When suspicions arose that the duo lip-synched their material, Pilatus was quick to defend his talent. Nevertheless, the grand illusion was dispelled in late after Farian admitted that the pair had not sung a note on the album those chores had been left to uncredited studio musicians. Disgraced, Pilatus and Morvan were forced to surrender their Grammy and disappeared from the public spotlight as quickly as they had burst into it.
Morvan would later claim that they were deceived into taking part in the faux-group by Farian; referring to the scandal, Pilatus told the L. In the aftermath of the expose, he made multiple suicide attempts, including slashing his wrists and threatening to jump from a ninth-floor balcony.
In November of , a Van Nuys, Calif. He had been charged with grand theft, felony forgery and four misdemeanor convictions. Although Farian had plans to release a best of Milli Vanilli album this year and reportedly hoped to reunite Pilatus and Morvan for a tour, the latter seemed adamant about distancing himself from Pilatus and his destructive cycle.
I got sober. Pilatus died in following an overdose at the age of Their only album, 's The Moment of Truth again overseen by Farian spawned three singles - one of which, Keep On Running, made it to number four in the German charts. In later years Davis remained in Germany and performed alongside Morvan as part of their collaborative project Face Meets Voice. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment. How I kept the Milli Vanilli secret.
Image source, Getty Images. Davis left went on to perform as part of The Real Milli Vanilli. Last year, he was issued with an arrest warrant after failing to appear in a Los Angeles court on forgery and grand theft charges.
News Music News. Milli Vanilli member Rob Pilatus has been found dead By NME.
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