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Band Aid 20: Keating, Westlife resent exclusion
Published Friday, Nov 19 2004, 14:14 GMT | By Daniel Saney
Despite including a plethora of forty artists for the remake of Do They Know It's Christmas?, neither Ronan Keating or Westlife were within the number, and neither are happy about it.
Speaking on The Richard And Judy Show, Ronan said that while Geldof's decision to include credible artists such as U2 and Keane was understandable, the record may do better with him on it.
His thoughts: "They're not going for pop acts. They want credible, cool acts.
"If that works, fair enough...but at the end of the day they want to make money for the cause so they should think about that."
Similarly, Nicky Byrne of Westlife resents their exclusion. He told the Daily Star: "We couldn't compete with U2 or Coldplay but it would have been fantastic to have been part of it. We'd have given anything to be on that record."
The record, featuring many artists who are not Ronan Keating or Westlife, will be available for download from Monday, and out to buy in shops on the 29th November.
Speaking on The Richard And Judy Show, Ronan said that while Geldof's decision to include credible artists such as U2 and Keane was understandable, the record may do better with him on it.
His thoughts: "They're not going for pop acts. They want credible, cool acts.
"If that works, fair enough...but at the end of the day they want to make money for the cause so they should think about that."
Similarly, Nicky Byrne of Westlife resents their exclusion. He told the Daily Star: "We couldn't compete with U2 or Coldplay but it would have been fantastic to have been part of it. We'd have given anything to be on that record."
The record, featuring many artists who are not Ronan Keating or Westlife, will be available for download from Monday, and out to buy in shops on the 29th November.
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