Harry Styles and Rita Ora Join Band Aid for New Version of ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’

Bob Geldof reboots 1984 super-charity band Band-Aid and song Do they know that today is Christmas?with ancient stars and new voices such as Rita Ora, Harry Styles or Sam Smith.

Band Aid returns with new voices to celebrate 40 years Do they know that today is Christmas? The super group, reunited by Bob Geldof in 1984 to raise funds for Ethiopian children separated by a terrible family, have been reformed for a new version.

Since 2004, the project has been a comeback, with large groups of British and Irish artists from the era.

This year, Sting, Ed Sheeran, Boy George, Sugababes, Sam Smith, Bono and Chris Martin are singing with Harry Styles, Rita Ora, Seal, Robbie Williams, Kool and the Gang. Equally, we understand the voice that stands out from the precedents in the recordings of George Michael, who was shot dead in 2016, and Sinéad O’Connor, who died in 2023.

Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Roger Taylor (Queen), Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Damon Albarn (Blur) playing at an instrumental party. The collection figure, available November 29th, will be accompanied by a music video.

Cultural club Duran Duran et Bananarama

In 1984, George Michael (Boom!), Boy George (Culture Club), Paul Young, Sting (Police), Banarama, Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran, Bono (U2) or Phil Collins ( “Genesis”).

In 2014, Ed Sheeran, One Direction, Rita Ora, Sam Smith, Chris Martin, Seal, Ellie Goulding or Sinead O’Connor were able to reunite with Bono, a rare veteran of 1984’s Band Aid. Bob Geldof explained what you need to know I changed my parole to “coller aux maux de l’époque” as if I were due to an epidemic. or Ebola virus. Critics raised criticism that the song was condescending and insulting to Ethiopians and Africa, portrayed through a caricatured image.

Over four decades, Band Aid managed to record 140 million livres (about 168 million euros) between singles and concerts, reports BBC News.

Do they know that today is Christmas?

this is not the idea of ​​the American singer and actor Harry Belafonte from a project similar to Etats-Unis. Ainsi is gone We are the worldsous-la-slam of Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson and producer Quincy Jones.

La France is also a chanson-style charity. Ethiopiaon the initiative of Valerie Lagrange and Renault.