We all know that there were two real singers, and two 'pretty boy' lip syncers. What else can we come up with?
The actual singers of the Milli Vanilli hits were Charles Shaw, John Davis, and Brad Howe.
Rob Pilatus, who had attempted suicide before, died at the age of 32 in 1998 from an alcohol and pill overdose.
The pair had attemted to release an album of their own, featuring their own voices, in 1993. Unfortunately for them, their efforts were in vain, because the world had stopped listening.
What do you know about these guys?
Cartoon_Chris
11-12-02, 11:02 PM
Depending on what you read, the name "Milli Vanilli" either meant "positive energy" in Turkish, or was the name of a Berlin disco.
80sTrivia
11-13-02, 07:05 AM
The disgraced duo were forced to give up the Grammy Award they won for Best New Artist in 1989.
The surviving member, Fabrice Morvan, was on a recent episode of Fox-TV's "reality" series, Celebrity Boot Camp.
Iluvthe80s
11-13-02, 07:24 AM
Milli Vanilli was the brainchild of German producer Frank Farian, who'd previously masterminded the European disco group Boney M. and the session-musician rock outfit Far Corporation.
Rob Pilatus had been born in New York in 1965, but grew up in Munich, spending some time in an orphanage after his parents (an American soldier and German stripper) gave him up for adoption.
Fab Morvan was born in 1966 on the island of Guadeloupe, lived in Miami for a time, and moved with his mother to Paris; he had been a skilled trampoline athlete until he suffered a neck injury in a fall.
djdaffy1227
11-13-02, 01:35 PM
They only had 5 singles hit the US charts...BUT...all of them went top 10!!! 3 of them were #1's!!!
And what were the five songs and their rank, DJ? Care to share with us? :)
djdaffy1227
11-14-02, 10:08 AM
US charts:
#2 Girl you know it's true 1989
#1 Baby don't forget my number 1989
#1 Girl I'm gonna miss you 1989
#1 Blame it on the rain 1989
#4 All or nothing 1990
UK charts:
#3 Girl you know it's true 1988
#16 Baby don't forget my number 1988
#53 Blame it on the rain 1989
#2 Girl I'm gonna miss you 1989
#52 Blame it on the rain (re-entry) 1989
#74 All or nothing 1990
R&B charts:
#3 Girl you know it's true 1989
#9 Baby don't forget my number 1989
#20 Girl I'm gonna miss you 1989
#14 Blame it on the rain 1990
#54 All or nothing 1990
Adult Contemporary charts:
#21 Girl I'm gonna miss you 1989
#27 Blame it on the rain 1989
In New Zealand Milli Vanilli had a minor hit with "Hush" a remake of an old 60s or 70s song.
djdaffy1227
11-14-02, 02:43 PM
"Hush" appeared on their second album here in the States. It was one of two new songs on a remix album. "Hush" is a classic rock staple by Deep Purple!
Thanx for the chart info, DJ!! Awesome! :) Why don't I remember Blame It On The Rain? I can't even get the melody going in my lame brain tonight....:lol:
80sTrivia
11-15-02, 11:23 AM
Looks as if Milli Vanilli were a bigger hit Stateside than in the UK. I really liked a lot of these songs listed, whoever sang them!!! ;)