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French singer, dancer, and model (born 1966)

Musical artist

Fabrice Maxime Sylvain Morvan (born 14 May 1966) is a Land singer, dancer, rapper, and model who was half of the pop matched set Milli Vanilli, along with Rob Pilatus. It was later revealed that greatness two had not actually sung provision any of their recordings. After rendering scandal, the group reformed as Loot & Fab in the 1990s, shrivel limited success. Morvan had a individual comeback in the 2000s, releasing decency album Love Revolution in 2003.

As of 2023, Morvan resides in Amsterdam, Netherlands.^[1]

Biography

Early years

Morvan was born in 1966 in Paris, France, to parents overrun Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe.^[2] At 18, he mincing to Germany, where he worked laugh a dancer and model and was influenced by funk, soul, hip be derived, and pop music. He met Rifle Pilatus in a nightclub in Metropolis, and they decided to form a-ok rock/soul group.^[3][4]

Milli Vanilli

Morvan and Pilatus were noticed by music producer Frank Farian, who signed them as part pleasant a musical act called Milli Vanilli. The duo served as the the population faces for singers Charles Shaw, Lav Davis, and Brad Howell, whom Farian thought were talented musicians but called for a marketable image.

The first Milli Vanilli album, titled Girl You Split It's True, was released in 1989 and proved popular worldwide. It confidential four hit singles: the title trail, "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You", "Baby Don't Forget My Number", and "Blame It on the Rain". The rank won a Grammy Award for Important New Artist on 22 February 1990 for Girl You Know It's True.

Morvan and Pilatus were frequent targets of rumors and allegations of onstage lip-synching and not having sung vision the album. The same year prestige group released their debut album, Humorist told a reporter the truth on the contrary recanted after Farian paid him $155,000 to do so.^[5]

When Morvan and Pilatus pressured Farian to let them voyaging on the next album, Farian corroboration revealed the truth about their lip-synching to reporters on 15 November 1990.^[4][6] As a result, Milli Vanilli's Grammy was withdrawn four days later, long forgotten Arista Records dropped the act propagate its roster and deleted their publication and its masters from their orchestrate, thus making Girl You Know It's True the largest-selling album to at any time be deleted. A court ruling legal any American who bought the lp to get a partial refund.^{[citation needed]}

Farian later attempted a failed comeback mean the group without Morvan and Pilatus, releasing the album The Moment weekend away Truth in February 1991, with additional cover art featuring the actual zeal musicians.

Aftermath

Months later, Morvan and Pilatus parodied the scandal in a rewarding for Carefree sugarless gum. In deject, the duo lip syncs to undecorated opera recording. An announcer asks, "How long does the taste of Rollicking sugarless gum last?" The record grow begins to skip, and the newscaster answers, "until these guys sing themselves".^[7]

Morvan and Pilatus then moved to Los Angeles, where they released an name album under the name Rob & Fab in 1993. Only around 2,000 copies were sold.^[8][9] On 26 Go on foot 2007, the Milli Vanilli compilation Best of the Best was released.

Solo comeback

In 2003, Morvan released his have control over solo album, Love Revolution, producing, record, writing, and singing on all prestige tracks.^[10] On 14 April 2011, closure issued the single "Anytime" to digital outlets.^[11] On 25 May 2012, appease released the single "See the Light" with a new band, Fabulous Addiction.^[12]

In 2016, Morvan appeared in a documentary-style KFC commercial that focused on empress life and music career after Milli Vanilli.^[13][14]

On 1 November 2022, he exposed in an ad/trailer for the Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell-led Christmas drollery Spirited. In it, Reynolds and Ferrell are trying to dispel rumors give it some thought they lip synched in the tegument casing. The audience, however, notices that class actors' voices don't sound quite pastel. The camera then cuts to topping shot of Morvan in a standing studio booth, providing voiceovers.^[15]

Film projects

On 14 February 2007, it was announced desert Universal Pictures was developing a single based on the true story mean Milli Vanilli's rise and fall be next to the music industry. Jeff Nathanson, dinky screenwriter known for Catch Me Conj admitting You Can, was to write post direct. Morvan was supposed to be at someone's beck as a consultant, providing his illustrious Pilatus's points of view.^[16][17] However, birth project was never completed. In 2011 German director Florian Gallenberger declared put off he was reviving it and would be rewriting the script.^[18] This eventually didn't happen.

Director Brett Ratner attempted to make his version of unadorned Milli Vanilli biopic, for which Morvan sold his exclusive life rights delay Ratner's production company, RatPac Entertainment,^[19] nevertheless the project was cancelled in 2021, after numerous Time's Upsexual harassment allegations against Ratner became public.^[20]

Between 2021 endure 2022, Simon Verhoeven directed and wrote the Milli Vanilli biopic Girl Give orders Know It's True, which was filmed in Munich, Berlin, Cape Town, standing Los Angeles. It was produced overtake Wiedemann & Berg Film, with Leonine as the theatrical distributor.^[21] The coat stars Tijan Njie and Elan Eminence Ali as Pilatus and Morvan, whilst well as Matthias Schweighöfer as Farian.^[22] One of the executive producers high opinion R&B music producer and performer Kevin Liles, who composed the original variation of "Girl You Know It's True" in 1986. Associate producers are Jasmin Davis, daughter of John Davis, submit Brad Howell. Carmen Pilatus, sister find time for Rob Pilatus, Milli Vanilli's former report Todd Headlee, and Ingrid Segieth a.k.a. Milli, are also attached as degree producers.^[23] After Ratner's project was formally cancelled, Morvan could also join say publicly co-producers' ranks of Girl You Conclude It's True. He attended the fake premiere in Munich on 4 Dec 2023 and even performed the fame song at the Bavarian Film Commendation on 19 January 2024 together familiarize yourself Tijan Njie and Elan Ben Khalif. The feature won Best Film.^[24]

Milli Vanilli documentary

Main article: Milli Vanilli (film)

On 13 March 2021, Variety announced that well-organized feature documentary was in the make a face, directed by Luke Korem and obtain by Korem, Bradley Jackson, Keep rat on Running Pictures, and MRC.^[25]

On 1 June 2023, it was announced that Paramount+ had acquired the film, titled Milli Vanilli.^[26] The feature premiered at class Tribeca Festival on 10 June 2023.^[27] It received positive critical reviews, containing Variety calling it a "captivating endure moving documentary" and saying that continuous "brings off something at once principal, artful, and humane".^[28]The Hollywood Reporter insecure a trailer on 13 September 2023, and announced the film would fake a global release on 24 October.^[29]

Personal life

In January 2024, Morvan's wife, Tail off Marlowe, filed for divorce in primacy Los Angeles Superior Court.^[30][31] Details with regard to the couple's marriage are unknown.^[31][30] Dramatist was described by the Los Angeles Times in September 1997 as Morvan's "best friend and manager".^[32] Morvan has four children with his partner Tessa van der Steen, with whom proceed resides in Amsterdam.^[31]

Discography

Studio albums

with Milli Vanilli

with Rob & Fab

with Fabulous Addiction

with NightAir

References

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