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Frank Farian

1941 - 2024

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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., the pop band No Mercy, and the pop band Milli Vanilli. He frequently created vocal groups in which the publicised members merely lip-synced to songs sung by session performers. Farian owned the record label MCI and several subsidiaries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Farian is the 143rd most popular musician (down from 97th in 2019), the 712th most popular biography from Germany (down from 507th in 2019) and the 5th most popular German Musician.

Frank Farian is best known as a German record producer and songwriter, the mastermind behind iconic acts like Boney M. and Milli Vanilli. He is celebrated for creating catchy hits but also infamous for controversies, including Milli Vanilli’s lip-syncing scandal.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Frank Farian ranks 143 out of 3,175. Before him are Pete Seeger, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Buddy Holly, Nat King Cole, Hank Marvin, and Barry Gibb. After him are José Feliciano, Arnaut Daniel, Roger Glover, Robert Smith, Glenn Miller, and Chet Baker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Frank Farian ranks 57. Before him are Paul Simon, Ali Hassan al-Majid, Hank Marvin, George Clinton, Nathalie Delon, and Viktor Zubkov. After him are Ryan O'Neal, Art Garfunkel, Angelo Scola, Milan Kučan, Paul Anka, and Nona Gaprindashvili. Among people deceased in 2024, Frank Farian ranks 45. Before him are Marisa Paredes, Bengt I. Samuelsson, Colin Renfrew, Alexei Navalny, Tsung-Dao Lee, and Melanie. After him are Roberto Cavalli, Sebastián Piñera, César Luis Menotti, Rik Van Looy, Robin Warren, and Ismail Haniyeh.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Frank Farian ranks 712 out of 7,253. Before him are Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1795), Richard Baer (1911), Hans Morgenthau (1904), Ernst Udet (1896), Julia Drusilla (16), and Prince Leopold of Bavaria (1846). After him are Karl Gebhardt (1897), Otto Strasser (1897), Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (1797), Georges J. F. Köhler (1946), Steffi Graf (1969), and Matilda of Ringelheim (894).

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Among MUSICIANS In Germany

Among musicians born in Germany, Frank Farian ranks 5. Before him are Clara Schumann (1819), Leopold Mozart (1719), Till Lindemann (1963), and Hans von Bülow (1830). After him are Rudolf Schenker (1948), Carlos Kleiber (1930), James Last (1929), Wilhelm Kempff (1895), Klaus Nomi (1944), André Previn (1929), and Friedrich Kalkbrenner (1784).

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