Boney M members reunite after 24 years

London: The original three female singersof the 70s hit disco band Boney M reunited after 24 years inAmsterdam to pay tribute to late bandmate Bobby Farrell.

The 61-year-old was the sole male singer in the bandand was found dead in a Russian hotel room about a week back.

"We will miss you, your dance moves. Without Bobby,there is no Boney M," said Liz Mitchell, Maizie Williams andMarcia Barret after taking the stage near the flower coveredcoffin.

American soul singer George McCrae of the 1974 singleRock Your Baby fame also performed, reported Daily Mail.

Russian investigators said heart disease was the causeof death.

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"It was not a suspicious death. Heart disease was thecause," said Sergei Kapitanov, representative of StPetersburg's branch of Russia's investigative committee.

The band's hits include Daddy Cool, Ma Baker andRasputin. Their Brown Girl In The Ring and Daddy Coolreleased in 1978 was the biggest selling single of that year.It still remains the sixth biggest selling single of all timein Britain.

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