Famous singers unite their voices against Ebola (video)

British singer of Coldplay, Chris Martin, talks to his fans after leaving the recording studio in London, where they recorded the new Band Aid. / AFP

The producer said sales volume and guaranteed in the first minutes after the song at least one million pounds (1.6 million dollars) for the charitable cause premiered.

The British Minister of Economy, George Osborne, agreed to exempt the issue of pay VAT, which allows all proceeds are intended for the campaign against Ebola.

"It's crazy. All thanks to the digital era. We promote the song (television's scouts) X-Factor, thanks to (the producer) Simon Cowell last night gave us five minutes of the show. After four or five minutes leave the program, and had raised a million pounds. it is extraordinary, "Geldof said.

The Irish producer also confirmed that the song will have its version in German and French, the latter played by the singer and former model Carla Bruni. The new recording commemorates the 30th anniversary of the song, which was originally created to raise funds against famine crisis in Ethiopia. The U2 frontman Bono, left the recording studio in London where the new version of Band Aid was recorded, to combat Ebola. / AFP The original song had voices Bananarama, George Michael, Duran Duran, and Bono, among others. Ten years later the version included the voices of Will Young, Jamelia, Ms Dynamite, Rachel Stevens, Natasha Bedingfield, Sugababes, Busted, Katie Melua, Lemar, Chris Martin and Travis. The single was a success, being number 1 in the charts at Christmas music of those years and became one of the hymns with "We Are the World" the legendary Live Aid concert in 1985 simultaneously in London and Philadelphia . (Source: Agencies)