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Boney M.

Boney M.
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About

Boney M. is a West German-Caribbean disco and reggae group assembled in the mid-1970s by producer Frank Farian, whose original line-up brought together Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett from Jamaica, Maizie Williams from Montserrat, and Bobby Farrell from Aruba. The group sold over 100 million records at the height of their commercial run and placed two singles - "Rivers of Babylon" and "Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord" - in the all-time top 10 best-sellers in the UK, a feat no other act has matched. Their 1978 album Nightflight to Venus remains their commercial peak, and hits like "Rasputin" and "Daddy Cool" have found entirely new audiences through TikTok dance challenges in the 2020s.

100M+
records sold worldwide at commercial peak
singles in UK all-time top 10 best-sellers (unique record)
19
concerts performed in 2026 (per Shazam)
1.8M
TikTok likes on the original Rasputin dance challenge video

What's new

  • 2025-12

    Boney M. featuring Maizie Williams announced 'The Final Curtain Tour' in Australia for April 2026, billed as the group's last Australian shows.

  • 2026

    Boney M. is currently touring across 4 countries with 7 upcoming concerts as of mid-2026, including dates in the UK, Austria and Germany.

  • 2025-11

    The official Boney M. TikTok account posted a Rasputin performance clip that accumulated 442,400 views, continuing the song's multi-year viral run on the platform.

  • 2024

    "Rasputin" continued to trend on TikTok and Instagram Reels, listed among classic tracks that became viral sensations for a new generation.

  • 2022

    Sony reported that Boney M.'s YouTube channel views more than doubled to 56.1 million in 2021, and the group reached 12.2 million unique Spotify listeners.

Tour

LondonGreenwichWalton-on-ThamesLiverpool

Tracks

Rasputin1978 hit, #1 in Germany, Austria, Belgium and Australia; viral TikTok dance challenge in the 2020s
Rivers of Babylon1978 double A-side, one of the all-time best-selling UK singles (#7)
Daddy Cool1976 debut hit that launched the group across Europe
Ma Baker#1 in Germany and UK Top 10 in 1977
Mary's Boy Child / Oh My LordChristmas #1, one of the all-time top 10 best-selling UK singles (#10)

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