Fab Morvan Earns Grammy Nomination 35 Years After Milli Vanilli Controversy

Fab Morvan has earned his first Grammy nod since his and the late Rob Pilatus’ award for Finest New Artist was revoked over three many years in the past. 

On Nov. 7, the previous Milli Vanilli member obtained a Grammy nomination for Finest Audio E book, Narration & Storytelling Recording for the studying of his memoir, You Know It’s True: The Actual Story of Milli Vanilli.

Within the Eighties, the German R&B duo took the world by storm with hits like “Lady You Know It’s True” and “Blame It on the Rain.” However the whole lot modified when it was revealed the 2 stars weren’t truly the vocalists on any of Milli Vanilli’s songs, ensuing within the Recording Academy revoking their greatest new artist award in 1990 for the primary — and solely — time in historical past. 

“Individuals at all times thought they knew the story, however my story has by no means been informed,” Morvan informed PEOPLE in October 2023, forward of the discharge of his documentary, Milli Vanilli.

For his half, director Luke Korem was impressed to make the documentary, which was later adopted by a biopic directed by Simon Verhoeven and a memoir penned by Morvan, to show the reality behind the duo’s difficult story.

“I watched a YouTube video of Fabrice telling his story at The Moth in New York Metropolis, and on the finish he sang,” Korem defined on the time. “He had this stunning voice, and I believed, ‘Wait a minute. I believed the story was that these two guys have been talentless frauds. I didn’t know he might sing.’ ”

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As for what truly led to Milli Vanilli’s speedy downfall? Morvan had met label government Frank Farian in 1987, who quickly after supplied him and Pilatus a report deal. So, the pair allegedly signed the deal with out studying it — solely to later understand that Farian had no plans for them to sing. Slightly, that they had agreed to lip sync to songs already recorded by American vocalists Charles Shaw, John Davis and Brad Howell. 

“Each time we got here to the studio we tried to search for folks. There was no person there,” Morvan emphasised to PEOPLE. “They made positive that we by no means got here involved.”

As quickly as their “secret” was outed to the general public, the duo grew to become the topic of hate, racism and scorn. “We went from being these beloved characters to being laughed at and ridiculed,” Morvan added. “We have been the butt of all of the jokes and simple targets. It was ugly. Rob took it actually personally.”

After many years of being shunned by the general public, Morvan has been sharing the story behind the autumn of Milli Vanilli from his perspective along with releasing new music and performing as a solo artist. He additionally launched a brand new model of “Lady You Know It’s True” in August 2024.

“I by no means actually take into consideration fame, however I do come from a household of musicians. Individuals don’t know that — conventional Caribbean music,” he informed Interview journal that December. “I’ve lots of composers in my household, so it was within the DNA. With regards to what I’m musically, you’ll uncover that you simply haven’t seen something but. It’s one thing I used to be born with, and while you’re born with one thing, it stays with you without end.”