Milli Vanilli
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Milli Vanilli (/ˈmɪli vəˈnɪli/ MIL-ee və-NIL-ee) was a German R&B music act from Munich. The act was packaged by Boney M. founder[4] Frank Farian in 1988 and consisted of Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus as the lip-syncing performers,[5] with the two actual main studio singers, Brad Howell,[6] John Davis[6] and studio singers, Charles Shaw, Jodie Rocco,[7] and Linda Rocco,[7][2] with an unrelated touring band. Their debut album, as All or Nothing in Europe, and expanded, including "Baby Don't Forget My Number" and "Blame It on the Rain", composed by Diane Warren,[8] as Girl You Know It's True in the United States, achieved international success and brought them a Grammy Award for Best New Artist on 21 February 1990.[9]
Milli Vanilli | |
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Also known as | Rob & Fab |
Origin | Munich, West Germany |
Genres | R&B[1] |
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Past members | Milli Vanilli Fab Morvan Rob Pilatus Session members Charles Shaw Brad Howell John Davis Jodie Rocco[2] Linda Rocco[3] Frank Farian |
They became one of the most popular pop acts in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with millions of records sold. However, their success turned to infamy when it was discovered that Morvan and Pilatus did not sing any of the vocals on their music releases. Their Grammy award was revoked.[10][11][12] In 1998, they recorded a comeback album, Back and in Attack, but its release was canceled after Pilatus died the same year.[13]