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British model and singer (born 1951)

Not to be confused with Maisie Williams.

Musical artist

Maizie Ursula Williams (born 25 March 1951) is a British model, dancer and singer who became one of the original members of the successful 1970s disco music group Boney M.

Though she did not sing on the studio recordings of their songs, she did perform live and subsequently established an independent career as a singer.

Early years

Brought up in Birmingham, England, Williams began working as a model, eventually gaining the title Miss Black Beautiful in a contest in 1973.

After this initial success she went on to front her own band — Black Beautiful People. She later moved to West Germany with her friend Sheyla Bonnick. One day in 1975, while at a restaurant, the two were approached by an agent who asked if they were interested in joining a new pop group called Boney M. "She asked if we could sing. Well, you don't say no, do you," Williams later recalled in an int Maizie Williams - Wikipedia MUFE