Band Aid

Summary

Band Aid is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (837 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Band Aid is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Band Aid's instance of is recorded as musical group^[4].
• Band Aid's instance of is recorded as music organization^[5].
• Band Aid's instance of is recorded as charitable organization^[6].
• Band Aid's genre is Christmas music^[7].
• Band Aid's record label is recorded as Sony Music^[8].
• Band Aid's discography is recorded as Band Aid discography^[9].
• Band Aid's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[10].
• 1984 marks the founding of Band Aid^[11].
• Band Aid's location of formation is recorded as London^[12].
• Band Aid's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Band Aid^[13].
• Band Aid's participant in is recorded as Live Aid^[14].
• Band Aid's different from is recorded as Band-Maid^[15].
• Band Aid's start of work period is recorded as 1984^[16].
• Band Aid's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+618899'}^[17].
• Band Aid's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+1030880'}^[18].
• Band Aid's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+734702'}^[19].
• Band Aid's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+1053251'}^[20].
• Band Aid's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+3193746'}^[21].
• Band Aid's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+2098219'}^[22].
• Band Aid's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+1897876'}^[23].
• Band Aid's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+2398136'}^[24].
• Band Aid's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+2477908'}^[25].
• Band Aid's donations is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+20204'}^[26].
• Band Aid's donations is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+54671'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1984^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1984^[31]

• Community tags: british^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 0ecaa896-58fa-4dca-b53d-8da7bc5f59c5^[33]

Body

Founding

1984 marks the founding of Band Aid^[11]. Its location of formation is recorded as London^[12].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Band Aid include Band-Maid^[34], a rock band^[35], founded in 2013^[36].

Why It Matters

Band Aid ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (837 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include Band-Maid^[34], a rock band^[35], founded in 2013^[36].