Milli Vanilli

Genres:	Pop / Rock
Decades Active:	1980s
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Biography

This infamous pop duo comprised Rob Pilatus (8 June 1965, New York, USA, d. 3 April 1998, Frankfurt, Germany) who was brought up in an orphanage, and Fabrice Morvan (b. 14 May 1966), who was training to be a trampoline athlete until a fall damaged his neck. Based in Germany, they worked as dancers for various German groups, before forming their own duo combining rap and soul, taking their name from a New York club. They enjoyed huge international hits between 1988 and 1989 with "Girl You Know It's True" (US number 2/UK number 3), "Baby Don't Forget My Number" (US number 1), "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" (US number 1/UK number 2), and "Blame It On The Rain" (US number 1) before suffering a major backlash when they were exposed as frontmen for a "group" fabricated by Boney M producer Frank Farian. The duo had apparently been chosen for their looks and were effectively locked out of the studio when recording took place. After handing back music industry awards (including...

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