Did Boney M get rich?

The group sold more than 150million records and peaked in 1978 when Rivers of Babylon, Brown Girl in the Ring and Rasputin became huge global hits. Boney M also had that year’s UK Christmas No1, selling more than two million copies of Mary’s Boy Child – Oh My Lord. Bobby became a rich man.

Why did Boney M break up?

“We grew apart unfortunately. Bobby had left the group due to issues with loyalty to the record company and/or producer, and there was a major fall-out there. When Bobby left, the group collapsed somewhat. Not a little, the group did collapse.

Do Boney M still exist?

While the founding father of the group, Bobby Farrell, is recently deceased, Boney M. still continue to tour with their original singers, after a long hiatus where they were not in contact.

Who owns Boney M?

Frank Farian (born Franz Reuther; 18 July 1941) is a German record producer, musician, singer and songwriter, who founded the 1970s disco-pop group Boney M., the Latin pop band No Mercy and the pop band Milli Vanilli.