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Charity supergroup Music group Help was formed in London, Britain in 1984 by Boomtown Rats frontman Bob Geldof and manufacturer Midge Ure. Designed to finance anti-poverty initiatives in Ethiopia, the ensemble documented the one “Perform They Understand It’s Xmas?” for discharge through the 1984 holidays. Aided by vocal initiatives from Bono, Sting, George Michael, Boy George, Simon Le Bon, and a bunch of other modern pop superstars of your day, the one topped the pop graphs, becoming the main Christmas one of the entire year and increasing a lot more than $24,000,000 because of its trigger. Such was Music group Aid’s success, other celebrity-aided agencies launched fundraising promotions the following season leading to the star-studded Live Help concert as well as the American charity supergroup USA for Africa. “Perform They Understand It’s Xmas?” remains a favorite holiday one and it has been re-recorded double by updated variations of Band Help through the group’s 20th and 30th anniversaries with proceeds once again going to comfort initiatives in Africa.
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Soundtrack
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| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolezal Backstage | 2015 | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
| Sounds of the 80s | 2015 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Doctors | 2014 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Peter Andre's Xmas Extravaganza Top 50 | 2014 | TV Movie performer: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" | |
| Britain's Favourite Christmas Songs | 2011 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Do They Know it's Christmas" | |
| 20 to 1 | 2008-2010 | TV Series documentary performer - 2 episodes | |
| Live from Studio Five | 2010 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Gavin & Stacey | 2008 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| EastEnders | 1985-2001 | TV Series performer - 3 episodes | |
| 100 Greatest Number One Singles | 2001 | TV Special documentary performer: "Do they Know It's Christmas?" | |
| Beavis and Butt-Head | 1993 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| It's Christmas | 1989 | Video short performer: "DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?" | |
| Top of the Pops | 1985 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
Actor
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| YaDaDa Movie | 2006 |
Archive Footage
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| That's So... | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Themselves |
| Dolezal Backstage | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Themselves |
| Sounds of the 80s | 2015 | TV Series | Themselves |
| Peter Andre's Xmas Extravaganza Top 50 | 2014 | TV Movie | Themselves |
| Britain's Favourite Christmas Songs | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Themselves |
| 20 to 1 | 2008-2010 | TV Series documentary | Themselves |
| Hitlisten des Nordens | 2004 | TV Series | |
| Get Up, Stand Up | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Themselves |
| Top of the Pops: The True Story | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Themselves |
| It's Christmas | 1989 | Video short | Themselves |
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