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Frank Farian, creator of Boney M and Milli Vanilli, dies aged 82
German singer and producer behind hits such as Daddy Cool and Rasputin shaped the eurodisco genre and later steered Milli Vanilli to fame
Frank Farian, the German singer, songwriter and producer behind eurodisco hit-machine Boney M, pop duo Milli Vanilli and numerous other chart-topping acts has died aged 82, his agency has announced. Born Franz Reuther in Kirn, western Germany, he started his career as a solo musician, and enjoyed a hit with a schlager version of the country song Rocky in 1976. Farian later also produced the pop duo Milli Vanilli, who became embroiled in a major scandal when it emerged that they had merely lip-synced their hits’ vocals.
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