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Milli Vanilli was a pop vocal group that formed in Germany in 1988. The face of the band was composed of models Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus, whom producer Frank Farian had chosen because he felt the real singers were unmarketable. The duo only appeared on the album cover, and lip-synched to pre-recorded studio singers in music videos and in concert.

In 1990, they were awarded the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, but later became the only act in history to have their Grammy stripped from them when it was revealed that they had not been involved in the creation of their breakthrough album, Girl You Know It’s True.

In 1998, Rob Pilatus was found dead in a hotel near Frankfurt.

German record producer Frank Farian sits in his cluttered office near Frankfurt, Germany, mulling the Great Milli Vanilli Caper. It was Farian, 49, who produced the group’s Grammy-earning album, Girl You Know It’s True, then signed dancers Robert Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan to lip-sync the vocals for the LP’s videos. And it was Farian—judging by what he producer is saying now—who witnessed some of the most bizarre moments his fake-singer scam inspired.

Take that day in October when Pilatus, his ego inflated by the album’s success, called to ask for a remix on an upcoming single. “He said, ‘Make my voice louder,’” recalls Farian, “which was funny, when you think of it now, because it wasn’t his voice.”

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last week

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Vedran86 wrote:
last month

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Hazumuchan wrote:
last month

It doesn't matter who was singing or who was posing on the album covers; the music was still good in retrospect.

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paulocosta_ wrote:
October 2009

BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BABY! DON'T FORGET MY NUMBER! [2] cool

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YoungHate wrote:
October 2009

GIRL IM GONNA PISS ON YOU

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NiggatoMan wrote:
September 2009

BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BABY! DON'T FORGET MY NUMBER!

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hassoattila wrote:
September 2009

skacok kinek van milli vanilli mp-3 a cserébe tudnák mást adni

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Batiste369 wrote:
September 2009

Yesterday i got sick and had to pull a Milli Vanilli...I Crack myself up!

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Kayoss1 wrote:
August 2009

they came out over 20 years ago...wow

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widiasih wrote:
August 2009

Still luv their music anyway.

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DJ-Jos wrote:
August 2009

Feel free to join the brand new Milli Vanilli group.

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August 2009

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Gochir wrote:
August 2009

they are real for me..

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Legioner_svk wrote:
July 2009

да, старички еще те, но музыка вечна

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creepingdeath48 wrote:
July 2009

Half the stuff in the 80s was fake. These dudes just got busted. Shoulda used a tape and it wouldn't have skipped. Tsk Tsk.

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GizzleDaGreat wrote:
July 2009

yea these nukkas werent flamin homos smfh

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coleman17 wrote:
June 2009

<3

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poomasterpoo wrote:
May 2009

i still bump them in my car

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hazelasher wrote:
May 2009

C'mon folks, Google is your friend! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPCZ9MCbi2s

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Rocknwrestling wrote:
May 2009

It's still real to me, dammit!

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