Frank Farian: Boney M’s mastermind was one of pop’s greatest oddballs | Pop and rock
TProducer Frank Farian's career has had a polarizing impact. For fans of the music he made – and there were a lot of them, as he sold hundreds of millions of records – he was a reliable source of simple pop joy. Like fellow Munich-based artist-turned-producer Giorgio Moroder, Farian is seeking an escape from a […]
Frank Farian, creator of Boney M and Milli Vanilli, dies aged 82 | Pop and rock
Frank Farian, the German singer, songwriter and producer behind Eurodisco hit machine Boney M, pop duo Milli Vanilli and numerous other chart-topping artists, has died at the age of 82, his agency said. The office announced. Born Franz Reuter in Kiln, western Germany, he began his career as a solo musician and enjoyed a string […]