Frank Farian

Frank Farian
Farian in 2008
Background information
Also known as
  • Zambi
  • G. Mart
  • FMP
Born
Franz Reuther

(1941-07-18)18 July 1941
Died23 January 2024(2024-01-23) (aged 82)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
OccupationsRecord producer, singer
Years active1958–2024

Franz Reuther (18 July 1941 – 23 January 2024), known professionally as Frank Farian, was a German record producer and singer who founded the 1970s disco-pop group Boney M., and the pop bands No Mercy and Milli Vanilli. He frequently created vocal groups in which the publicised members merely lip-synced to songs sung by himself and/or session performers. Farian owned the record label MCI and several subsidiaries.