1984), Providing Vocals
- Milan Neil Amin-Smith (born: November 1, 1989), Providing Violins
- Alfie Deyes (born: September 17, 1993), Providing Vocals
- Thatcher Joe (born: September 8, 1991), Providing Vocals
- Grace Chatto (born: December 10, 1985), Providing Cellos
- Fuse ODG (born: December 2, 1988), Providing Vocals
- Luke Patterson (born: June 11, 1992), Providing Vocals
- Jack Patterson (born: July 2, 1985), Providing Vocals
- One Direction (formed: 2010 - 2016), Providing Vocals
- 15 Minutes Of Fame (formed: 2014), Providing Vocals
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