The cult group Boney M has long been synonymous with incredibly fast success. There is no person who admitted that he does not know her. And not surprising, because for more than thirty-five years old, they are striking us with their incendiary songs, they are still acknowledged and loved on all continents.

Unique Boni M: the history of the group.

Of all the compositions, a person can be distinguished, without which this group would simply do not exist. This is Franz Roiter (pseudonym Frank Farian). Born in West Germany, in the family of the worker and soloist of the church choir. There were many American military bases around his city, and the culture of the United States was so different from strict German traditions.

Thanks to this boy, Franz loved the music of America and England. For a long time, he trained his voice and sound songs on the manner of American hits, speaking with them in taverns and eatery. And since the main visitors of these institutions were the state soldiers, its popularity was rapidly increased.

Later, the singer connected talented performers to the Frankie Farian group And the Shadows, but to cross the borders of their glory and failed. Because of this, the soloist decided to change a little qualifications, becoming later by producer.

That's how Boni M began creating a group. Frank has released an absolutely unique song "Baby Do You Wanna Bumb", which upgraded all the hits in Germany, Sweden, Holland and more countries. He recorded it himself, and a year later, Hansa Record pointed out in performers already the group itself. Further in Boney M history of glory developed very quickly.

Farian himself did not plan to appear on the stage, so the participants were selected with the help of the agency. In Boni M, young performers have always shared on three girls and one guy. Also, at that time, Sheila Bonnik, Macy Williams, Claudia Barry and Mike participated in the first composition. The deficit in the participants was not foreseen, because under the control of Farian in the Boni M group, the creation promised to be promising.

At seventy-fifth year, the success from Baby began to subsoine, and Franz change the composition of the group. This time it is Macy Williams, Marci Barrett, Claudia Barry and Robert Faell. But Claudia did not believe in the group and at the first opportunity leaves the group.

Because of the need, Liz Mitchell was very quickly adopted, which established himself as successfully that a contract for a year was concluded after three speeches. At that time, Farian was engaged in the song "No Woman No Cry", which Liz performed so well that after a year he was perceived by fans as a true voice of the group. Due to this, the composition of Boni M 1977 is perceived as the present composition.

Already at that time, without songs, Boni M disco 80 x did not constitute anything worthwhile. The updated composition was performed by the song "Daddy Cool", sales of which exceeded one hundred thousand per week. Twenty-day, Germany, England and Nine countries of Europe were conquered twenty-day.

The best albums Boni M include almost all group collections. It is not worth mentioning how many awards and nominations received the first album Boni M "Take the Heat Off Me". The second album "Love for sale" in its repertoire has "Love for sale", "Plantation Boy" and some trowes, perfectly spat liz.

Later, the group was accused of the fact that all their songs they sing under the phonogram. To refute in the MusicLaden program, performers sang live several hits, after which they conducted a concert tour. After releasing the new single "Rivers of Baylon", they only strengthened their worldwide popularity.

Each new hit, each new album only moved higher and higher in the lines of chats and lists of awards. Queen Elizabeth personally took them after a concert in the UK. Boni M Country will always be glad and never forget. Another Christmas single "Mary's Boy Child" was sold daily in size up to 180,000, and this is only in Britain.

From the seventy-eighth year, performers began to tour in the USSR. Boni M in the USSR received great glory. The group gave a concert in the Hall "Russia", they were allowed in Ostankino and even had a closed performance in the Kremlin. The Red Square has become a shooting platform for the clip, and tickets for all concerts did not go to free sale and distributed in advance.

Critics of all countries responded about them as a scene masters. There are no breaks between the line of the songs, and the incendiary dances over the course of several hours are only forced to be amazed. Songs are perceived exclusively as a charge of carelessness, a real holiday.

Boni M spent a lot of time in touring tours, having deserved the title of the first group who visited Jordan, Israel and Syria. In the first country, participants were poisoned by fish, almost thoring the concert. But the king managed to send his personal doctor, and everything went well. Similar situations took place in Bangkok and Singapore. The legendary group even starred in one German disco film.

From the ninety-second year, Frank began to produce remixes on the songs of Boni M. Especially popular they enjoy in Europe. "Boney M Megamix" became the winner in the charts of Germany. After that, DJ SASH received permission to create remixes, the first "MA Baker" of which became the beginning of a whole album.

Now there are 4 official group members. Liz Mitchell received a formal permission from Farian to carry this name. The same happened with Marcia Barrett, Macy Williams and Sheila Bonnik. Now they are successfully toured, continuing to transmit the unique individuality of the group.

There is a unique opportunity: the organization of corporate standards with the participation of Musicians Boney M.!

Biography of Boney M. Group

Evaluating the musical heritage of the unrestrained 80s can be safely asserted that the star Boney M. It was one of the most bright in the constellation the remaining religious groups of the famous Disco era. As a rule, over the years, the memory of once popular hits fade, however, in the case of Boni M. This statement does not work. More than three decades incendiary compositions Bony M. The dance floors of various countries and continents are still out of competition. Boni Em's fans are not without pride, they receive themselves very young guys, but a special, awe-nostalgic attitude towards their work is powered by those whose youth, painted by many ideological prohibitions, passed in the USSR. Thanks to its bright uniqueness Bonnie M. managed to conquer love and recognition of millions of fans throughout ground Shar.. However, unlikely, artists would have expected such a fame, if there were no producer to whom the role of the main generator and the embodiment of ideas. In order to understand why it all started, it should be returned to the distant 60s when young and yet an unknown Franz Reuter (Franz Roiter) from Germany decided to associate his life with music.

Forming musical preferences of the future creator of the group Boney M. , more famous under the scenic name Frank Farian (Frank Farian), a large extent contributed to American Soul and British pop music. Having matured, he organized his first group, and, calling her Frankie Farian and The Shadows, began to perform in the entertainment establishments of his native Saarbrucken, performing a cover version of the idols of his youth - Otis Redding and Drifters. Despite the adoration of the local public, Farian, already then possessed by the producer grip, clearly understood that the fulfillment of foreign hits is the road to unwindard. In the early 70s, he begins to try himself as the author of the songs. Under the influence of the included rhythms, DSCO Frank creates its first solo composition "Baby Do Ya Wanna Bump?", In which masterfully performs the male and women's vocal party. Waving avalanche of touring suggestions after this avalanche makes Fariana think about produce activity and its own professional team.

Eelic biography Boni M. Began in 1975, when Farian organized casting, selected for its future group exotic black quartet, which included immigrants that were indigenous inhabitants of the Caribbean Islands. In the first part Bony M. "Lit up" Sheila Bonnik, Maji Williams, Natalie and Mike. Subsequently participants Bony M. Different artists became, however, the constant proportion of "3 + 1" (three women and one man) traditionally continued to be observed.

An important role in history Boni Em. Farman Farian's passion was played by detective serials. The popular hero of one of them was a police bonnie, whose name and served as a prototype for the name of the group, and the letter M added to him of soundness and uniqueness.

The official date of creation Bonnie M. It is considered to be 1976, when the classic composition of the participants began its work: Liz Mitchell, Marcia Barrett, Maji Williams and the spectacular dancer Bobby Farrell. In the same year, the album "Take the Heat Off Me" was released, which became the first among eight existing ones. Songs enter it Boni M. "Daddy Cool" and "Sunny" literally "blew up" of the charts of Sweden, Norway, Austria and, of course, Germany. After some time, all of Europe knew them. Over the next two years, another couple of albums were released, each of whom was awarded high rating positions:

- "LOVE FOR SALE" (1977)

- "Nightflight to Venus" (1978)

MA BAKER and BELFAST compositions from Love for Sale have been led to English and German music charts for a long time. Double single "Rivers of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring" doubled in 1978 with an incredible success was met in America, where to music Boney M. Always treated enough "cool", and its record sales in the UK reached the level, which still remains unsurpassed to this day.

It was the 1978 oh that became a golden milestone in history Boni Em. , predetermining the boundaries of their further activities. In the same year a famous performance took place Boney M. in Moscow. This event had not only cultural, but also a political character, as Western music in the USSR long years Amented by strict censorship. Ten unforgettable concerts Bonnie M. , with anchlage of those who passed in the Hall "Russia", played an important role in the weakening of the "iron curtain". Soviet tour Bony M. have become a real world sensation and covered by many information foreign publications, including American Time.

But the show business lives in its laws, and a deafening scandal followed the speaking glory soon. As it turned out, the main soloists Boney M. There were only two people - Frank Farian and Lisa Mitchell himself. The rest of the participants, including the publish the public of the Bobby Farrell, served as a bright background of the group and no more. From that moment on, inside the team, the problems began to increase the conflict "Farian Farrell". In 1979, the world saw another album Boni Em. "Oceans of Fantasy, who became Platinum, and already in 1981, Bobby Farrell was forced to leave the group by giving way to the new participant - Raji Tsiboe (Reggie Tsiboe). The two subsequent album "BoonoonoOnoos" and "Ten Thousand Lightyears" could not achieve the previous heights, and were recognized as fast. The last album of the group ("Eye Dance") was released in 1985. After ten years, Frank Farian decided to stop the existence of the collective created by him. Farewell concert Boni M. held on January 16, 1986.

Currently, each of the participants of the broken "fourth" continues solo careerlike "Fiat Boney M.). " (of Boney M.). All soloists Boney M. . Performed absolutely all the favorite hits of the group, and their performance program consists only of their alone hits, which is a big rarity. Thanks to the "hit" repertoire and high quality of speeches, all soloists still have more employment, acting in all parts of the world, and especially often in the cities of Rossi and the CIS.