Russia says Boney M singer died of heart disease

MOSCOW (AP) -January 5, 2011

Farrell, a 61-year-old 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."

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