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63-563: In the US, "Naughty Girls" peaked at No. 3 on June 4, 1988. It was ranked as the 28th most popular song of that year. It was also a top ten hit in New Zealand, Finland and Canada. The Full Force Naughty House Mix contains a sample of Boney M. 's " Ma Baker ". In his review of "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)", J.D. Considine from the Baltimore Sun described it as "not so much a song as a T-shirt with

126-533: A R&B , reggae , funk and disco music group founded in 1974, who achieved popularity during the disco era of the second half of the 1970s. The band was created by German record producer Frank Farian , who was the group's primary songwriter. Originally based in West Germany , the four original members of the band's official line-up were Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett from Jamaica , Maizie Williams from Montserrat , and Bobby Farrell from Aruba . Since

189-588: A Boat on the River". It made the no. ‍ 1 spot in the UK, reaching Gold status within six weeks of release, though it was their last big-selling album in the UK. Boney M.'s fifth album had been scheduled for release in November 1980 but the recording sessions dragged on through 1981. When Boonoonoonoos was finally released by the end of that year, Bobby Farrell departed from the group due to issues with Frank Farian. While still

252-454: A band. (They were initially the runner-up in the national final behind Tony Marshall who was later disqualified) At the same time, they were the resident vocal band on the internationally syndicated TV series "The International Pop Proms", working with James Last and other renowned artists. They disbanded shortly thereafter the same year, but enjoyed a short comeback as a pure live act from 1991 until 1993 performing their old hits. In 2006,

315-536: A cover of a track by The Melodians with lyrics partly based on Psalm 137 and partly on Psalm 19, became (at the time) the second highest-selling single of all time in the UK. After remaining at no. ‍ 1 for five weeks, "Rivers of Babylon" began dropping down the chart, at which point the B-side "Brown Girl in the Ring" was given extensive radio airplay, and the single ascended to no. ‍ 2. The single spent six months in

378-638: A dancer from Aruba , and singer Marcia Barrett from Jamaica who brought in singer Liz Mitchell , also from Jamaica and a former member of the Les Humphries Singers . Boney M.'s first album, Take the Heat off Me , was released in 1976. It contained tracks that Marcia Barrett had already recorded with Farian, including the title track and "Lovin' or Leavin ' ", both of which were previously recorded in German by another Farian act, Gilla . As Maizie Williams' voice

441-422: A fansite called "Fantastic Boney M." about the compiling process. "Greatest hits" collections containing edited and/or overdubbed versions of the original recordings are still being released, such as Boney M. & Friends (Their Ultimate Top 40 Collection) (2017), Rasputin – Big And Strong: The Greatest Hits of Boney M. (2021) and the 2022 re-issue of the 2006 compilation " The Magic of Boney M. " Boney M.

504-563: A healthy seller in continental Europe, Boonoonoonoos failed to crack the UK Top 100 after three consecutive no. ‍ 1 albums due to the group being unable to promote it without Farrell. Following this, the group released Christmas Album . In 1982 "Rasputin" was played by local broadcasters in Vietnam during the waiting periods before live games of the España 82 – the 1982 FIFA World Cup . This led to

567-518: A large number of singers of diverse ethnic origin, some of whom such as John Lawton also performed with other groups. Another member was Jürgen Drews , who later started a long-running solo career, starting with his 1976 hit in Germany, "Ein Bett im Kornfeld", a cover version of " Let Your Love Flow " by The Bellamy Brothers . Linda Thompson (born 21 September 1948 as Linda Übelherr), who had previously been

630-575: A member of the Cornely Singers and Love Generation, was a member from 1973 to 1974, and later joined Silver Convention , and had a solo career as Linda G. Thompson, sang as a duo with Jerry Rix, and later joined The Hornettes. Henner Hoier (born 19 April 1945), who was a member from 1970 to 1971, had been a member of the Rivets from 1964 to 1968 and of the Rattles from 1968 to 1970. From 1972 onwards, he had

693-521: A million copies with two singles in the same year. Compared to other best-selling artists of the 1970s like ABBA , Donna Summer , and the Bee Gees , the Boney M. discography is quite unusual – while the greater part of the band's back catalogue has been remixed, remade, remodeled and reissued all through the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s by producer Frank Farian and record company BMG-Ariola (now Sony Music ), most of

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756-572: A multi city US tour along with Samantha Fox and Bad Boys Blue , which included stops in Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City and San Jose. The shows were put together by Los Angeles-based promoters LA Concert Group. In January 2024, the group's producer and main founder Frank Farian died. The group is scheduled for a farewell tour in Australia in June and July, 2024. In 1978, " Rivers of Babylon ",

819-646: A new double A-sided single, " Rivers of Babylon / Brown Girl in the Ring ", which was a hit all over Europe, reaching no. ‍ 1 in several countries as well as becoming one of the biggest selling singles of all time in the UK. It also became their most successful single in the United States, peaking at no. ‍ 30 on the U.S. pop singles chart . Following this came their biggest-selling album, Nightflight to Venus , which spawned further hit singles with " Rasputin " and " Painter Man ". Continuing with their success, they released " Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord ", which

882-496: A reputation for themselves. The group's big break came at the end of the summer of 1976 when West German television producer Michael "Mike" Leckebusch of Radio Bremen requested them for his show Musikladen . Boney M. appeared on the live music show on 18 September 1976, after 10:00 p.m. and in their daring stage costumes, where they performed the song " Daddy Cool ". The song quickly went to no. ‍ 1 in West Germany, with

945-519: A rhythm section." Kris Kirk from Melody Maker stated, "It's US Top 10 with a bullet and will probably be her biggest seller here too." Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Riding high in the American Billboard charts (no. 3 at press time), this Full Force production is straight to the point. A nervous, walloping beat is set next to Fox's bubbling vocals, giving it precisely that extra it needed." John Leland of Spin said

1008-413: A scene depicting a rural Chinese disco in 1983, with teenagers dancing to "Rivers of Babylon" and "Gotta Go Home". In the 2008 Kazakh film Tulpan , the tractor driver Boni continually plays a cassette of "Rivers of Babylon", an example of his fascination for all things Western. In the 2008 Chinese film Cheung Gong 7 hou (English title: CJ7 ), "Sunny" is a vital part of the soundtrack. "Sunny"

1071-473: A secret that Bobby Farrell never sang on the group's records (Farian did the male vocals in the studio), in 1978 it became public knowledge that Maizie Williams did not sing on the studio recordings either, since "her voice wasn't suited for this kind of music" as Farian stated in an interview with German teen magazine Bravo . Since this had become common practice within the disco genre of the late 1970s, few people cared ‍ — unlike when Farian repeated

1134-443: A solo career, and from 1988 to 1993 he was a member of the Rattles and from 1994 of the Rivets. He has also composed and produced music, and appeared in the musical Only You . Additional members included Mitchell, later front woman with Boney M. , and Lawton, who also sang for the German progressive / hard rock band Lucifer's Friend and would go on to be the frontman for Uriah Heep . In 1974 Les Humphries Singers starred in

1197-478: A three-CD box celebrating the 40th anniversary of Boney M. It contained re-mastered versions of the original hit singles or of previously unreleased versions, a remix disc and the new digital single Song of Joy featuring Liz Mitchell. A major DVD set was also released. In February 2017, they performed at the closing ceremony of Patras Carnival in Patras , Greece. At the end of 2017 the album World Music for Christmas

1260-653: Is the theme song of the 2011 Taiwanese drama, Sunny Girl . The song has also appeared in The Umbrella Academy and Boogie Nights . Boney M. was immensely popular in India throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Liz Mitchell recalled her visits to India in the 1980s in a 2015 interview with Hindustan Times : "It was amazing. We've had the most-wonderful tours here. We even went out shopping to so many places. We met several Bollywood stars and had dinners with them." Les Humphries Singers The Les Humphries Singers

1323-537: The Boney M. Megamix single returning the group to the UK Top 10 for the first time since 1980, and a subsequent Greatest Hits album, Gold – 20 Super Hits , reaching the UK Top 20 in 1993. While Marcia Barrett, by then living in Florida, had cancer and was unable to perform, Boney M. toured the world with a line-up of Liz Mitchell, Carol Grey, Patricia Lorna Foster and Curt Dee Daran (replaced by Tony Ashcroft in 1994). They released

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1386-610: The Oktiabrsky concert hall in St. Petersburg, Russia. In September 2007, Maizie Williams' Boney M. line-up performed live at the Royal Albert Hall, UK, to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in Africa, performing her own renditions of Brown Girl in the Ring and Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday . The legal rights to the name "Boney M." have been a matter of controversy, and even court cases, between

1449-521: The 1980s, various line-ups of the band have performed with different members. The band has sold millions of records worldwide and is known for international hits including " Daddy Cool ", " Ma Baker ", " Belfast ", " Sunny ", " Rasputin ", " Rivers of Babylon / Brown Girl in the Ring ", " Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord " and " Gotta Go Home ". German singer-songwriter Frank Farian recorded the dance track " Baby Do You Wanna Bump " in December 1974. Farian sang

1512-565: The DJ alias of Christie), the record reached number 11 on the UK singles chart and was released with a video featuring Bimini Bon-Boulash from RuPaul's Drag Race UK . In December 2021, Mitchell was one of the contributors to the Channel 5 music show Britain's Biggest 70s Hits alongside other musicians from the era like Dean Friedman and Barry Blue , and radio presenters like David Hamilton . In August 2023, Boney M., headed by Liz Mitchell, embarked on

1575-604: The German Top 20 in the autumn of 1984 with " Kalimba de Luna " (a Top 10 hit in France) and " Happy Song ", the latter seeing Bobby Farrell return to the group. Both songs were carbon-copies of the original Italian hits by Tony Esposito and Baby's Gang respectively. By 1985, Farian clearly began losing interest in the group, and their eighth and final studio album Eye Dance was widely regarded as uninspired and disappointing. After celebrating Boney M.'s 10th anniversary in early 1986,

1638-755: The German movie Es knallt - und die Engel singen directed by Roberto Leoni (as Butch Lion) and produced by Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion . Humphries died on 26 December 2007 in Basingstoke , England from a heart attack after a severe bout of pneumonia. The Les Humphries Singers performed a mix of popular music and gospel covers and had some success in Europe with this approach. Much like contemporary disco act Boney M., their music focused on Rhythm and blues , gospel, and disco , but often with psychedelic phasing or flanger effects on solos and bridges, and, much like James Last , much larger background choruses in

1701-585: The Les Humphries Singers "Mexico" was released with different lyrics, most likely due to copyright problems (plagiarism) . In 1976 they represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest with the Ralph Siegel title " Sing Sang Song ", reduced to only six singers (their usual line-ups consisted of 20 performers and up), and came in 15th place, which they regarded as their beginning of the end as

1764-560: The Palestine International Festival. The band played Daddy Cool , Ma Baker and Brown Girl in the Ring , but refrained from playing Rivers of Babylon , rumored to be at the event organizers' request because of its description of the Jewish yearning for Zion. Bobby Farrell died at the age of 61 from heart failure on 30 December 2010. His agent said Farrell was complaining of breathing problems after performing with his band

1827-519: The UK Top 40, including 19 weeks in the Top 10. It eventually sold more than two million copies, the second single to do so, and is still one of only seven to achieve this feat. (see List of million-selling singles in the United Kingdom ) The group achieved a second UK million-seller with their version of the calypso classic " Mary's Boy Child ", released as a medley " Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord ", which

1890-422: The United States (the first time these were available to the U.S. music market since their original releases in the 1970s). In September 2007, Boney M.'s last four original albums, Boonoonoonoos , Ten Thousand Lightyears , Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs and Eye Dance were reissued on compact disc in Europe and the United States, all including bonus tracks. In November 2007, a new Christmas compilation

1953-415: The album Greatest Hits of All Times – Remix '88 but tensions ran high between the members, and Liz Mitchell left in the spring of 1989 to be replaced by Madeleine Davis. While Mitchell promoted her solo album, the group recorded the single " Everybody Wants to Dance Like Josephine Baker ", without Farian's knowledge or approval. Threatened with legal action by the producer over the use of the Boney M. name,

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2016-404: The album ended up being released as Liz Mitchell's first solo album No One Will Force You . Mitchell and Williams completed a tour during 1987–88, adding singer Celena Duncan and Ron Gale as replacements for Barrett and Farrell. Carol Grey later replaced Celena Duncan and Curt De Daran later replaced Ron Gale. In October 1988, the classic Boney M. line-up reunited without producer Frank Farian for

2079-550: The album following the success of the single. Another single, " Sunny ", a cover of the 1966 Bobby Hebb song, gave the group their second no. ‍ 1 hit. The group's popularity had also grown throughout Europe, with "Daddy Cool" reaching no. ‍ 1 in Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Spain, France, and Austria. Both singles were also Top 10 hits in the UK, which would become one of their biggest markets. In 1977, Boney M. released their second album, Love for Sale , which contained

2142-601: The evening before. Farrell lived in Amsterdam until his death. His final performance was in Saint Petersburg , Russia, the city where Rasputin first became famous and was later killed. Farrell died in a hotel room there, 94 years to the day after Rasputin. Maizie Williams' line-up of Boney M. toured Australia in June 2014. They sang at Guilfest, Guildford, UK, on 20 July 2014, and Watchet Live music festival UK, on 24 August 2014. In March 2015, Farian released Diamonds ,

2205-456: The first half of 1987 with Marilyn Scharbaai (Carrilho) taking Liz Mitchell's place. Mitchell returned for a second leg of the tour late 1987, and Marcia Barrett soon left the band. At the same time, Bobby Farrell had set up a deal for a new Boney M. album to be recorded without Farian in Belgium. When Farrell failed to show up for either recording or tour, and Maizie Williams had never sung on record,

2268-399: The first time. Oceans of Fantasy reached no. ‍ 1 in the UK and was certified Platinum, though their run of Top 10 singles had now ended with "Gotta Go Home" peaking at no. ‍ 12 and "I'm Born Again" peaking at no. ‍ 35. In 1980, Boney M. released a greatest hits album, The Magic of Boney M. – 20 Golden Hits , which also contained two new songs, "My Friend Jack" and "I See

2331-422: The former members of the band and producer Frank Farian ever since the late 1980s. Farian, the man who in effect created the group, continued to work with Liz Mitchell and her line-up all through the 1990s and 2000s. In January 2007, Bobby Farrell's daughter Zanillya Farrell and his ex-wife Yasmina Ayad-Saban renewed the trademark to the name Boney M. in Germany for a 10-year period. In January 2009, Farian released

2394-426: The group may have had compared with the studio productions. 1979 saw Boney M. release a brand new single, " Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday ", which became another Top 10 hit across Europe. Later in the year they released their fourth album, Oceans of Fantasy , containing two hit singles – "Gotta Go Home"/"El Lute" and "I'm Born Again"/"Bahama Mama" . The album also included lead and backing vocals credits for

2457-400: The group officially disbanded after the release of the commercially unsuccessful single " Young, Free and Single ", which peaked at no. 48. From this point, different versions of the group were formed by members, some with cooperation of Farian, others without, for example by independently obtaining the rights to use the Boney M. name in a different country. One version began touring in

2520-438: The hits " Ma Baker " and " Belfast ". The group embarked on their first major concert tours with a live band of musicians called The Black Beauty Circus, given their name after Maizie Williams' first band, Black Beautiful People. Love for Sale was certified Gold a year after its release in the UK. Both singles from the album reached no. ‍ 1 in West Germany and the UK Top 10. 1978 was the group's biggest year. They released

2583-599: The number one spot in the Latvian (LMK) Charts. Marcia Barrett has released two solo albums with a third scheduled for release in 2010. As recounted in his 1988 book Touching the Void , the British climber Joe Simpson was subsequently to find the catchy tune of Brown Girl in the Ring haunting him in the final hours of his struggle to survive the descent of Siula Grande in the Andes , and

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2646-472: The original 7" and 12" versions issued on vinyl in the 1970s and early 1980s remained unavailable on CD until 2007, where they were released on various compilations, most notably The Collection (2008), the Ultimate Boney M. series (2008), Let It All Be Music: The Party Album (2009), Hit Story (2010) and Diamonds (2015). Some of these CDs were compiled by Frank Eberlein, who had also been interviewed on

2709-409: The popularity of the band in Vietnam for decades following. Reggie Tsiboe was hired to replace Farrell as the new male member of Boney M. in 1982 but the singles "The Carnival Is Over" and "Jambo" fared poorly, and the group's seventh album Ten Thousand Lightyears , issued in 1984, marked another commercial low point, peaking at number 23 in the German album charts. The group, however, returned to

2772-419: The practice to much more severe backlash with Milli Vanilli in the late 1980s. While only two of Boney M.'s official members actually contributed to the sound of the band's records , all four members of the group, including Williams and Farrell, performed the vocals live at Boney M. concerts. The band's live sound was also augmented by several backing vocalists , which served to mitigate any vocal deficiencies

2835-513: The repeated line "Do you do you wanna bump?" in a deep voice as well as performing the high falsetto chorus. When the record was released as a single in early 1975, it was credited to "Boney M.". Farian had created this pseudonym for himself after watching the Australian television detective series Boney , whose main character was named Napoleon Bonaparte. Farian said: I turned on the TV one day and it

2898-697: The single Papa Chico but failed to chart. Maizie Williams assembled her own Boney M. with an ever-changing line-up. Bobby Farrell also toured with varying trios of female performers. Liz Mitchell was touring the world with her line-up of Boney M., which was the only line-up officially supported by Farian; the court ruling of 1990 stated that all four members are entitled to perform their own Boney M. shows. Bobby Farrell and Liz Mitchell have released solo albums containing their own re-recordings of Boney M.'s classic hits. Maizie Williams released her first solo album in 2006 and her own single version of Boney M.'s Sunny . In 2007 her rendition of "Daddy Cool" with Melo-M hit

2961-457: The single Felicidad America (Obama Obama) , a version of the 1980 Boney M. song " Felicidad (Margherita) " with new lyrics about newly elected U.S. president Barack Obama . The song was recorded with two new vocalists, and credited to "Boney M. feat. Sherita O. & Yulee B." In July 2010, Maizie Williams headlined a Boney M. performance at Ramallah's Cultural Palace, in the West Bank, as part of

3024-455: The single was subsequently withdrawn and Farian issued Stories with his own new Boney M. line-up featuring Liz Mitchell, Reggie Tsiboe and two new members, Sharon Stevens and Patty Onoyewenjo, Stories peaked at number 11 in the Swiss charts. A second remix album Greatest Hits of All Times – Remix '89 – Volume II was released but fared poorly. 1992 saw a renewed interest in Boney M.'s music with

3087-677: The song was later used in the 2003 film of Touching the Void made by Kevin Macdonald . Simpson recalls: "I remember thinking, bloody hell, I'm going to die to Boney M.". A musical based on the music of Boney M., Daddy Cool , opened in London in August 2006 to mixed reviews and sluggish ticket sales, causing it to close in February 2007. From April to July 2007, the show played in a mobile theatre in Berlin, which

3150-491: The song was, "advanced Svengali-ism: a song that demeans the singer. This is a great pop single, as temporary and tacky as you could want it to be." The single's music video features Fox with pink hair and a leather jacket in front of a graffiti -covered building. She is surrounded by street toughs who join Fox in a dance routine. The members of Full Force are shown providing backing vocals. Boney M. Boney M. are

3213-586: The song while disguised as Rasputin himself. In the Soviet film Repentance (1984, released 1987), "Sunny" is played at a party of high-ranked communist officials. "Sunny" is played during a few parts of the successful Korean film of the same name, Sunny . During the 2002 presidential election campaign of South Korea, then-candidate Roh Moo-hyun , who eventually won the presidency at that event, took Bahama Mama to promote his aim of positive political reform. The 2005 Chinese film Shanghai Dreams features

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3276-433: The state capital of Goa , India. In the UK, a new album of their greatest hits, entitled The Magic of Boney M. was released via BMG on 27 November 2006. Special additions to this release were a Mousse T. remix of Sunny and a brand new song from 2006, featuring Liz Mitchell, entitled A Moment of Love . On 10 April 2007, Boney M.'s first four albums were reissued on compact disc with bonus tracks, this time also in

3339-520: The studio to emulate a live atmosphere. The Les Humphries Singers at the time brought something from the flair of the hippie movement into contemporary German-produced (but English-sung) pop music, especially due to their mixed ethnic background and peculiar fashion sense. Two of their earliest and best known hits were "Mexico" (1972) which was based on the 1957 Jimmy Driftwood country hit " The Battle of New Orleans ", and "Mama Loo" (1973), based on " Barbara Ann " by The Beach Boys . On later albums by

3402-592: Was a pop vocal group formed in Hamburg , West Germany by English singer Les Humphries. Active from 1969 until 1980, the group had several chart hits in Germany and in other European countries. The group, whose music drew heavily from gospel , country , folk , R&B and psychedelic influences, was notable for its large number of members, which at times numbered over a dozen to 30. Several of its members, including John Lawton , Jürgen Drews and Liz Mitchell , went on to have notable careers of their own. Les Humphries

3465-852: Was born John Leslie Humphreys on 10 August 1940 in Croydon , Surrey, England. After a stint in the Royal Navy , where he was a member of the naval band and attained the rank of Band sergeant major . In 1969, inspired by the success of the Edwin Hawkins Singers gospel group, he formed Les Humphries Singers in Hamburg, where he had relocated. The original line-up included Humphries, Jimmy Bilsbury , and Malcolm Magaron as lead vocals, supported by Jürgen Drews , Judy Archer, En David, Myrna David, Peggy Evers, Dornee Edwards, Henner Hoier, Heike Kloen, Liz Mitchell , Victor Scott and Tina Werner. The group consisted of

3528-633: Was hugely popular in the Soviet Union in the 1970s, although the song " Rasputin " was banned by the Soviet authorities from being played at the group's concert in Moscow in December 1978. The song has been used in several films and television shows, including Johnny English Strikes Again , The King's Man , Black Mirror and in the Doctor Who special The Power of the Doctor , in which The Master dances to

3591-413: Was not considered suitable for recording purposes by Farian, and a try-out with Bobby Farrell performing " No Woman No Cry " did not work, Farian decided to use only Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett along with his own studio-enhanced voice to create the Boney M. sound. The album's commercial performance was initially lukewarm. However, the group rigorously toured discos, clubs, and even country fairs to earn

3654-421: Was previously a million-seller for Harry Belafonte . The single sold more than 1.8 million copies, 1.6 million of which were in the four weeks the song was at No.1 in December 1978. Boney M. is the only artist to appear twice in the top 12 best selling singles of all time in the UK , with "Rivers of Babylon" in seventh place and "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" at number 11. They are also one of six artists to sell

3717-497: Was released under Boney M. and Friends with Liz Mitchell singing on three songs, along with the single and video Like Diamonds in the Sky featuring Liz Mitchell, based on El Cóndor Pasa . In 2021, a remix of Rasputin by house music producer and Kiss FM DJ Kevin Christie was released by Sony Music 's Ministry of Sound label. Credited to Majestic & Boney M (with the former being

3780-913: Was scheduled for release as well as the DVD Fantastic Boney M. – On Stage and on the Road featuring a live performance recorded in Vienna on 1 November 1977 (the DVD cover erroneously states it to be a live show from Hamburg), and a film from the band's 1981 visit to Jamaica (made to promote the Boonoonoonoos album that year). Bobby Farrell's Boney M. performed a concert at the Amphi in Ra'anana , Israel, in May 2007. On 28 June 2007 Boney M. featuring Matthew Felsenfeld and Liz Mitchell performed at

3843-519: Was specially designed for it. In April 2007, Australian pop singer Peter Wilson released a song co-written by Frank Farian entitled " Doin' Fine ". It is described as "paying tribute to the sound of Boney M." and features the famous string arrangement from their first number 1 hit, " Daddy Cool ". Boney M. (featuring Marcia Barrett) made a live appearance at the 37th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which took place on 23 November 2006 in Panaji ,

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3906-472: Was the 1978 Christmas number one single in the United Kingdom and became another of the biggest selling singles of all time there. Also during 1978, Boney M. made a much-publicised promotional visit to the Soviet Union , one of the very few Western acts along with Elton John to do so, although tracks like "Rasputin" were not released in the Soviet Union due to their subject matter. While it had never been

3969-498: Was the end of a detective series. I just caught the credits and it said Boney . Nice name, I thought – Boney, Boney, Boney... Boney M. Boney, Boney, Boney M. Nice sound. Simple. After a slow start, the song became a hit in the Netherlands and Belgium. It was then that Farian decided to hire performers to create a troupe for TV appearances. Farian found model-turned-singer Maizie Williams , originally from Montserrat , Bobby Farrell ,

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