But before he goes, he wants to show off the publicity stills for the real Milli Vanilli, three original lead voices and two new singers. One’s a woman, Gina Mohammed, an 18-year-old student at a U.S. military high school, who did back-up vocals on the first album. Another is R...
just the name Milli Vanilli. Milli was the nickname of Ingrid, Frank’s girlfriend at the time, who was the office manager — and he used to rhyme it and call her “Milli Vanilli.” Once [“Girl”] became a huge hit and there were [still] no faces, Frank created the faces. ...
Steve Vogel
starting as background singers. But things moved slowly. Before adopting the name Milli Vanilli--which the duo says means “positive energy” in Turkish--they recorded an album in 1987 for a small German label. But it sold only a few thousand. ...
“When I heard the news of Rob’s death, everything went blank at that moment. Silence,” Morvan said. “It was like losing a part of myself. In order to honor him, and for myself, I said a vow that I would do my thing. And I would make sure the name Milli Vanilli itself ...
“Well, Milli Vanilli was maybe the first time there was an act that did ‘zero’. They only danced and they listened. There’s not a word of them on the record. When Milli Vanilli was supposed to be in the studio recording, Frank Farian said, ‘You can't be there. They don't ...
Freund: The second album, as The Real Milli Vanilli, was the same constellation, the same singers as the first one. Sekuler: By November they were preparing for the second album. I’m kicking myself that I didn’t keep the proofs, but they came into my office at [PR firm] Rogers ...