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    The original line up in 1984 included (to name a few):

    Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats)
    Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet)
    Paul Young
    Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet)
    Bananarama
    George Michael (WHAM!)
    Midge Ure (Ultravox)
    Sting (The Police)
    Frances Rossi (Status Quo)
    Nick Parfitt (Status Quo)
    David Bowie
    Boy George (Culture Club)
    Bono (U2)
    Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran)

    The 1989 line-up for Band Aid II included (to name a few):

    Bananarama
    Kylie Minogue
    Jason Donovan
    Lisa Stansfield
    Wet Wet Wet
    Chris Rea
    Cliff Richard
    Bros
    Sonia
    Jimmy Sommerville
    Cathy Dennis

    The 2004 line-up for Band Aid 20 included (to name a few):

    Chris Martin (Coldplay)
    Fran Healy (Travis)
    Sugababes
    Busted
    Dido
    Ms Dynamite
    Bono (U2)
    Natasha Bedingfield
    Daniel Bedingfield
    Katie Melua
    Feeder
    Will Young
    Beverley Knight
    Shazney Lewis (All Saints)
    Jamelia

    All three groups released the song around November-December and each time it has been a best-selling single. Although David Bowie contributed to the original version, he was not actually available for the video and instead sent a recording that was placed into the song.
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    Louise_gorman 

    answered 3 years ago

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