Disco Legend Bobby Farrell Of Boney M Dies At 61

ST. PETERSBURG RUSSIA

Bobby Farrell, the frontman for 70s disco group, Boney M, has died in St. Petersburg, Russia. Born Alfonso Farrell, he traveled from his native Aruba to Norway, where he began his singing career and eventually became the frontman the disco group “Boney M.”

“Boney M” had two smash hits in the 80s with “Rasputin” and “Rivers Of Babylon.”

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