To recap: nine months after their Grammy win, on November 20, , Pilatus and Morvan were holding a hastily called press conference at Ocean Way studios in Hollywood to officially turn over their Grammy awards, a day after then-Recording Academy head Michael Greene had already officially revoked it on behalf of the organization.
Actually, Pilatus and Morvan had already decided to return the Grammy on their own, revealing as much the previous weekend in an interview with the L.
Mllli Vanilli had performed at the Grammys that night and, according to longtime Grammy producer Ken Ehrlich, it was one of the rare times in his own year stint that he allowed an artist to lip-synch on the show, which made a point of honoring craft and artistry, but was certainly not immune to commercial success. But they were good at it — even I thought they were singing. Former Arista exec Roy Lott insists to this day that no one at the label — including Clive Davis , who obtained the rights to release the album in the U.
Each time they confronted Farian about it, Lott insists the producer denied the charges, though he did admit there were backup vocalists on the album. A recent Billboard article claimed Davis was adamantly opposed to submitting the duo for a best new artist nomination for that very reason, but the pair were submitted by Gallin-Morey management.
Pilatus and Morvan arrived in the U. We were riding the wave. It was a crazy adventure. We were getting loaded, trying to escape, constantly in fear of being discovered. The role Pilatus and Morvan had in the success of Milli Vanilli from a marketing and promotional standpoint has been both overblown and downplayed over time. Few people realize how fervently they sold those records in an era when MTV ruled the record charts, embarking shortly after the Grammys on a massive four-month-long, city tour that took them around the U.
At the time of the award give-back in November, they were deep into planning a world jaunt. They did their job. They were the face of Milli Vanilli. Filmography by Job Trailers and Videos. Share this page:. The Rise of Will Smith. Around The Web Provided by Taboola. Create a list ». The Commitments premiere. German Actors. Birthdays: May I Love the 80s: Mr. See all related lists ». Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDb page. Find out more at IMDbPro ».
How Much Have You Seen? How much of Fabrice Morvan's work have you seen? Known For. Following this, Fabrice Morvan continued to perform around Los Angeles as a solo artist, and ultimately held a nine-month stint as the mid-day host on L.
On April 5th, , Morvan lost his longtime friend, brother and recording partner Rob Pilatus to an accidental combination of drugs and alcohol. This tragedy served to strengthen Morvan, and today he continues to perform and record, and he's extremely popular on the college lecture circuit. Sign In. Edit Fabrice Morvan. Showing all 5 items. Jump to: Overview 1 Mini Bio 1 Trivia 3.
One half, with Rob Pilatus, of disgraced 80's pop-group Milli Vanilli. Trained as a trampoline athlete until a neck injury forced him out, inspiring him to focus more on music.
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