Frank Farian

Frank Farian created two of the world's best-selling pop groups, Boney M and Milli Vanilli. His father was killed in World War II, and Farian grew up in the 1950s listening to U.S. and U.K. pop music. His first group was named after the Shadows, but by the mid-'60s he was a convert to soul music, leading a band devoted to performing cover versions of U.S. hits. In the early '70s, he switched to ballad singing for the Hansa-Ariola label. Among his successes were "Dana My Love" (1972) and "Rocky" which was number one in Germany in 1976. The same year, Farian joined the disco boo...