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Bobby Farrell
San Nicolaas, Russia
Archival Overview
Aruban-Dutch dancer and charismatic frontman of disco legends Boney M., whose acrobatic stage presence brought hits like Rasputin, Daddy Cool, and Rivers of Babylon to life.
Biographical Record
Roberto Alfonso Farrell left Aruba at age fifteen to become a sailor before settling in Germany and working as a DJ. In 1975, German music producer Frank Farian selected him as the male face and charismatic lead dancer of the new Euro-disco vocal group Boney M.
Farrell became a global pop sensation with his flamboyant costumes, dynamic afro, and athletic choreography. Boney M. sold over 100 million records worldwide with chart-toppers like 'Daddy Cool', 'Sunny', 'Ma Baker', 'Rivers of Babylon', and 'Rasputin'. In a poignant twist of fate, Farrell died in Saint Petersburg on the exact anniversary and in the same city as Grigori Rasputin.
Key Life Milestones
Daddy Cool and Global Stardom
Fronted Boney M. on European television, catapulting 'Daddy Cool' to the top of music charts worldwide.
Historic Moscow Concerts
Boney M. became the first Western pop group invited by Leonid Brezhnev to perform in Soviet Moscow.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialAmsterdam, Netherlands