Boney M featuring Maizie Williams

About Boney M featuring Maizie Williams

Everyone knows the name; everyone knows at least one of their songs. Now, meet the original member, Maizie Williams. The success of the group began with producer Frank Farian recording a song in 1974 entitled Baby Do You Want to Bump and releasing it under the pseudonym Boney M. By the end of the year, television stations and clubs wanted to see Boney M perform live. However, the producer did not want to go on stage, so he used an agency to find three girls and a guy. Thus, the first Boney M line-up, including Maizie Williams, was formed. This line-up was used for press appearances and live shows. Later, the line-up changed, with Maizie Williams being the only woman to remain and become part of the official four-piece line-up. She was joined by Marcia Barrett, Bobby Farrell and Liz Mitchell.

The group went on to achieve worldwide hits with songs such as: Daddy Cool, Ma Baker, Rasputin, Rivers of Babylon, Brown Girl in the Ring and many more. Maizie, present from the very birth of Boney M, is now touring the globe following the success of the remixed back catalogue The Greatest Hits of Boney M and Boney M 2000, which includes some of their best-loved hits remixed by the world’s top DJs. The vast number of record sales makes it clear that the magic of Boney M is still alive and being enjoyed by all generations.

Audiences worldwide have been thrilled by the energetic visual performances of all their well-loved songs. Maizie, most definitely the M in Boney M, has revitalised these songs live while keeping the original lyrics, giving them a fresh, modern sound that will have all generations toe-tapping, clapping and jumping up and down to the new melodic beat.

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