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Who is Milli Vanilli

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The Grammy Winning Duo Who Didn't Really Sing

 Two kids from Germany, Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus, made up the group that was called Milli Vanilli.

"Blame it on the rain that was fallin' fallin'
Blame it on the stars that did shine at night
Whatever you do don't put the blame on you
Blame it on the rain yeah yeah
You can blame it on the rain"

Their good looks, hugely successful songs and sexy dance movements jettapulted them to almost immediate fame and fortune only to have them brought down in disgrace, just as quickly, after the public was made aware that this dynamic duo were not actually singing their own songs.

Who was to blame for the rise and fall of Milli Vanilli?

According to Fab Morvan, at the Official Fabrice Morvan website bio page, he and Rob were a dance act before Frank Farian signed them up and created Milli Vanilli.  He says they were forced contractually to lip synch during their performances.

There is a new Milli Vanilli movie in production right now, which could be out as early as next year.  Maybe that will shed more light on what actually went wrong.

Partial lyrics from Blame it on the Rain, Milli Vanilli

 

Milli Vanilli - The Real Story - 20 Years Later

Milli Vanilli, the Real Story -- 20 Years Later | PopEater.com
Exclusive: Twenty years ago in 1990, Fab Morvan won what now very well may be the most controversial Grammy Award ever given out. His group

Rob Pilatus - Gone But Not Forgotten

On the verge of an attempt at a comeback and on the eve of their new album's promotional tour on April 2, 1998, Rob Pilatus was found dead of an apparent overdose of pills and alcohol, in a Frankfurt hotel at the age of 32.

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A Milli Vanilli Movie is in the Works

Could be out as early as next year!

Disgraced pop duo Milli Vanilli will soon get a movie made about their less-than-spectacular career, following in the cinematic steps of such icons as Ray Charles and Johnny Cash.
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Great Milli Vanilli Stuff

After being pulled from production after the scandal, Milli Vanilli's music is now back on sale.

I'm glad because my cassette tape of "Girl You Know It's True" got all stretched out, years ago!
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Milli Vanilli Bio at VH-1

Milli Vanilli | View the Music Artists Biography Online | VH1.com
Read Milli Vanilli's biography online. Get details on Milli Vanilli's background on the official VH1 website.

Visit the Official Fabrice Morvan Website

Excerpt from Site

"Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus were two homeless kids who met on the streets of Munich in the late 1980s. They decided to join forces as a dance act and became a sensation throughout the city's club scene. But when record producer Frank Farian signed them with a promise to do their first single and instead contractually forced them into creating a lip-synching act for some prerecorded dance tunes, what seemed like the culmination of a dream became the start of an international nightmare."
Read more at the Official Fabrice Morvan Website
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Welcome to the Love Revolution-.Former Milli Vanilli member Fabrice Morvan is doing it HIS WAY!

Milli Vanilli Recieve a Grammy

It's been said for years that if they hadn't have been soooo good, and hadn't have been soooo popular, and hadn't have been honored with the Grammy that year, Milli Vanilli could, quite possibly, have gotten away with the whole thing!

Too bad, I really liked them!

Blame it on the Rain Lyrics

Milli Vanilli

You said you didn't need her
You told her good-bye (good-bye)
You sacrificed a good love
To satisfy your pride
Now you wished
That you should have her (have her)
And you feel like such a tool
You let her walk away in the rain
Now it just don't feel the same
Gotta blame it on something
Gotta blame it on something
Gotta blame it on me billy

Blame it on the rain that was fallin' fallin'
Blame it on the stars that did shine at night
Whatever you do don't put the blame on you
Blame it on the rain yeah yeah
You can blame it on the rain

Should've told her you were sorry (sorry)
Could have said you were wrong
But no you couldn't do that.
You had to prove you were strong ooh
If you hadn't been so blinded (blinded)
She might still be there with you
You want her back again
But she just don't feel the same
Gotta blame it on something
Gotta blame it on something
Gotta blame it on something

Blame it on the rain that was fallin', fallin'
Blame it on the stars that did shine at night
Whatever you do don't put the blame on you
Blame it on the rain yeah yeah

You can blame it on the rain
Cos the rain don't mind
And the rain don't care
You got to blame it on something
Blame it on the rain, that was fallin' fallin'
Blame it on the stars, that did shine at night
Whatever you do don't put the blame on you
Blame it on the rain yeah, yeah
You can blame it on the rain

(Blame it on the rain yeah, yeah) x 3
You can blame it on the rain, blame it on the rain,
Blame it on the rain baby
(Blame it on the rain yeah yeah)
Blame it on the stars that did shine that night
(Blame it on the rain yeah yeah)
Blame it, blame it on the rain
woo
I'm walking
I'm walking

Walking in the rain
Walking in the rain

(Rain, rain)
(Stars, stars)
Whatever you do don't put the blame on you
(Blame it on the rain)
yeah yeah
(Blame it on the rain)
that keeps falling, falling
(Blame it on the stars)
that did shine that night
Whatever you do don't put the blame on you
Blame it on the rain yeah yeah
Blame it on the rain (rain, rain)

Milli Vanilli on iTunes

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Blame It On The Rain - Milli Vanilli Tribute Version 80s Unforgettable Hits Blame It On The Rain - Milli Vanilli Tribute Version - Single
Girl I'm Gonna Miss You - Milli Vanilli Tribute Version 80s Unforgettable Hits Girl I'm Gonna Miss You - Milli Vanilli Tribute Version - Single

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Shout Out About Milli Vanilli!

What are your thoughts on the Milli Vanilli scandal?

Personally, I didn't really care who was doing the singing, I just really loved the music! I always thought that they should have let the real singers, sing while Rob and Fab did their fantastic dancing.

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    crstnblue Jan 20, 2012 @ 4:49 pm | delete
    Very nice lens and a great chance to recall wonderful moments from my youth! :)
    And still believe that the best pop music was in '80 and '90 - pleasant lyrics, music that had a rhythm and real melodic line...
    Thank you for sharing!
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    schwisky Jul 1, 2010 @ 8:55 am | delete
    I guess I was a fan, so I was disappointed when the scandal broke, and was upset that the real singers were not given enough credit. I like this lens, and invite you to see my lens all about freestyle dance music from the 1980s.
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    nytclubber Sep 10, 2008 @ 6:16 pm | delete
    i remember these guys. yeah. they were popular for quite some time but then they were caught fooling the fans and the people. too bad though.
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    leila divisa Jan 2, 2008 @ 9:04 pm | delete
    www.petitiononline.com/mvanilli

    rob te amo!!!! cuanto quisiera q haya muerto cabra en tu lugar!!!

    maldito fab porq no se muere el y resucita el pequeño y dulce rob
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    lizthefair Oct 13, 2007 @ 9:28 am | delete
    what a great blast from the past. Thanks!!
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