German music producer, Frank Farian and founder of the funk band Boney M, has died at the age of 82.

According to a statement by his family on Tuesday through Farian’s agency, the late entertainer passed away at his home in Miami in the US state of Florida.

Boney M, a band formed in 1976, had a string of hit singles including Daddy Cool, Rasputin and Mary’s Boy Child.

Farian also founded the duo Milli Vanilli in the 1980s.