Milli Vanilli
Infamous playback duo
Milli Vanilli was a pop duo whose 1990 Grammy was revoked when it emerged they hadn't sung on their own album.
The name now serves as shorthand for fraud or lip-syncing scandals: That band is totally Milli Vanilli—they're not even playing their instruments.
Silent vocal mimicry
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- exposureState of being unprotected
- unmaskingRevealing what's hidden
backlash · controversy · disgrace · humiliation · media circus · notoriety · outrage · confession
Rhythmic electronic pop music
- EurodiscoEuropean electronic dance genre
- chartsVisual data displays
- platinumDense precious silvery metal
- number oneFirst in rank
Recording achievement trophy
- MTVYouth-oriented video network
- pop cultureMass entertainment and trends
- teen magazinesPublications for adolescents
- VHSAnalog tape format
Central European language
- dancersPeople who move rhythmically
- modelsScaled representations or fashion workers
- frontmenLead singers, public faces
- performersThose who entertain audiences
faces · puppets · scapegoats · tragic figures · partnership · image · choreography · fashion
lip-sync
Silent vocal mimicry
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- exposureState of being unprotected
unmasking · backlash · controversy · disgrace · humiliation · media circus · notoriety · outrage · confession · downfall
dance-pop
Rhythmic electronic pop music
- EurodiscoEuropean electronic dance genre
- chartsVisual data displays
- platinumDense precious silvery metal
number one · catchy · synthesizers · drum machine · produced
Grammy
Recording achievement trophy
- MTVYouth-oriented video network
- pop cultureMass entertainment and trends
- teen magazinesPublications for adolescents
German
Central European language
- dancersPeople who move rhythmically
- modelsScaled representations or fashion workers
- frontmenLead singers, public faces
performers · faces · puppets · scapegoats · tragic figures · partnership · image · choreography · fashion · braids
- lip syncingdubbing, playback singing, lip sync battle, karaoke
- 1990sMonica Lewinsky, impeachment, NAFTA, Whitewater, Oklahoma City bombing
- Fictional BandsGorillaz
- duosSonny and Cher, The Everly Brothers, Lennon and McCartney, The Righteous Brothers, Righteous Brothers
Milli VanilliAretha Franklin
Freddie Mercury · Whitney Houston · Adele · Luciano Pavarotti · Bruce Springsteen
Milli VanilliStevie Wonder
Paul McCartney · Bob Dylan · Joni Mitchell · career longevity
Milli Vanillisinger-songwriters
Musicians composing their own material
multi-instrumentalists · Stevie Wonder · Paul Simon · Joni Mitchell · auteurs
milli, mill, million, millionaire, millionaires, millions, vanilla, vanillin