StreamLINE FLASHBACK : On This Day in Music History, November 19, 1990, Milli Vanilli lost their GRAMMY
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🎙️🎙️🎙️ ON THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY, November 19, 1990, German pop sensations Milli Vanilli (Rob Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan) were stripped of their 1989 GRAMMY for Best New Artist.
The duo’s GRAMMY was revoked because it was discovered they did not perform one note on their #1 debut album “Girl You Know It’s True.”
The album boasted 3 #1 singles and a 4th which peaked at #4.
The mastermind behind Milli Vanilli was German producer Frank Farian, who employed session singers on the album.
He only used Pilatus and Morvan as frontmen as he felt they projected an image that would appeal commercially.
Farian was correct on that as Milli Vanilli turned out to be an enormous success cashing in on a string of consecutive hits.
However, the downfall was swift and hard for the duo after the scandal went public.
This was the first and only time that a GRAMMY award has ever been rescinded.
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I’m German and we DON’T claim these guys lmao;;;; but tbh the Frank Farian guy is the real culprit;;;took advantage of these guys, what a farce! Fab has a great voice in treality 🙂