Milli Vanilli really proved to the world that pop music has always been half a talent show, a half magic trick. In a press conference on November 15, 1990, music producer Frank Farian confessed that the pop-duo members, Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan, had never sung a single note on their 1989 multi-platinum debut album Girl You Know It’s True.
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Milli Vanilli doubters had long speculated that there is no way that Rob and Fab could have belted out tunes like “Girl You Know It’s True” and “Blame It on The Rain.” After all, they did have thick European accents and a limited command of the English Language. Yet, when the truth came out, everyone was shocked. Milli Vanilli immediately went from respected pop artists to musical laughing stocks. Rob and Fab returned the Grammy awards they won for Best New Artists. Fooled fans even filed class-action lawsuits.