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Juergen Wind
Juergen Wind
Also known as	J. Wind, Jay W, Jay Wind, Jürgen Wind, George Torpey
Born	Berlin, Germany
Occupation(s)	music producer, songwriter, musician, publisher
Years active	1986-2005

Juergen Wind, known professionally as J. Wind or George Torpey, is a German record producer, songwriter and musician who wrote and produced the Real McCoy Platinum and Gold hits "Another Night" and "Run Away" and Maxx hits "Get-A-Way" and "No More (I Can't Stand It) in the mid-1990s.

Early life and education

Wind started as a ______ before moving into the music industry. In the early days of his career, he was keen to attain success as a ______t, but he made little impact on the popular music scene______, became successful.

Music Career

1987: Beginnings with Freshline Records

Shying away from the spotlight, he hired performers to front for public performances. The lead vocals for songs on Boney M. albums in the 1970s were sung by Farian, Marcia Barrett and Liz Mitchell, who quickly became synonymous with the group. Boney M.'s frontman, Bobby Farrell, was only allowed to record vocals in the 1980s (although all four members of the group did sing live for all their concert tours). Bobby Farrell was fired from the group for unreliability in 1981.^{[citation needed]}

1989-1994: European Success

In 1990, he admitted orchestrating the events which led to the Milli Vanilli scandal, a musical equivalent of ghostwriting. As a producer, he had assembled a group from session musicians, fronting it with visually attractive dancers Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan. The story broke when Farian confirmed to the press that someone else had sung on the records.^[1] After these details emerged, Milli Vanilli had their 1990 Grammy Award for Best New Artist withdrawn, and at least 27 different lawsuits were filed in the United States^[2] under various U.S. consumer fraud protection laws.^[3]^[4] Following the Milli Vanilli controversy, Farian went on to develop similar Eurodance groups La Bouche and Le Click.

M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy

Farian also started the supergroup Far Corporation (named after the first syllable of his last name), which featured Steve Lukather, David Paich, Bobby Kimball, Simon Phillips, and Robin McAuley, many of Toto fame. Far Corporation is notable for being the first act to chart with a cover version of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven", becoming a top 10 hit in the UK, reaching number 8 in October 1985.^[5]

Maxx

Farian also started the supergroup Far Corporation (named after the first syllable of his last name), which featured Steve Lukather, David Paich, Bobby Kimball, Simon Phillips, and Robin McAuley, many of Toto fame. Far Corporation is notable for being the first act to chart with a cover version of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven", becoming a top 10 hit in the UK, reaching number 8 in October 1985.^[5]

1995: Mainstream success with Real McCoy

In 1986, Farian produced and mixed the Meat Loaf album Blind Before I Stop. He also sang backing vocals on the first single from the album "Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries", which was credited to Meat Loaf featuring John Parr.^[6]

Some other groups that Farian has been involved with are Eruption (he became a manager in 1977) and No Mercy.

On 15 August 2006, the musical Daddy Cool opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London's West End. The line-up included Michelle Collins, Michael Harvey, Javine Hylton, and singer/songwriter Darvina Plante. The £3 million show was produced by Farian and Robert Mackintosh. The story, written by Stephen Plaice with Amani Naphtali, is predominantly based on the songs of Boney M., but also features songs by Milli Vanilli and No Mercy. A second show opened on 23 April 2007 in Berlin, Germany and the show also toured in the Netherlands^[7] from August 2011 to February 2012, Spain (Palma de Mallorca) in July 2012, Switzerland from, November 2015 to January 2016^[8] Anniversary tour in Germany 2016.^[9]

1997: Real McCoy decline

Also in 2006, Farian was credited as co-writing a new song, entitled "Doin' Fine", with British producers Nathan Thomas and Carl M. Cox. (Other writers involved in this song were, Chris Rudall, Baz Qureshi, Peter Wilson, Chris Richards and George Reyam.) Described as paying tribute to the 'sound' of Boney M., the song was essentially a brand new composition, which featured the string arrangement from Boney M.'s 1976 number one hit, "Daddy Cool". The song was recorded by Australian pop singer, Peter Wilson.^[10] It was initially released in the UK on 16 April 2007 in its extended format, entitled "Daddy's Cool 12" Mix", charting at number one on the EuroDanceHits EuroNRG Top 40 in May 2007.^[11] The original version of "Doin' Fine" featured on Peter Wilson's debut album, Follow Me,^[12] which was released in the UK on 8 October 2007. The song was also recorded in 2008 by Amanda Lear.

1998-2005: Freshline Records continuation & hiatus

Other acts he collaborated with include Gilla, Eruption, La Mama, Precious Wilson, Gift and Daniel Lopes.^{[citation needed]}

Artist	Title	Date
The Alliance	Action!	1988
The Admirers	Come Into My Life - Rap	1988
The Alliance	Action! - Remix	1988
The Admirers	Come Into My Life - Rap (Re-Release)	1988
The Alliance	Action! - Remix (Re-Release)	1988
D.J. Chrizz	Hui Buh	1989
The Alliance	Sweat	1989
EMCEE	We're Cruisin´	1989
The Admirers	Tonite	1989
The All-Stars	Hello Babe	1989
Michael L. Williams	That Feelin´	1989
Quickmix feat. La Rose	Love Is In The House	1989
The Deep	Curtain	1989
Berlin Adler	Touchdown	1989
Rap IV Rap	Keep On Movin´Rap	1989
M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy	Pump Up The Jam Rap	1989
Rap IV Rap	Let's Come Together	1990
Masterplan	Stars	1990
M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy	It's On You	1990
M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy	It's On You - Remix	1990
The Admirers	Got To Get Rap	1990
M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy	It's On You - The Re-Remix	1990
The Admirers	Out On A Limb	1990
M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy	Don't Stop	1990
Patsy	Dreamin´	1990
Sugar Daddy	Are You Ready ?	1990
Jamtronik	Another Day In Paradise - Remix	1990
Jay Rapper	Wake Up	1991
M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy	Make A Move!	1991
Rap IV Rap	Hold you tight - Rap	1991
PRO-A	Trance	1991
M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy	No Showbo	1991
Construction	Oh girl !	1991
Hype-a-delics	So what !	1991
Lucky Nineties	Ohh la la la	1991
M.C. Sar	Let´s Talk About Love	1992
Inner Kneipe	Breit (A La La La La Leer)	1992
Cold as Ice feat. Eboni	¡ Urgent !	1992
Bruce & Bongo	We Ain't Back	1992
Construction	Sex Is Like Fire	1992
Kirk Smith	Rise & Shine	1992
Inner Kneipe	Ging Gang Golly	1993
Bozo Der Boss	Ich Bin Der Farmer	1993
M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy	Another Night	1993
Maxx	Get-a-way	1993
M.C.Sar & The Real McCoy	Automatic lover (Call for love)	1994
Maxx	No More (I Can't Stand It)	1994
M.C.Sar & The Real McCoy	Run Away	1994
Maxx	You Can Get It	1994
Maxx	I Can Make You Feel Like	1995
Maxx	Move Your Body	1995
Real McCoy	Come And Get Your Love	1995
Real McCoy	Sleeping With an Angel/Ooh Boy	1995
Tronik	Magic Fly	1996
Real McCoy	One More Time	1997
Real McCoy	I Wanna Come (With You)	1997
Juize Club	Denise	1998
Troja	Träume	1998
Admirers feat. Killer and Ayman	Come Into My Life	1998
Savannah	I´ll Be There	1998
Real McCoy	It´s On You	1999
Killer	Bring It On	1999
Real McCoy	Hey Now	1999
Ann Shakes	All Music	2004
Vanessa S.	Blah, Blah, Blah	2004
Vanessa S.	Don't Say (You're Sorry)	2005
Tenn McRae	There For You	2005
Vanessa Mason	Musik	2005

Album productions

Artist	Album	Date
The Alliance	It's Time ...	1988
M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy	On The Move!	1990
M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy	Space Invaders	1994
Maxx	To The Maxximum	1994
Real McCoy	Another Night	1995
Real McCoy	One More Time	1997
Vanessa Mason	Musik	2005
Vanessa S.	Independence	2005

References

^ Tobler, John (1991). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 479. CN 5585.
^ "Judge Rejects Milli Vanilli Refund Plan", The New York Times, August 13, 1991. Accessed March 21, 2006.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Ulysses Torassa. "The Plain Dealer : Suit seeks refunds for Ohioans who bought Milli Vanilli album". Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
^ ^a ^b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 195. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 358. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ "Daddy Cool Musical". Daddycoolmusical.com. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
^ "DADDY COOL - das Musical mit den Welthits von Boney M. im Le Théâtre Kriens-Luzern". Le-theatre.ch. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
^ "Daddy Cool Das Boney M Musical - Frank Serr Showservice Int. e.K". Showservice-international.de. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
^ [1] Archived 4 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Euro Dance Hits : Site News". Eurodancehits.com. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
^ "Klone Records!". Klone Records!. Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2014-08-08.

External links

Category:1941 births Category:Living people Category:Boney M. Category:Entertainment scandals Category:German record producers Category:German songwriters Category:German male singers Category:German pop singers Category:German music managers Category:German expatriates in the United States Category:Milli Vanilli Category:Musical hoaxes Category:20th-century hoaxes

[NME_Rock_'N'_Roll_Years-1] Tobler, John (1991). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 479. CN 5585.

[nyt-2] "Judge Rejects Milli Vanilli Refund Plan", The New York Times, August 13, 1991. Accessed March 21, 2006.

[ohio-3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] Ulysses Torassa. "The Plain Dealer : Suit seeks refunds for Ohioans who bought Milli Vanilli album". Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 2014-08-08.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-5] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 195. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_2-6] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 358. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[7] "Daddy Cool Musical". Daddycoolmusical.com. Retrieved 2016-03-13.

[8] "DADDY COOL - das Musical mit den Welthits von Boney M. im Le Théâtre Kriens-Luzern". Le-theatre.ch. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.

[9] "Daddy Cool Das Boney M Musical - Frank Serr Showservice Int. e.K". Showservice-international.de. Retrieved 2016-03-13.

[10] [1] Archived 4 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[11] "Euro Dance Hits : Site News". Eurodancehits.com. Retrieved 2014-08-08.

[12] "Klone Records!". Klone Records!. Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2014-08-08.

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Studio albums	All or Nothing Girl You Know It's True The Moment of Truth
Compilations	The U.S.-Remix Album: All or Nothing 2×2 The Remix Album
Singles	"Girl You Know It's True" "Baby Don't Forget My Number" "Blame It on the Rain" "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" "All or Nothing" "Keep On Running" "Too Late (True Love)"
Related	Discography Frank Farian Rob & Fab Girl You Know It's True (film) Milli Vanilli (film) "Tell Me Where It Hurts" "When I Die"
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Greatest hits album	The Magic of Boney M. – 20 Golden Hits Gold – 20 Super Hits The Greatest Hits More Gold – 20 Super Hits Vol. II The Best of Boney M. The Greatest Hits The Magic of Boney M.
Compilations	Kalimba de Luna – 16 Happy Songs The Collection Daddy Cool – Star Collection Norske Hits The Complete Collection
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