Bob's very modern Band Aid: YouTube stars and reality show singers join veterans on new single (but can you name them all?)
Back in 1984, the group that sang the original Do They Know It's Christmas? included such global superstars as David Bowie, Paul McCartney and George Michael. But the new line-up includes 1) Kyle Simmons from Bastille 2) William Farquarson from Bastille
3) Guy Garvey from Elbow 4) Chris 'Woody' Wood from Bastille 5) Chris Martin from Coldplay 6) Dan Smith from Bastille 7) Seal 8) Sir Bob Geldof 9) Karl Hyde from Underworld 10) Roger Taylor from Queen 11) YouTuber Joe Suggs 12) Alfie Deyes 13) Grace Chatto from Clean Bandit 14) Milan Neil Amin-Smith from Clean Bandit 15) Louis Tomlinson 16) Zayn Malik 17) Liam Payne 18) Niall Horan and 19) Harry Styles, all from One Direction 20) Olly Murs 21) Sinead O'Connor 22) Ellie Goulding 23) Jessie Ware 24) Ed Sheeran 25) Zoe Sugg, Zoella 26) Angelique Kidjo 27) Emeli Sande 28) Paloma Faith 29) Midge Ure 30) Bono.
3) Guy Garvey from Elbow 4) Chris 'Woody' Wood from Bastille 5) Chris Martin from Coldplay 6) Dan Smith from Bastille 7) Seal 8) Sir Bob Geldof 9) Karl Hyde from Underworld 10) Roger Taylor from Queen 11) YouTuber Joe Suggs 12) Alfie Deyes 13) Grace Chatto from Clean Bandit 14) Milan Neil Amin-Smith from Clean Bandit 15) Louis Tomlinson 16) Zayn Malik 17) Liam Payne 18) Niall Horan and 19) Harry Styles, all from One Direction 20) Olly Murs 21) Sinead O'Connor 22) Ellie Goulding 23) Jessie Ware 24) Ed Sheeran 25) Zoe Sugg, Zoella 26) Angelique Kidjo 27) Emeli Sande 28) Paloma Faith 29) Midge Ure 30) Bono.
They gathered in the same studio to record the same song... but what a difference 30 years makes.
Back in 1984, the group that sang the original Do They Know It's Christmas? included such global superstars as David Bowie, Paul McCartney and George Michael.
Today? The new Band Aid features three social media celebrities with millions of fans on the internet – but no experience of professional singing.
In a sign of the times, Zoe Sugg, Joe Sugg and Alfie Deyes – all made famous by YouTube – are part of the group of performers Sir Bob Geldof has gathered around him for the project, which is raising money to help alleviate the Ebola crisis.
The trio have become known for creating and publishing short clips on the video sharing website. Miss Sugg, 24, posts beauty and fashion videos under the name Zoella and has more than 6.5million subscribers.
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