Frank Farian
Not to be confused with Frank Farina. Frank Farian (born Franz Reuther 18 July 1941, Kirn, Germany), is a German record producer and songwriter. He started out as a trained cook before moving into the music industry. His musical productions have won more than 800 gold and platinum records.[1] In the early days of his career, Farian was keen to attain success as a solo artist but made little impact on the popular music scene until his song "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (a remake of Prince Buster's song "Al Capone" from 1967), published under the pseudonym Boney M., became successful. Shying away from the spotlight, he hired performers to front for public performances. The lead vocals for songs on Boney M. albums were sung by Farian, Marcia Barrett and Liz Mitchell, who quickly became synonymous with the group. Boney M.'s frontman, Bobby Farrell, was only allowed to record vocals in the 1980s (although all four members of the group did sing live for all their concert tours). Bobby Farrell was fired from the group in 1981.
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