The Suffolk singer, 33, maintains he would have “respectfully” declined to appear in the new version of the charity song ... will be donated. The original Band Aid single released in 1984 ...

which inspired Sir Bob Geldof to create the song. The original single raised £8million for famine relief in just 12 months, ...

They then enlisted a host of other stars to record the song under the name of Band Aid. Released on 7 December 1984, the single became the UK's biggest selling single of the time and raised £8m.