He earned a lot of money from Boney M’s recordings and appearances, but he spent the money almost as fast as he made it. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. On the records, the distinctive gravelly male voice was actually Farian’s, with studio enhancement to produce the strange sound. Thu 30 Dec 2010 13.37 EST. Boney M frontman Bobby Farrell died of heart disease, Russian investigators said on Wednesday, almost a week after the singer was found dead in his hotel room in St. Petersburg. You can’t be famous unless you entertain frequently, often in smoke filled auditoriums. The singer was found dead in a hotel … He was married to Jasmina. - YouTube During their run, they released eight studio albums and numerous hit singles which included, “Rasputin,” “Ma Baker,” and “Rivers Of Babylon.”  It was later revealed that Farrell rarely, if at all, sang on the group’s studio records, but in fact did so during their live performances. google_ad_client = "ca-pub-4184419033243313"; /* 728x15, created 6/6/11 */ google_ad_slot = "3802476645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 15; Bobby Farrell was … Bobby Farrell lost one leg in an accident in his native Glasgow trick or treating on Hallowe’en 1921 when he was 9. By 1985 the group was failing to meet their earlier successes, and all four original members eventually withdrew from the group. Scroll below and check more details information about […] Formed in 1975 by music producer, Frank Farian, Boney M became a dance music phenomenon across Europe throughout the late ’70s and early ’80s, but failed to find much of an audience in the United States. //