Milli Vanilli
Milli Vanilli was a German R&B music act from Munich. The act was packaged by Boney M. founder Frank Farian in 1988 and consisted of Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus as the lip-syncing dancers, with the two main studio singers, Brad Howell, John Davis and studio singers, Charles Shaw, Jodie Rocco, and Linda Rocco, 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, 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.
Milli Vanilli | |
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Fab Morvan (left) and Rob Pilatus (right) with NARAS president C. Michael Greene (center), February 1990 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Rob & Fab |
| Origin | Munich, West Germany |
| Genres | R&B |
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| Labels | |
| Past members | Milli Vanilli Fab Morvan Rob Pilatus Session members Charles Shaw Brad Howell John Davis Jodie Rocco Linda Rocco 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 Their Grammy award was revoked. In 1998, they recorded a comeback album, Back and in Attack, but its release was cancelled after Pilatus died the same year.