In the 1980s, Rob Pilatus and Fabric Morvan formed the two-man band Milli Vanilli. After the first huge successes, a scandal broke out that deprived the duo of the prestigious Grammy Award. The failure left a mark not only on their careers, but also on the lives of young vocalists. Pilatus was particularly affected by this. He broke down and fell into depression, which soon led to tragedy.
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Rapid career and rapid decline. The slip-up ruined their chances for a Grammy Award
The Milli Vanilli duo was founded on the initiative of music producer Frank Farian, who led the careers of Pilatus and Morvan. When their debut album “Girl You Know It’s True” appeared on the phonographic market, it went platinum almost immediately. singers such as “Girl I’m Gonna Miss You” or “Blame It On The Rain” began to conquer the world charts, making them international stars.
At first everything was going well. However, during a concert in Connecticut in 1989, there was a slip-up. The record with the hit unexpectedly jammed and it turned out that the young singers from the playback. Although the audience demanded that they start singing for real, they panicked and ran off stage. It soon turned out that Pilatus and Morvan are only the faces of the project, and the real performers of the songs were Charles Shaw and Brad Howell. When Milli Vanilli was awarded a Grammy a year later, under the influx of criticism from the media and listeners, the decision was reversed. It was the first such situation in the history of the awards of the National Academy of Recording Art and Technology.
After the Grammy Award scandal, Pilatus collapsed. This led to tragedy
An unexpected career downfall made Pilatus collapse. He fell into depression and retired from show business. He sought solace in alcohol and drugs, but it did not bring him relief. Constant criticism even pushed him to attempt suicide. When the emotions subsided, the duo tried to reactivate their career, but to no avail. After the defeat, Pilatus broke off contact with his teammate and went completely downhill. In 1996, he even went to prison, convicted of assault, vandalism and robbery. Two years later, another attempt was made to re-launch Milli Vanilli, but again without success.
On April 4, 1998, the musicians were to go on tour. Unfortunately, the shows never happened because Rob Pilatus had been found dead in a hotel room the day before. At the time of his death, he was only 33 years old. An autopsy revealed that the cause of death was an overdose of prescription drugs and a combination of them with alcohol, but suicide was ruled out. – Now we see everywhere what we were crucified for – Morvan after the death of a colleague in response to callousness in the entertainment industry. Milli Vanilli’s story inspired the world of film. Currently working on the documentary “Girl You Know It’s True”. The director of the project is to be Simon Verhoven, although the task was initially entrusted to Brett Ratner. The discredited musicians will be played by Tijan Njie and Elan Ben Ali.
If your life is at risk due to suicidal thoughts or attempted suicide, for immediate crisis intervention, call the police on 112 or go to the A&E department of your local psychiatric hospital.
If you need to talk to a psychologist, you can use the number 116 123. On the website you will also find a list of organizations that run telephone services for mental health specialists, help for children and youth or victims of violence.
Source: Gazeta
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