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Milli Vanilli

Milli Vanilli (/ˈmɪli vəˈnɪli/) was a pop act from Munich, Germany, founded in 1988 by the producer Frank Farian. They combined pop, rap, R&B, disco and dance music. Farian hired Brad Howell, John Davis, Charles Shaw, Jodie Rocco and Linda Rocco to sing on the records, and had Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus dance and lip-sync for performances.

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Genres
Pop, hip-hop, R&B, dance, disco
Labels
Arista · Hansa
Origin
Munich, Germany
Past members
Fab Morvan · Rob Pilatus
Years active
1988–1990 · 1997–1998

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Milli Vanilli

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Avg. degree1.98
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Milli Vanilli

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related to Girl You Know It's True and American success, 1989 · 42
Milli Vanilli → All, Arista Records, Baby Don't Forget My, Beverly Hills, Billboard, Billboard Hot, Blame It, Diane Warren, During, English, Farian, Girl I'm Gonna Miss, Girl You Know It's, He, In, In April, In December, In July, It, January
related to American Music Awards and Grammy, 1990 · 26
Milli Vanilli → All, American Music Awards, Best New Artist, Bob Dylan, Elvis, English, Gallin, Girl You Know It's, Grammy, Grammy Awards, Grammys, In, In February, In January, Los Angeles Times, March, Mick Jagger, Milli Vanilli's, Morvan, Paul McCartney
related to Later projects and death of Pilatus, 1991–1998 · 26
Milli Vanilli → America, Carefree Gum, Chris Willman, Chuck Eddy, Fab, Farian, Howell, In, In October, In The Los Angeles, It, John Davis, Los Angeles Times, Milli Vanilli's, Morvan, On, Pilatus, Real Milli Vanilli, Rob, Taj Records
related to Films and revival, 2010s–present · 25
Milli Vanilli → After, As, Bret Ratner, COVID-19, Davis, Europe, Face Meets Voice, February, Girl You Know It's, In, Jeff Nathanson, John Davis, June, KFC, Los Angeles, Luke Korem, May, Morvan, On, Ratner
related to Exposure and backlash, 1990–1991 · 24
Milli Vanilli → Arista, Arista Records, Clive Davis, Farian, Former Arista, Girl You Know It's, Grammy, In, In November, It, Keep, Los Angeles Times, Milli Vanilli's Grammy, Morvan, Munich, November, On, Pilatus, Recording Academy, Running
related to Legacy · 15
Milli Vanilli → AutoTune, Bryan Reesman, Christine Terrisse, Chuck Philips, If, In, Los Angeles Times, Luke Korem, Milli Vanilli's, NBC, Several, The Los Angeles Times, They, TV, VH1 TV
related to Style · 13
Milli Vanilli → Americans, Euro-sleaze, Girl You Know It's, He, Independent, Morvan, Pilatus, PopMatters, Sheffield, Sheila Flynn, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, The AllMusic, True
Labels · 2
Milli Vanilli → Arista, Hansa
Past members · 2
Milli Vanilli → Fab Morvan, Rob Pilatus
Years active · 2
Milli Vanilli → 1988–1990, 1997–1998

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milli vanilli morvan pilatus farian said girl true know it's released music sing album arista later 1990 vanilli's grammy singers

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Milli VanilliGenresPop, hip-hop, R&B, dance, disco1.00infobox
Milli VanilliLabelsArista1.00infobox
Milli VanilliLabelsHansa1.00infobox
Milli VanilliOriginMunich, Germany1.00infobox
Milli VanilliPast membersFab Morvan1.00infobox
Milli VanilliPast membersRob Pilatus1.00infobox
Milli VanilliYears active1988–19901.00infobox
Milli VanilliYears active1997–19981.00infobox
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the Archies had not sung themselvesinstance ofsaying acts0.80text
that lip syncing was necessary to createinstance ofsaying acts0.80text

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