Boney M Singer (Bobby Farrell) Died of Heart Disease

[Stephan Bobb]

Boney M Singer (Bobby Farrell) Died of Heart Disease

 

*In Russia, investigators are saying that 61-year-old Bobby Farrell of Boney M, died of heart disease.

Farrell, a native of Aruba, was found dead Dec. 30 in his hotel room in St. Petersburg, where the group had come for a performance.

Sergei Kaptionov, a spokesman for the St. Petersburg branch of Russia’s Investigative Committee, was quoted by Russian news agencies on Wednesday as saying the death was due to heart disease and was not a criminal matter.

Boney M was popular in the 1970s with hits including “Daddy Cool.”