Legendary German singer and record producer who founded the 1970s disco-pop group Boney M., the Latin pop band No Mercy, and the pop band Milli Vanilli Frank Farian has sadly passed away.
Frank Farian Cause of death
Frank Farian death was announced to BBC by his family and there was no cause of death given, but he received a heart valve transplant in 2022. He died peacefully at his home in Miami at the age of 82.
Frank Farian’s obituary announcement
Frank Farian was born Franz Reuther in Kirn, Germany, on July 18, 1941, and resided in Miami, Florida in the United States. He and his two siblings were raised by his mother; his father was killed in World War II before his birth.
Frank Farian trained as a cook before discovering rock and roll, renaming himself Frank Farian, and forming a band called Frankie Boys Schatten. They released their first single, “Shouting Ghost”, in 1964; it flopped.
Frank Farian had three daughters, with his former common-law wife, Chinya Onyewenjo, and a son. His daughter Yanina sang with him in 2021 on a cover of “Cherish” by Kool & the Gang.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
