"This time 36 years ago, Fabrice Morvan was preparing for his first Grammy Awards. It had been a wild few years for the 23-year-old Parisian and his best friend Robert Pilatus from Germany. The duo known as Milli Vanilli had rocketed to fame, going from obscure dancers in Munich to dominate the pop music scene. Not only were they nominated for best new artist, but they were expected to perform live. Underneath it all, the pair were quickly reaching their breaking point."
"Don Henley's "The End of the Innocence" was nominated for both song and record of the year. Indeed, for the tens of millions of Milli Vanilli fans who bought their records, the 1990 Grammy ceremony marked an end of innocence of sorts. To this day, Milli Vanilli are the only artists in the history of the Grammys to have their award revoked."
"He is perched on the edge of a poolside lounge chair from a boutique hotel in the heart of Hollywood. It's a sunny December day, but he's dressed all in black with glasses to match, slim fingers adorned with a custom silver skull ring. He loves the sunshine, but offers for my sake to move somewhere in the shade. Able to pass for decades younger, he now basks in life on the other side of infamy."
Fabrice Morvan prepared for his first Grammy Awards at age 23 after he and Robert Pilatus rose from dancers in Munich to pop stardom as Milli Vanilli. The duo were nominated for Best New Artist and expected to perform live while privately nearing a breaking point. Milli Vanilli never sang on their six-times-platinum North American album Girl You Know It's True, and their Grammy performance was lip-synched to a playback. Session vocalists John Davis, Brad Howell and Charles Shaw provided the real singing. The group’s Grammy was later revoked, leaving lasting infamy while Morvan, now 59, lives more calmly.
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