Frank Farian
Frank Farian | |
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Farian in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Franz Reuther |
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| Born | 18 July 1941 Kirn, Germany |
| Died | 23 January 2024 (aged 82) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, singer |
| Years active | 1958–2024 |
Franz Reuther (18 July 1941 – 23 January 2024), known professionally as Frank Farian, was a German record producer and singer who founded the 1970s disco-pop group Boney M., the pop band No Mercy, and the pop band Milli Vanilli. He frequently created vocal groups in which the publicised members merely lip-synced to songs sung by session performers. Farian owned the record label MCI and several subsidiaries.