YouTube stars and reality show singers join veterans on new single

 

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.

WHO'S WHO IN THE  BAND AID 30 LINE-UP

1) Kyle Simmons - plays keyboards in Bastille

2) William Farquarson - plays bass in Bastille

3) Guy Garvey - lead singer of Elbow

4) Chris Wood - plays drums in Bastille 

5) Chris Martin - lead singer of Coldplay 

6) Dan Smith - lead singer of Bastille 

7) Seal - R&B artist  

8) Sir Bob Geldof - the man behind Band Aid

9) Karl Hyde - frontman of Underworld

10) Roger Taylor - drummer from Queen

11) Joe Sugg - three million YouTube followers

12) Alfie Deyes - runs three YouTube channels

13) Grace Chatto - singer in Clean Bandit

14) Milan Amin-Smith - violinist in Clean Bandit

15) Louis Tomlinson - One Direction

16) Zayn Malik - One Direction.

17) Liam Payne - One Direction.

18) Niall Horan - One Direction.

19) Harry Styles - One Direction.

20) Olly Murs - X Factor runner-up 2009

21) Sinead O'Connor - Irish singer-songwriter

22) Ellie Goulding - sang at royal wedding

23) Jessie Ware - compared to Adele

24) Ed Sheeran - praised by Elton John

25) Zoe Sugg - YouTube star Zoella

26) Angelique Kidjo - Grammy award winner 

27) Emeli Sande - sang at Olympics

28) Paloma Faith - three albums in top ten 

29) Midge Ure - man behind Band Aid 

30) Bono - lead singer of U2 

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.