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  • @plawson8577
    @plawson8577 ปีที่แล้ว +1147

    Rob has been gone for 25 years. Thank you Fab for continuing to tell both of your stories. R.I.P. Rob Pilatus 1964-1998.

    • @stephcarlofc
      @stephcarlofc ปีที่แล้ว +19

      He was actually born in 1965

    • @neriashleycabajar1985
      @neriashleycabajar1985 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yeah, Rob died in my birth year 1998!😭

    • @juliegood7999
      @juliegood7999 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Mad crush on Rob…didn’t care if he never sang a note, all I could see was him in those videos…like Fab move over

    • @sandrafaith
      @sandrafaith ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I can't believe it's been 25 years already. Wow.

    • @neriashleycabajar1985
      @neriashleycabajar1985 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PelonMusk I know, corny!

  • @jeniestra.
    @jeniestra. ปีที่แล้ว +225

    It's so ironic that nowadays many artists can't sing and nobody cares. Rest in peace, Rob. You deserved better 😔.

    • @gratefulblessed4447
      @gratefulblessed4447 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      So true. Like Jennifer lopez

    • @jeniestra.
      @jeniestra. 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@gratefulblessed4447 She may not be a great singer, but she sings her songs. You need a better example.

    • @gratefulblessed4447
      @gratefulblessed4447 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @jeniestra. no Google it hun. Ashanti came out and said it. Ashanti voice was on one or more songs, brandy and Christina Milan. Unknown artists that we never heard but popular in other countries. She lip sync those artists. I know your a fan and I know it's hard to believe but its true

    • @media696
      @media696 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It's not that they can't
      These guy were completely fraudulent...
      Somebody else' made the record and they took credit
      And pretended it was them
      There's a huge difference

    • @jeniestra.
      @jeniestra. 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@media696 It's fine If you think there's a huge difference, someone becoming famous without having any singing abilities is the same thing in my book.

  • @peaceandlove33
    @peaceandlove33 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +73

    One of the saddest things is hearing how well Fab actually sings at the end 😢 Very good documentary.

  • @andrewsnow3973
    @andrewsnow3973 ปีที่แล้ว +890

    I think there are tons of stories like this, this one is just the most well known.

    • @RocStarr913
      @RocStarr913 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      There’s Den Harrow’s story in the documentary movie Dons Of Disco.

    • @TheMaddThinker-ix8qx
      @TheMaddThinker-ix8qx ปีที่แล้ว +28

      It is, there were the original Milli Vanilli type groups in the 1970s. Producers would write the songs, hire singers but the actual live performances were done by other people.

    • @foxroxy86
      @foxroxy86 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Yup! In fact I think the same dude who was responsible for them did the same thing to Boney M

    • @RocStarr913
      @RocStarr913 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheMaddThinker-ix8qx They did that with Lipps, Inc., I discovered, when they did promotion for “Funkytown” in Europe.

    • @allenmcfarlinmcfarlin8440
      @allenmcfarlinmcfarlin8440 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@foxroxy86yes he did.

  • @lune78
    @lune78 ปีที่แล้ว +483

    Their story is extremely sad and tragic. Rob never recovered from the humiliation. In the end, they were just two pretty boys hoping to make it big and who were taken advantage of. I have so much respect for Fab for soldiering on and finding his own path. I'll be watching for sure.

    • @chrisfaub4071
      @chrisfaub4071 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      imagine all the people this happens to daily now. its a fad to belittle people for flaws and people are addicted to sharing commenting and distributing them. people just cant understand when i tell them what they are doing sharing memes videos articles pictures etc. on youtube tiktok facebook and other platforms but llike i said people are addicted to peoples misfortunes and the scammers that distribute it.

    • @bikebudha01
      @bikebudha01 ปีที่แล้ว

      they didn't have to do it. they lied to everyone. they are crooks...

    • @Eric-lx8hp
      @Eric-lx8hp ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Tragic, they ripped off the original song and made it their own they’re Con artists!

    • @perrycoffey5410
      @perrycoffey5410 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@Eric-lx8hpit happens it was just one son g right

    • @DokkaChapman
      @DokkaChapman ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Sad thing was they weren't the worst singers either! They were just two young men taken advantage of by a seedy music exec who managed to run off with all the money.

  • @LPJack02
    @LPJack02 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    RIP Rob Pilatus (June 8, 1965 - April 3, 1998), aged 32
    You will be remembered as a legend.

  • @Dingdongwitchisdead
    @Dingdongwitchisdead 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +115

    I have to say I was primarily a metal guy in the 80’s and when Milli Vanilli came on the scene even I stopped and took notice. After their fall, I continued listening to their music because it was just fun, catchy, and great stuff. Rob and Fab had a great vibe and I really didn’t care they didn’t sing. I am really glad Fab found stability and happiness, he deserves it.

    • @johnherlocker5710
      @johnherlocker5710 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Same hear I would stay up late to watch headbangers ball as a teenager but loved Milli Vanilli to and when it came out they didn't sing I still listened to there music and I am glad Fab got redemption and can actually sing really good!!

    • @kermitfrog593
      @kermitfrog593 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      All 80's music was fun and catchy so doesnt surprise me a metal guy liked milli vanilli.

  • @lilPopper
    @lilPopper 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

    Fabrice and Robert -- you have earned your redemption. Rob, though passed away in 1998, you can finally rest in peace. Fabrice, you are living proof that when you owned up to your mistakes, you rise like a phoenix by proving to the world you CAN sing, not just for yourself, but for your fallen brother. Best of luck to you. Amazing documentary.

    • @ChadBest-ug8uo
      @ChadBest-ug8uo 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agree with everything you said. Both were kind souls who wanted to escape their miserable lives. Who wouldn't!

    • @lilPopper
      @lilPopper 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ChadBest-ug8uo the documentary also felt like Rob crying for help and he never got it :(

  • @jj-gk6rj
    @jj-gk6rj ปีที่แล้ว +434

    Never knew why they were hated on and vilified so much.
    Many artists (especially in Europe) made entire careers out of lip synching and no one batted an eye lid.
    Props to the original singers of course but mad props to Rob & Fab for their presence, style and dance moves, regardless of the vocals their energy and performance was a rare gem💎

    • @RocStarr913
      @RocStarr913 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Milli Vanilli was way bigger at that time than any other lip-synching act was. Milli Vanilli won a Grammy which essentially implicated the elites of the music industry into this whole thing. No other musical act that did this ever came close. Milli Vanilli managed to be big in America, which has the biggest and more conservative music market, and become household names.

    • @TrestanSKYWALKR
      @TrestanSKYWALKR ปีที่แล้ว +30

      They were the smallest entities in the "scandal". The laborer is always thrown under the bus. It doesn't matter if it's workers Amazon, actors or in this case lip syncers. The company or industry will allow them to be destroyed before they take a hit. Sadly, this really did cost someone his life...

    • @RocStarr913
      @RocStarr913 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@TrestanSKYWALKR Unfortunately, most people really don’t see the music industry like that, and I’m sure there was a component of racism and xenophobia to the scapegoating of Rob & Fab as well. Rob & Fab were not only black, but foreigners and they were celebrities at the time, ones that were not particularly highly regarded to begin with. They were often ridiculed already. Clive Davis was not that big a household name and out in front with them and very few Americans knew about their producer Frank Farian, because he wasn’t out in front with Rob & Fab and because he really had no successful music acts in America. Boney M never caught on in America.

    • @TrestanSKYWALKR
      @TrestanSKYWALKR ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@RocStarr913 I completely agree with you.

    • @blt4life112
      @blt4life112 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I remember when it happened and a lot of people didn't care.

  • @likmijnreet4542
    @likmijnreet4542 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +83

    just watched this movie. The most tragic part was hearing that Fabrice CAN sing. All of this drama could have been avoided.

    • @dedrox3d491
      @dedrox3d491 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      For me the tragic part was, them meeting at the front of the bar where rob is crashed and being homeless

    • @etcetc6790
      @etcetc6790 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I just watched it too. I remember watching they spoke, before all drama, ans thinking, "Wow, their accents really gone when they're singing." I guess that answered the question. 😅
      What I didn't understand was the backlash towards the singers, but not the producers and management.
      I'm not a fan of their music, but they didn't deserved all the hate.

  • @JenShea
    @JenShea 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    It was awful the way they had to take the fall (I remember not caring that they were lip-syncing) and then when Rob died... heartbreaking. Absolutely heartbreaking.

  • @geneg3776
    @geneg3776 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    Frank Farian built them up, then broke them down. It is unfortunate that Fab and Rob didn't have proper legal representation to help them from the very beginning . They were young and trusted Farian. Great documentary. Well put together.

  • @javagirl4051
    @javagirl4051 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    To think that if they'd been around today, autotune would've solved all their problems. Things is, their real voices weren't that bad. They sounded better than many artists today.

    • @merricat3025
      @merricat3025 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That's a sad commentary on today's artists. Sad but true

    • @gratefulblessed4447
      @gratefulblessed4447 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      They weren't bad at all and at that time they actually would have been good

  • @LouLou-bu2th
    @LouLou-bu2th ปีที่แล้ว +126

    I was 16 when they hit it big and loved them - the music, the looks, the dancing - everything. So sad what happened to them in the years that followed. ☹️

    • @rodrigobarba930
      @rodrigobarba930 ปีที่แล้ว

      What happened to them?

    • @ChristineLyons-uq9db
      @ChristineLyons-uq9db ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wait not done yet SETUP PERFECTLY WATCH AND C

    • @Jams90.
      @Jams90. ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Blame it on the rain.

  • @christianaguayo6756
    @christianaguayo6756 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    This takes me back to November 1990... i wish i could go back in time and tell the millions of fans that they'd be redemption! RIP RoB! Thank you Fab for being so determined and never giving up! You are a true inspiration!

    • @AdultThirdCultureKid1971
      @AdultThirdCultureKid1971 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I remember the shots that the late night comedians such as Johnny Carson and others took at Milli Vanilli in 1991.

  • @TravisDoesKayakFishing
    @TravisDoesKayakFishing ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Girl you know it's true....
    Still a bop.

  • @marissadarlow8205
    @marissadarlow8205 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +75

    Absolutely loved the documentary! So many artist in ALL genres are being taken advantage off. Thank you Fab for telling your story.

  • @BkGoodBoyBad
    @BkGoodBoyBad ปีที่แล้ว +19

    When I was a kid I was so sad to see society tear them down like they did. Now look at todays artists…they deserve better.

  • @chrisridenhour
    @chrisridenhour 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Amazing documentary. I had no idea the label knew about everything. The best part was the ending, Fab Morvan has a beautiful voice. They were both great entertainers. In retrospect, the producer could have had the studio singers go on tour as the backing band / support vocalists and let Fab and Rob do their thing live - then label the whole thing Milli Vanilli. The whole controversy seems almost tame now considering how much music in 2023 are studio / producer creations.

    • @eddymel9657
      @eddymel9657 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That’s what I have been thinking should have been done for live performances. They could all be there on stage

  • @lahopkins9746
    @lahopkins9746 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    If you have not seen the documentary, please watch it. It is definitely worth your time. It shines a light on much more than Rob & Fab. So glad to see Fab is doing well. RIP Rob.

  • @dispeaking1
    @dispeaking1 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    As a teen at the time, I loved Milli Vanilli. I didn't even care that the guys were lip syncing it. Just missed hearing the songs on the radio and seeing their videos on MTV. Too bad, because their whole image/concept was great.

    • @RocStarr913
      @RocStarr913 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Their second album is great. I wonder how it would have sounded had Rob & Fab not been fired.

    • @arkady714
      @arkady714 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      "Too bad, because their whole image/concept was great."

    • @RocStarr913
      @RocStarr913 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@arkady714 The music was great pop music and how it was marketed helped it tremendously.

    • @arkady714
      @arkady714 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RocStarr913 So, you condone fraud? That's a slippery slope.

    • @RocStarr913
      @RocStarr913 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@arkady714 It shows that music is entertainment at its core. The producer hired great songwriters, great singers, and great frontmen as the face of it. In disco music particularly, it was more common than you think. Film and television series often creates illusions like that. The same thing can apply to music. The producer Frank Farian was very talented when it came to crafting recorded music. It shows in his previous creation Boney M’s albums, which the songs hold up pretty well. The Milli Vanilli music is still pretty good years later. Recorded music is often about creating aural entertainment. It doesn’t always have to be limited to authentic situations. Brian Wilson and The Beatles created incredible sounds that stretch beyond the conventions of instrumentation.

  • @aalfonso1981
    @aalfonso1981 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    I don't care if they didn't sing the actual songs. They performed them and entertained us like no other during the 80's!

    • @GFS695
      @GFS695 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Exactly, they were entertaners and they entertained.

    • @absolutnadia
      @absolutnadia ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ⁠@@GFS695yes they were entrateners lmfaooo

    • @donna25871
      @donna25871 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Then become dancers. But if you are portraying yourself as a singing duo but not actually doing anything then it’s fraud.

    • @risingstorm4239
      @risingstorm4239 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@donna25871duhhhhh

    • @abbieC88
      @abbieC88 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah sure 😂

  • @NiGHTSaturn
    @NiGHTSaturn ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I LOVE that Fab is IN the documentary. The work he’s done these past years were full redemption. He rocks.

  • @Windupchronic
    @Windupchronic ปีที่แล้ว +121

    It was hardly only them. Martha Wash was replaced by someone lip syncing to her at least twice in the 90s that I know of. The most famous one is C+C Music Factory "Gonna Make You Sweat," but also Black Box "Everybody Everybody."
    For Black Box, not only was Martha replaced in the music video by Katrin Quinol, they put Katrin on the album cover, and gave Martha no credit on the album, even though she sang lead on six of the eight tracks on the record. Only Katrin was credited initially as a vocalist, though she sang lead on _none_ of the songs.

    • @jj-gk6rj
      @jj-gk6rj ปีที่แล้ว +36

      People should've been more mad about the Martha Wash scandal than they were about Milli Vanilli

    • @RocStarr913
      @RocStarr913 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It wasn’t quite the same. The session singer was a willing participant for C&C and she basically was a background singer and did get credit in the liner notes for singing. She was not actually a member of C&C Music Factory during the first album. What she did was use the Milli Vanilli scandal to try to engender sympathy and launch her own solo music career.

    • @RocStarr913
      @RocStarr913 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jj-gk6rj Martha Wash was an obese black woman, so of course, not that many people were going to care. Plus, it wasn’t quite the same. She was a willing participant. She needed the money. She did get credits in the liner notes of the C&C Music Factory record releases. But she basically tried use the Milli Vanilli scandal to flip the story on the public to get sympathy and launch her own solo music career, which never really took off.

    • @nicolemonrue
      @nicolemonrue ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Martha took it to court tho, and she won

    • @RocStarr913
      @RocStarr913 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nicolemonrue It’s not like that made many people listen to or buy her own music. Most people still don’t know or care who she is. She basically tried to shove herself down people’s throats through grievance by way of a lawsuit. We all know that using basically grievance and victimhood to sell records worked out so well for Lizzo.

  • @douglaskautzman4682
    @douglaskautzman4682 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    Yes!! I never cared about the lip syncing. The music was phenomenal.

    • @Omni-Man77
      @Omni-Man77 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      What?

    • @dneenLovesMJ
      @dneenLovesMJ ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I agree, I still play their or whoever's music til this day

    • @tvxfilmtime
      @tvxfilmtime ปีที่แล้ว +8

      People on the internet love to celebrate their ignorance

    • @allanehoward5648
      @allanehoward5648 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me either

    • @LinkRocks
      @LinkRocks ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It wasn't their music, which is the whole point. What you like was done by other people, not what you saw on video.

  • @illmatic9096
    @illmatic9096 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    I read that there is biopic about them that is being done also which im excited for. i'm glad their story is being told. They were treated unfairly and it wasn't thier fault

    • @FreshSpecimens
      @FreshSpecimens ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I actually saw that movie a few months ago as part of a test audience. It was SO good!

    • @RocStarr913
      @RocStarr913 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@FreshSpecimensThat excites me.

    • @illmatic9096
      @illmatic9096 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@FreshSpecimens that's great news, now I'm really excited to see it

    • @Dimen140
      @Dimen140 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@daughterofolaf REALLY?!! I can't wait 😆

    • @karaoconnoraliasraidra
      @karaoconnoraliasraidra ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Rick James once called out the people passing judgement on Milli Vanilli, saying that if someone came along and promised them a bunch of money & whatever else they wanted, they would have done it too.

  • @millivanilli.official
    @millivanilli.official ปีที่แล้ว +45

    It's here! Who's excited to hear the full story?

    • @KeepOnRunningPictures
      @KeepOnRunningPictures ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Going to be awesome! @onemedia.

    • @KRAFTWERK2K6
      @KRAFTWERK2K6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I certainly am. We waited long enough ❤

    • @marcus813
      @marcus813 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As an '80s kid, I can't wait!

  • @markjching
    @markjching 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    this was so good. Fab can sing and I'm happy he's doing well! I wish Rob was still alive, I'm pretty sure with the right vocal coach he could've performed right along side Fab.

  • @joshuacaldon8593
    @joshuacaldon8593 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    Im so proud of Fab for making this happen❤

  • @BIGSAM-O-A
    @BIGSAM-O-A 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I remember these guys like it was yesterday. A great documentary brought me to tears at the end. Happy for Fabrice.
    RIP Rob

  • @ashtontk-rw7mo
    @ashtontk-rw7mo ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Frank is a real devil. Proud of Fab and the other artists for coming forward and exposing Frank. RIP Rob🙏❤️

    • @weirdowhisper
      @weirdowhisper ปีที่แล้ว +3

      according to the producer aka Frank, both Rob and Fab couldn't really sing. he said their voices were miserable. that's why he didn't allow them to actually sing. :/

    • @darkalice650
      @darkalice650 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This "devil producer" created all these songs what you like so much.

    • @Butterfly22593
      @Butterfly22593 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@darkalice650 Actually it was the singers and musicians that created the music. He exploited them as well

    • @darkalice650
      @darkalice650 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Butterfly22593 who's these musicians? Show me a proof.

    • @Butterfly22593
      @Butterfly22593 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@darkalice650 All you have to do is look up the musicians that played on the album. It's not hard to find

  • @fpshooterful
    @fpshooterful ปีที่แล้ว +19

    With the way the current music industry is. This Vanilli duo would be huge.

  • @toddrone
    @toddrone ปีที่แล้ว +21

    In memory of Rob Pilatus. Fab u are fabulous ❤

  • @SurfNinjas
    @SurfNinjas ปีที่แล้ว +39

    What really bothers me is that an artist being caught lip syncing is basically a career killer, but most people have zero problem with the fact that a LOT of modern music is very, very heavily autotuned. If the end result in both scenarios is that very little (if any) of a person's actual voice is being heard, then it seems super weird for one to be considered bad while the other is widely accepted.

    • @gadget00
      @gadget00 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      consider that you are talking about reactions to the same issue, with 30 years of difference. Nowadays, nobody cares if the singer uses autotune or not, as long as the song is good; it's a given that "everybody uses it" even if it may or may not be true. Back in 1989 autotune didn't existed, and artists were expected to truly "sing" their songs; all the lip sync was hidden because of customer expectations. Now things have changed

  • @benking4367
    @benking4367 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Just finished watching this , I was never a fan of MV, but the story was worth telling…
    And I feel terrible for both of them and may God rest the soul of Rob .
    I’m happy to hear that Fab is doing great with his family .
    Neither of the Boys have anything to be ashamed of & what I mean by that is the one person who walked away from this with his money and power intact is the guilty one.
    The boys were just as much victims as the fans .
    I hope Fab can continue his slow but productive rise to place himself above the wreckage of the past ..
    Speaking of the past , there’s nothing we can do to change it, it’s done and over with .. it’s time we all move on and I hope Fab can do that !!

  • @senguptasayn
    @senguptasayn ปีที่แล้ว +22

    In 90s India,I was a school kid and i remember my father having an audio cassette of Milli and how he used to listen endlessly.play.rewind.play.rewind.
    Those were the days.brought back so many memories.

  • @brentad2004
    @brentad2004 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    "You get something, but you make a pact with the Devil"
    ..now THAT explains it!! He probably told them "you'll be BIG stars"..but he DID'NT tell them, they would NOT be singing!!

    • @RocStarr913
      @RocStarr913 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      By Rob & Fab’s accounts, that’s precisely what happened. They have always maintained that the producer Frank Farian did not tell Rob & Fab what their actual purpose would be until they couldn’t do anything about it. He had given them money that was meant to be an advance and they had to pay it back to cut ties from Farian, which of course, they couldn’t by then. Farian clearly knew what he was doing.

  • @mellow-jello
    @mellow-jello ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Don't care for haters, the album was big, and listens well even to this day. Have the Girl You Know It's True single in vinyl, a treasure in my collection.

  • @MarioSonicDKPokeFAN
    @MarioSonicDKPokeFAN ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I always felt sorry for them. Still listen to their music to this day. Now lip-syncing is practically considered normal. Hate that Rob lost his life over this. RIP 🙏🏾

    • @greatkali5866
      @greatkali5866 ปีที่แล้ว

      would have been too easy to blame the drugs

  • @victordemarco01
    @victordemarco01 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is so sad. You could see the pain on their faces. I remember feeling so sad for them. I'm glad he is telling their story and i hope Rob knows somehow.

  • @DJBFAD
    @DJBFAD 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Amazing doc! They were "the look" of the music & deserved the fame. RIP Rob, thanks for sharing your story Fab...

  • @gadget00
    @gadget00 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    A testament of how amazing they were as a duo(and the whole concept of the producer), is that not even the unraveling of the scandal made them any less popular or liked after all these years. People still love them and remember fondly the music videos and them as "artists" not just "fakes"; you can set a dancefloor on fire if you play any of the original songs. The original band came out with the "Real Milli Vanilli" and nobody cared about them; people wanted Rob and Fab on stage as MV or nothing.
    It's very sad that Rob just couldn't deal with the aftermath; it's a sad cautionary tale. Props for Fabrice for having the mental fortitude to come to terms with what happened and keep on living life, and carry the legacy

  • @desertflower13
    @desertflower13 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Such a tragic story, but I love the redemption story Fab has, I'm so glad he has found peace and happiness with his beautiful wife and his beautiful children. In the end, that's all that matters.

  • @thewkovacs316
    @thewkovacs316 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    "there is not another story like this in music history"
    actually, this was beyond common in music history
    there were a ton of one hit wonders during the 60s and 70s that were created by the same studio musicians, with "bands" showing up on music shows who simply limpsynched to the music
    there were other disco groups who also lipsynched to music created by studio musicians
    these two guys became the fall guys for the practice

    • @RocStarr913
      @RocStarr913 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They were inarguably by far the biggest. Rob & Fab were celebrities and Milli Vanilli was a household name.

    • @thewkovacs316
      @thewkovacs316 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@RocStarr913 because they were publicly unmasked. the rest stayed under the radar for years. same story with the monkees
      monkees could play, but werent allowed to on their albums.
      big scandal
      then came out years later that many albums of the 60s and 70s had the wrecking crew playing the tracks, with bands and solo artists providing vocals

    • @RocStarr913
      @RocStarr913 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@thewkovacs316 The Monkees’ situation wasn’t nearly as consequential.

    • @mikeg2491
      @mikeg2491 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@thewkovacs316I think MV had the unfortunate distinction of being victims of the rise of Information Age where you can’t just hide this stuff easily anymore. Cable TV, MTV & nightly entertainment shows like Acess Hollywood changed the game, then the internet a few years later.

    • @thewkovacs316
      @thewkovacs316 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mikeg2491 they were....but the same production company had done the exact same thing with different artists who simply didnt break out as big. that didnt come out until after mv.
      and they werent the villains....the villains were the producers.
      and it is like the monkees, because people also treated the monkees as the villains, when they didnt have a choice but to use studio musicians
      and i heard rob and fab sing....they werent bad....with coaching, for the type of music that they did, they would have been fine
      the first time this type of thing was exposed in the media was (believe it or not) on the brady bunch....where greg is discovered and they are going to turn him into a pop star and then totally change his vocals for the record. he gets upset and asks them why they chose him to become johnny bravo...they could do it with anyone and they tell him...."cuz you fit the suit"

  • @TheTrill334
    @TheTrill334 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Milli vanilli was one of my favorite groups . Even though they didn't really sing , the songs were great . They should've had a career in modeling after the controversy. Rip to Rob. Girl u know it's true is the most catchy pop song ever made.

  • @annemorgenstern6070
    @annemorgenstern6070 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It was the producer/ Manager was the true villain. They used Rob and fab. And then they were dropped and left to deal with the humiliation and aftermath themselves. Truly awful how they were treated.

  • @Bobbles.24
    @Bobbles.24 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is such a sad story. I loved them their music and their performances were amazing! R.I.P. Rob ❤

  • @jerseytomato100
    @jerseytomato100 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Watched the docu and I honestly felt bad for these two. They were just two kids who were taken advantage of and then made into scapecoats. A young life is over because of the shame and ridicule they suffered. I love Rob and Fab and the songs, regardless of who sang them!

  • @jbl500
    @jbl500 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This documentary was well done. It fits to show how money and lies can destroy someone's life.
    MV. Will always be an icon. 🌟

  • @abby-ze6mz
    @abby-ze6mz ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I heard them talk in an interview and I knew instantly they did not sing those songs. However, I still enjoyed the music and watching them dance. I felt bad for the real singers that received no recognition and probably not paid much.

    • @RocStarr913
      @RocStarr913 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They didn’t care for getting the recognition. Otherwise, they would not have ever done it in the first place. They were just happy to get paid to sing on records.

  • @lsamoa
    @lsamoa ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I remember watching an interview with them before the scandal broke and being surprised that their talking voices were completely different from their singing voices. That era of dance music was a mess, the producers were the ones manipulating everyone but the models were the ones blamed for it.

    • @crishnaholmes7730
      @crishnaholmes7730 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why do you feel it was a mess

    • @lsamoa
      @lsamoa ปีที่แล้ว

      @@crishnaholmes7730 read the rest of the sentence sweetheart

    • @crishnaholmes7730
      @crishnaholmes7730 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lsamoa mhm

    • @SteveBello
      @SteveBello 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I said the same thing years ago about their speaking voices. I was told "You're jealous because they're better-looking than you and have talent!" Hmmm...

    • @lsamoa
      @lsamoa 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SteveBello Haha, I hope you gave that person a resounding I TOLD YOU SO!! when people found out. I sure did.

  • @StanderUpper
    @StanderUpper ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What Milli Vanilli did is now common, a lot of artists uses tools to correct the fact they cant sing. Looking forward to this.

    • @calvarydominique
      @calvarydominique ปีที่แล้ว +5

      There’s a difference between autotune, which is both a tool and a style, and literally not singing your on records at all. What did they did is NOT common.

    • @eurofritz4617
      @eurofritz4617 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@calvarydominique yeah, reading the comments it seems so many people think that they were vilified for lip-syncing and not the real reason that they had absolutely noting to do with the music and singing to begin with. The songs are still great fun to listen to though, props to the actual singers.

  • @racheltaylor2091
    @racheltaylor2091 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I don't care if they didnt sang a note. I still love these guy. RIP ROB Great entertainers/showmen!💖💖

  • @sandragarza2677
    @sandragarza2677 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    MV were and will always be sensational, and the tragic turn their career took was not their fault. Entangled in the questionable business practices of the music industry at that point in time was the norm. I hope that the sales of the 35th anniversary cd will be profitable, not in the dollar sense, but in some sort of validation for both artists. My VHS tape is already grainy and would love to purchase the vinyl copy this Nov. Kudos to Paramount for documentary.

  • @Librarising64
    @Librarising64 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I’m so proud of you Fab!! Keep reaching for the stars ✨ ⭐️ 💫 🌟!! ❤❤❤much Love.. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @SuperSoupy
    @SuperSoupy ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Considering how many music artists don't use their real voice today... these guys got done dirty.

  • @allenvenegas1958
    @allenvenegas1958 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Their story truly illustrates the harsh realities of the (global) music industry and the prices paid by so many. Rest in peace Rob.

  • @SavedByZero
    @SavedByZero 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    This story is an absolute tragedy.
    It's tough to imagine how producers and industry executives could be so complicit in exploiting a couple of naive young men who simply wanted fame and fortune. The real villains here earned millions and orchestrated a scandal that ruined careers and lives.
    In the end, it's reassuring to see that Fab prevailed and found the things in life that truly matter. It's equally unfortunate that Rob was never able to find peace and happiness.

  • @lukejack9551
    @lukejack9551 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    These guys are legends....no matter what

  • @carlatunheim1190
    @carlatunheim1190 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I loved them and when this happened I never ever stop loving them! 🥰
    It’s so sad that we lost Rob😪

  • @suevee8114
    @suevee8114 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I just watched this. Up until now, I thought I knew what had happened, but I was wrong. It’s a real eye opener folks, and well worth the time… I highly recommend it.

  • @marcelomurielpaez
    @marcelomurielpaez 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    EXCELENTE DOCUMENTAL... ALGUIEN SABE EN QUE PLATAFORMA O DONDE PUEDO VER LA PELICULA

  • @whteverusay7
    @whteverusay7 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    But Fab Morvan can really sing.
    That’s the sad part of this story. He has a TH-cam channel. And you can check his live performances and he sings with the original singer of milli vanill.

    • @ios332
      @ios332 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He wasn't good at the beginning, over time become good because his English also getting better

  • @biyyanahwilson4917
    @biyyanahwilson4917 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    THEIR STORY HURTS ME TO MY HEART NOT BECAUSE THE LIP SYNCING BUT BECAUSE I REALLY LIKED THEM AND THE MUSIC SO SO MUCH. I WAS ENTERTAINED BY THEM, REALLY I WAS.

  • @remyazharyyosef1811
    @remyazharyyosef1811 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was in school when they blew up the charts. You couldn't turn anywhere without hearing about them. I remember how corny and cheesy they were but their music was super catchy.
    Then the scandal blew up the media.
    But still, today for nostalgia sakes, it doesn't matter if they lip-synced to the songs. They brought back so many memories.
    Anyway, in today's context, lip-sync is just another facet of music. Case and point, auto-tune.

  • @darrylwoodbury
    @darrylwoodbury ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I remember the rapid rise and fall of Milli Vanilli as if it happened yesterday. They were massive. It really is a sad story for both Rob and Fab. Today, lip syncing is pretty common among popular singers/groups and no one bats an eye.

    • @jennifergreen6510
      @jennifergreen6510 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lipsyncing is only part of the story with this group. They didn't sing on the album. THAT is why they got into trouble and had to give back their Grammy.

    • @ratclone
      @ratclone ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jennifergreen6510 they voluntarily gave back their Grammy IIRC

    • @jennifergreen6510
      @jennifergreen6510 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@ratcloneEither way, they gave it back. They probably did have to give it back because they committed fraud. They won an award that they didn't earn.

  • @xbakero4363
    @xbakero4363 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    The thing is... The duo can actually sing and I hope it would be shown in this documentary why they wasn't allowed to use their own voices.

    • @magicalmiller
      @magicalmiller 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No they can't what..lol are you high? I swear you people just make noises with letters on keyboards to champion your own mental illness. THIS IS OUT OF CONTROL. So sad.

    • @merricat3025
      @merricat3025 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It's in the documentary. Rob sings

    • @jamludentertainment
      @jamludentertainment 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@magicalmiller watch the documentary, and come back to delete your nonsense

    • @gadget00
      @gadget00 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They tried to sing the same songs to "prove they could", but sounded terrible in comparison to the original singers. They weren't bad, but nowhere near good as the original, much to their misfortune. They tried to have a career as "Rob and Fab" but that went nowhere

    • @darquevalkyrie3081
      @darquevalkyrie3081 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@magicalmiller They could sing. The issue at that time was their heavy French and German accents.

  • @ChadBest-ug8uo
    @ChadBest-ug8uo 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was one of the best documentaries of recent years.. I am so happy for Fab and his current life. He is such a kind soul and wish him the best. Rob is in a much better place. RIP

  • @lnlywriter9618
    @lnlywriter9618 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I am so very, very glad the story was finally told....as it NEEDED to be told. I have watched this several times and had tears streaming down my face each time I've viewed it.
    Fabrice did a beautiful job narrating and talking of his experience in the documentary, and I know his heart is still very, very heavy from the loss of his brother, Rob Pilatus. He was just too young to die and left us way too soon.
    Both of these young men had oodles and oodles of talent, but instead, were exploited by a terrible producer who has a pattern of doing just that.....and making tons of money along the way.
    Fabrice....if you are out here.....and if you see this....I am so very, very sorry for the abuse and exploitation you and Rob went through. Furthermore, I am so very, very sorry for your loss of your brother, Rob. You both deserved so much better.
    Just know there ARE people out here who are in your corner and who DO believe in you. You had and DO have talent....just be sure to keep on sharing it whenever, wherever and however you can. Take care of yourself and your gorgeous family! You ARE LOVED!

  • @KatAdair
    @KatAdair 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It was a completely shocking documentary with a lot of heart. Fab, I applaud you coming forward to tell this story. It makes me appreciate your music even more than I did when I was younger. I hope to get the opportunity to hear you sing in the future...I loved this. The ending was also very touching. ❤

    • @pinkpearl1967
      @pinkpearl1967 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Fab has always been telling this story. There are many interviews with him on TH-cam, going back 20+ years. This new documentary is good, but it's almost all the same story already told.

  • @joannabmarketing
    @joannabmarketing 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Wow!!! Definitely will watch! This was the biggest news at that time. Such a tragedy! I'm very interested to hear the full story. May he rest in peace.

  • @SLEEPTHIEFofficial
    @SLEEPTHIEFofficial ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I was never a huge fan of their music to begin with, but when the scandal broke, I remember how so many people mocked them and hated on them. I always felt bad for them from a personal standpoint.

    • @ducedevlstear2471
      @ducedevlstear2471 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Think whatever you want but it is well laughable.

    • @SLEEPTHIEFofficial
      @SLEEPTHIEFofficial ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ducedevlstear2471 if that's what you think... on the surface it might be amusing but I don't think it's funny when you see the pain it caused. I'm just not amused by things like that🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @ducedevlstear2471
      @ducedevlstear2471 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SLEEPTHIEFofficial it's not that I like to see them suffering, and not that I find it hilarious but it did make me chuckle when I've heard of it. Just natural reaction.
      Anyway, TF did they expect ??

    • @Itsmytest
      @Itsmytest ปีที่แล้ว

      The thing I remember most was just how massive the scandal actually was for the time. If there's anything funny about the story now, its what today's music became out of a scandal like that. It was a weird way to enter the 90s, as far as music goes: Milli Vanilli, MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice... Calgon take me away.

    • @19Rena96
      @19Rena96 ปีที่แล้ว

      they were made fun of even before the scandal, mostly due to their accents.

  • @OLLIE-ILL
    @OLLIE-ILL ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Its weird how people still focus on rob and fab and not the actual singers. Easily as catchy as any pop music of the time and still holds up today.

    • @ducedevlstear2471
      @ducedevlstear2471 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly ! I don't know why all the buzz goes around 2 dudes who only had the looks but setting totally aside the people with talent.

    • @arisboba
      @arisboba ปีที่แล้ว

      Right

    • @KarlaDiamondpaw
      @KarlaDiamondpaw ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ducedevlstear2471 well fab can actually sing, he is still doing music. u find plenty here on youtube. they didnt deserve allt he hate

    • @ducedevlstear2471
      @ducedevlstear2471 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KarlaDiamondpaw I'm not promoting hate, but why did he not sing himself in the first place ?
      Still, I'd like to know more about the true MV, they are the talented ones !
      And you are trying to discredit them ?

  • @annmariericks8239
    @annmariericks8239 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I feel so bad for both of them. I was a big fan of them and I was young. I never ever got angry about them not singing. I loved them anyway. I was just shocked when I found out they weren’t singing. My heart goes out to them both even today because the media didn’t have to be so cruel to them. They should have been cruel to the man who put this together for a second time!!! I’m so happy that Fabrice is doing so well and has a beautiful family now and is singing.

  • @leelee185
    @leelee185 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am so proud of Fab, I have been on his TH-cam channel, and I have heard many times him talking about this movie for years and I'm happy that the movie is findly here this is amazing I can't wait to see it.

  • @Whitleythe13th
    @Whitleythe13th ปีที่แล้ว +4

    awesome memories of this time...
    I do wish that I had kept my original CD's and 12" club mixes of them...promo CD and vinyl...
    as a DJ back then, I can say that the Music was a hit and is still good...no matter what...
    so happy that there story is being told from their perspective, just as the old show did on VH1 called Behind The Music...

  • @atomicyborg
    @atomicyborg ปีที่แล้ว +2

    2 guys that didn't deserve the treatment they got. Keep being you Fab.

  • @ShaunNugent-bp6hl
    @ShaunNugent-bp6hl ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Everyone was singing Blame it On The Rain 🌧️☔!!!! Everyone wanted to be them! Yes, Everyone🎉😅 rip Rob

  • @Hyogasaint
    @Hyogasaint ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-baby!...dont forget my number! I´ll watch this first day😎

  • @phototristan
    @phototristan ปีที่แล้ว +4

    These guys could really sing.

  • @haroldj.6295
    @haroldj.6295 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Rob and Fab, we love you ! ❤

  • @KRAFTWERK2K6
    @KRAFTWERK2K6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Justice will be served once Frank Farian will be facing consequences for causing the death of Rob Pilatus.... Milli Vanilli was one of my favorite bands when i was 5 years old. I still remember when the Single for "Girl i'm gonna miss you" dropped and i was absolutely in love with that song. I never understood how Rob and Fab were always demonized by the Media as Frauds and Con Artists and nobody wanted to hear their story and the FACTS of how this all came to be..... Nobody wanted to give them a chance. And now look around? We are SURROUNDED by lip-syncing con-artists while Rob and Fab actually could and CAN sing. Just look at Fabrice and his live performances, when he sings with all his soul. I hope Rob's soul has found peace..Thank you Rob and Fab!!!!! ❤‍🔥 Todays Generation must know about these guys.

    • @AlbanianMan
      @AlbanianMan 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Frank Farian is now taking a dirt nap.

  • @munimunus6141
    @munimunus6141 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Every single bit of this story is a blockbuster movie material. It has everything and more - kids from orphanage and poverty shooting for stars, evil producer, planetar success, rise and downfall, their fallout, tragedy, new beginning for one of them, I mean its even too cheese to be real but it is real.

  • @seb4771
    @seb4771 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    for my Friend Fab... Peace and love you "two" (kiss Rob).

  • @rezsurfer2808
    @rezsurfer2808 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I tell people make fun of them all you want NO ONE back then ignored that album. NO ONE.. that was and still is one of a kind album and why it sold what it sold.

  • @richardcoreno
    @richardcoreno ปีที่แล้ว +7

    They got skewered due to getting caught. -- in revealing the grand illusion of the pop music monolith.

    • @RocStarr913
      @RocStarr913 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      More like Rob & Fab wanted out and the producer couldn’t control them anymore.

  • @littlesusieofficial
    @littlesusieofficial 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was a HUGE fan back when I was in 5th grade. And I wasn't even mad when I knew they weren't singing because both guys were a package deal. They looked and performed like superstars. Watching this documentary is definitely an eye opener.

  • @leticiadiaz7805
    @leticiadiaz7805 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Gonna get paramount plus. It’s about time!!

  • @Tizzz250
    @Tizzz250 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The ending gave me chills. “And Rob is part of that. I’m honoring his name every time I perform on stage.”

  • @lenitakozak7041
    @lenitakozak7041 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Não vejo a hora de assistir por inteiro o documentário. Viva Milli Vanilli!!!

  • @TwinkieGurlMeowMeow
    @TwinkieGurlMeowMeow ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don’t care what anyone else says about them. I still love their songs. All I can say is, Blame It On The Rain !! Girl, You Know it’s True!! …

  • @TeaLeaf222
    @TeaLeaf222 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I remember watching reruns of Behind the Music on this duo as a kid. I always thought the outcome was unfair. They were a little before my time but I still thought they looked cool and clearly had a management controlling them. I never thought the jokes after the fact were funny either. They were looking for a way into success and they were exploited. Quite a few people nowadays are only studio singers anyway. They were ahead of their time, and they could actually sing. They just sang with accents the US population wouldnt be into. THey had huge talent, looks and charisma. THey didnt deserve the hard vitriol they received.

  • @CBigsby
    @CBigsby ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I still 💘their music. As a teenager in late 80s I was nuts about them. Miss those days.

  • @Akva77
    @Akva77 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I feel so sorry for them :( 🌹

  • @irinaegorova2964
    @irinaegorova2964 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a great documentary❤ I am from Russia, so I wasn’t even around when all of this was happening, but I heard Fab’s story on a podcast one time and it touched my heart. After that I went down the rabbit hole on the story of Milli Vanilli. Such a tragic story 😔 Happy to see Fab doing great and keeping Rob’s memory alive

    • @blackcasanova7
      @blackcasanova7 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You living in Russia?

    • @irinaegorova2964
      @irinaegorova2964 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@blackcasanova7 not anymore, I live in the US now 🇺🇸

    • @blackcasanova7
      @blackcasanova7 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @irinaegorova2964 oh too bad. You pretty and i live in Europe

  • @yousri.g.1348
    @yousri.g.1348 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Frank Farian the producer of Milli Vanilli, did The same thing with Boney M. ( the singer never sing on the songs)

  • @maxad4147
    @maxad4147 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Está disponible para MEXICO?

  • @cindychristian1700
    @cindychristian1700 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's a shame that happened to them! They were such a really loved group!

  • @KANGKOMEN-j9n
    @KANGKOMEN-j9n 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    fake or not , rob and fab are the best performers ever live , 2024 and Girl You Know Its True still giving me goosebumps 😂❤

  • @michael-t6k8o
    @michael-t6k8o ปีที่แล้ว +3

    80s music forever ❤