The group's big break came when, at the end of summer 1976, German television producer Michael 'Mike' Leckebusch (of Radio Bremen) requested them for his show Musikladen. However, the group rigorously toured discos, clubs, and even country fairs to earn a reputation for themselves. The album's commercial performance was initially lukewarm.

As Maizie Williams' voice was not considered suitable for recording purposes by Farian, and a try-out with Bobby Farrell performing ' No Woman No Cry' did not work, Farian decided to use only Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett along with his own studio-enhanced voice to create the Boney M. It contained tracks that Marcia Barrett had already recorded with Farian, including the title track and 'Lovin' or Leavin '', both of which were previously recorded in German by another Farian act, Gilla. Farian found model-turned-singer Maizie Williams (originally from Montserrat), Bobby Farrell, a male exotic dancer from Aruba, and singer Marcia Barrett from Jamaica who brought in Liz Mitchell, also from Jamaica and a former member of the Les Humphries Singers.ġ976–1979: Take the Heat off Me and international success īoney M.'s first album, Take the Heat off Me, was released in 1976. It was then that Farian decided to hire performers to create a troupe for TV appearances. Īfter a slow start, the song became a hit in the Netherlands and Belgium. Nice name, I thought – Boney, Boney, Boney. I just caught the credits and it said Boney. I turned on the TV one day and it was the end of a detective series. Farian had created this pseudonym for himself after watching the Australian television detective series Boney, whose main character was named Napoleon Bonaparte.

When the record was released as a single, it was credited to 'Boney M.'. Farian sang the repeated line 'Do you do you wanna bump?' in a deep voice (entirely studio created) as well as performing the high falsetto chorus. German singer-songwriter Frank Farian recorded the dance track ' Baby Do You Wanna Bump' in December 1974. History 1974–1976: Formation and early career The band has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and is known for international hits including ' Daddy Cool', ' Ma Baker', ' Belfast', ' Sunny', ' Rasputin', ' Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord' and ' Rivers of Babylon'. Since the 1980s, various line-ups of the band have performed with differing personnel.

The group was formed in 1976 and achieved popularity during the disco era of the late 1970s. Originally based in West Germany, the four original members of the group's official line-up were Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett from Jamaica, Maizie Williams from Montserrat, and Bobby Farrell from Aruba. were a German- Caribbean vocal group that specialized in disco and funk created by German record producer Frank Farian, who was the group's primary songwriter.

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