Liz Mitchell
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Elizabeth Rebecca Mitchell |
| Born |
12 July 1952 Clarendon, Jamaica |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Labels | |
| Associated acts | Boney M. |
Elizabeth Rebecca "Liz" Mitchell (born 12 July 1952) is a Jamaican-British singer, best known as the former lead singer of the 1970s disco/reggae band, Boney M.
At the age of eleven, Mitchell and her family emigrated to London, England, in 1963. By the end of the decade, she auditioned for Hair and eventually moved to Berlin to join the German cast where she replaced Donna Summer. After Hair, Mitchell joined the Les Humphries Singers for a few years.
A phone call from Marcia Barrett in February 1976 persuaded Mitchell to return to Germany to join a new group being assembled by record producer Frank Farian which would become known as Boney M. Though the group's initial purpose was to simply lip-synch for TV and discothèque performances of Farian's song "Baby Do You Wanna Bump", Boney M. soon became a legitimate recording group with Mitchell, Barrett, and producer Farian as the vocal core. Mitchell became widely regarded as Boney M.'s lead vocalist. Farian later stated that "All members (of Boney M.) could be replaced, except Liz".
Although Boney M was largely a Farian vehicle for his own songwriting, Mitchell is credited as co-composer of the Boney M song, "African Moon", which appeared on their album, Boonoonoonoos (1981). Though she did not contribute significantly as a songwriter, Mitchell's vocals are widely regarded as the most distinctive part of the Boney M. sound.
Boney M. would disband in 1986.
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