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Biography

Pilatus was born in New York City, the son of an African American soldier and a German mother who was a dancer. Pilatus was later adopted ^[clarify]by a German family and raised in Munich, Germany. He worked as a model and break dancer before joining Fabrice Morvan in 1988 to form the pop group Milli Vanilli. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... Breakdancing, also known as breaking and b-boying by its practitioners and followers, is a street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement in the South Bronx of New York City during the early 1970s. ... Fabrice Fab Morvan (born in Guadeloupe on May 14, 1966) is a French model, singer and songwriter. ...

Milli Vanilli

Pilatus and Morvan were noticed by music producer Frank Farian, who signed them up to be part of a musical act. Shortly after a trip to Turkey, where the duo was reputed to get the band name from a local advertising slogan, Milli Vanilli was born, with Pilatus and Morvan serving as the public faces for the vocal talents of Charles Shaw, John Davis and Brad Howell, who Farian thought were talented musicians but lacked a marketable image. Franz Reuther (born July 18, 1941), better known as Frank Farian, is a German music producer, singer-songwriter and fraudster. ... Milli Vanilli (milli is a word meaning national in Turkish, picked up by the artists while visiting Turkey on one of its national days) was a duo, Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus, formed in Germany in the mid-1980s. ... Charles Shaw is an Army veteran and rapper who sang songs credited to Milli Vanilli. ...

Album cover of Girl You Know It's True, 1989.

The first Milli Vanilli platinum album was Girl You Know It's True which became a worldwide hit. The album produced five hit singles including three number 1 hits, "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You", "Baby Don't Forget My Number" and "Blame It On The Rain". Milli Vanilli won the Grammy Award for "Best New Artist" on February 22, 1990 for "Girl You Know It's True". Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Milli Vanilli Milli Vanilli was a musical group, a duo composed of Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus, formed in Germany in the mid-1980s. ... Milli Vanilli (milli is a word meaning national in Turkish, picked up by the artists while visiting Turkey on one of its national days) was a duo, Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus, formed in Germany in the mid-1980s. ... Milli Vanilli Milli Vanilli was a musical group, a duo composed of Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus, formed in Germany in the mid-1980s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

Despite the enormous success, the duo were a frequent target of rumours and allegations of on-stage lip-synching and not having sung on the album. Charles Shaw, one of the actual vocalist of Milli Vanilli, told a reporter about the truth of the group's secret, but later retracted his statement after Farian paid him off with money. Charles Shaw is an Army veteran and rapper who sang songs credited to Milli Vanilli. ...

When Pilatus and Morvan pressured Farian to let them sing on the next album, Farian revealed the truth to reporters on November 15, 1990 that Pilatus and Morvan did not actually sing on the records and their voices were dubbed. Milli Vanilli's Grammy award was withdrawn four days later, and Arista Records dropped the act from its roster and deleted their album and songs from their catalog, making "Girl You Know It's True" the largest-selling album to ever be taken out of print. A court ruling in the United States allowed anyone who had bought the album to get a refund. is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

Farian would later attempt a failed comeback for the group without Pilatus and Morvan. Months after the scandal, Pilatus and Morvan appeared in a commercial for CareFree Sugarless Gum. The duo begin to lip sync to an opera record. An announcer asks while they are lip synching, "How long does the taste of CareFree Sugarless Gum last?". The record then begins to skip and then the announcer answers, "Until these guys sing themselves."

Album cover of Rob & Fab, 1993.

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Comeback

During this time, the duo moved to Los Angeles, California, where they signed up with Joss Entertainment Group and released an eponymous album under the name of Rob & Fab. Most of the songs in the album were written by Kenny Taylor and Fab Morvan, while Morvan and Pilatus provided the lead vocals. Despite receiving positive reviews, financial constraints, poor promotion, and the scandal surrounding Milli Vanilli's lip-synching reputation led to its failure. Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Rob & Fab, the lone album by Rob Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan after their disastrous turn as Milli Vanilli, was produced in 1993. ...

Death

In 1996, Pilatus served three months jail for assault, vandalism, attempted robbery and spent six months on drug rehabilitation, before returning to Germany. A depressed Pilatus eventually died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs in Frankfurt on April 2, 1998, just before their third scheduled Milli Vanilli album, Back and in Attack, was to be released.^[clarify] For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ... is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Back and in Attack (1998) was to have been the third album by the pop vocal duo Milli Vanilli. ...

Film and Milli Vanilli Greatest Hits album

Album cover of Milli Vanilli Greatest Hits album, 2007.

On February 14, 2007, it was announced that Universal Pictures was developing a film based on the true story of Milli Vanilli's rise and fall in the music industry. Jeff Nathanson, screenwriter from Catch Me If You Can, will write and direct the film. ^[1][2] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Universal Pictures is the main motion picture production/distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal. ... Jeff Nathanson is an American film writer, producer, and director. ... Catch Me If You Can is a 2002 motion picture set in the 1960s. ...

On March 26, 2007, the Milli Vanilli Greatest Hits album was released. March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Discography

Milli Vanilli

• All or Nothing (1988)
• All Or Nothing (US Remix Album) (1989)
• Girl You Know It's True (1989)
• The Remix Album (1990)
• Back and in Attack (1998) Album studio not for sale
• Milli Vanilli Greatest Hits (2007)

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Rob & Fab

• Rob & Fab (1993)

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References

External links

• Rob Pilatus at the Internet Movie Database
• Ew.com The Sad Truth: The life of Milli Vanilli's Rob Pilatus comes to an unglamorous end in a German hotel room.
• VH1.com: Milli Vanilli