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13. MILLI VANILLI LIP-SYNCH LIE EXPOSED
The supposed curse of the Best New Artist Grammy reached its apex in 1990, when Rob Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan — a.k.a. Milli Vanilli — were stripped of the award after producer Frank Farian revealed that the two men were professional lip-synchers who hadn't sung one note on their chart-topping debut album. Apparently, 11 million fans can be wrong.
CAREER IMPACT: MAJOR The duo became a worldwide punchline — not to mention an indictment of the music industry's increasing interest in image over content. Repeated attempts to launch legitimate careers failed; Pilatus overdosed in an apparent suicide in 1998.
