Holly Johnson 1986, his star had faded considerably. Frankie Goes to Hollywood had not released any material since early 1985 and were absent from that year's Live Aid event. In addition, he did not perform on the successful charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas" by Band Aid in December 1984. By 1987 his relationship with the rest of the band had broken down irretrievably, not helped by his decision to gain legal rights to exclusive use of the band's name, without consultation with other members. The UK Intellectual Property Office ruled against Mr Johnson, however, and during a reunion on the
Band Aid (band) but was unable to as he was in hospital at the time with a kidney infection. The Band Aid project inspired other charity records around the world, including "We Are the World" by USA for Africa (in the United States), "Cantaré Cantarás" by Project Hermanos (in Latin America), "Nackt im Wind" by Band für Afrika (in Germany), "Ethiopie" by Chanteurs Sans Frontiere'(in France), "Tears Are Not Enough" by Northern Lights (in Canada), "Show some Concern" by The Concerned in Ireland, "Sammen for Livet" by Forente Artister (in Norway), "Maksamme Velkaa" by Apua-Orkesteri (in Finland), "Chega de Mágoa" by Nordeste Já