Talk:Milli Vanilli

message: I remember seeing an episode of the Nickelodeon show Hey Arnold! where Phoebe took interest in a singer who looks a lot like MV's members, but it turned out he was lip synching. 
99.236.170.52 (talk) 23:50, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I remember this also. Pre-Teen Scream, with imposter Ronnie Matthews. He was just a model and stage performer. He spoke terrible English and misunderstood Phoebe. "I really thought you were more than just a pretty face." Ronnie: "Why, Thank You! I take good care of my face." LOL. In-Correct (talk) 05:26, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Hey Arnold Parody Episode

message: I have done a little research and it seems that Milli Vanilli does NOT mean "positive energy" in Turkish.
see here
or just google groups search for MV in soc.culture.turkish
Ensiform 14:08, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, could it just be that the spelling is off? Everyking 19:47, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)

text: I'm Turk. Well if we literaly translate it, it becomes: "National vanillated" or "our vanilla" - which says nothing, very stupid :p But it's definitely not 'positive energy', that's ABSOLUTELY wrong and even more stupid :D—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 213.224.34.49 (talk) 03:29, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Turkish translation? 

message: This might give a nice spice on the article. :-)
The song originates indeed from another group called NUMARX (gladly I have those myself, by far not that easy to get these days), published in 1987 and covered by Mr Farian in 1988.
80.129.77.17 03:26, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Did you know that Girl You Know It's True is NOT original? 

message: :"They are infamous for being the only recording act to have their Grammy Award stripped from them in 1990 after it was revealed that they had not been involved in the creation of their breakthrough album, Girl You Know It's True, and instead had simply appeared on the album cover, and had lip-synched to pre-recorded studio singers in music videos and in concert."
Now I don't know anything about the Grammy Awards or this group, however, this sentence needs to be rewritten in a clearer fashion by someone who knows the story.  Right now it is unclear where the 'famous' part of the sentence stops.  Are they the only recording act to have a Grammy stripped from them?  Or the only recording act to have a Grammy stripped from them in 1990? Or..?? -SCEhardT 05:41, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: The opening paragraph has been retooled for clarity and style. - Chadbryant 11:48, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Unclear sentence

message: I don't have time right now, but someone needs to go through this article and fix a few things (such as headings) to conform with style guidelines & NPOV (particularly the section entitled "Tragic Epilogue") Stellertony the Bookcrosser 09:06, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Did that.  Article should be much cleaner now.--み使い Mitsukai 16:28, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

text: Plus the second claim about the two conflicting settlements is just too ironic to be true. Real life doesn't operate like that at all. Well deleted, says I. --Agamemnon2 07:40, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Haha, then you don't know much about real life...
I have personally never heard of such lawsuits and I was one of the original singers. If what is stated above were true, the discs would not have been re-released anywhere. 'Out of court' means there was a motion filed and a case number issued somewhere in the US or Germany. In the US that information becomes public domain unless there is a gag order or a sealed decision. Even though, the case number would be available. Jroccolv (talk) 21:31, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Work needed 

message: Can anyone tell if there is a videoclip made for the Rob & Fab's single "We Can Get It On";  I could swear that I've seen it during that time. But I haven't found any reference to it in the article. Maybe I had mixed memories, LOL.
:You may mean the tape of them performing the song on The Arsenio Hall Show, featured in their Behind the Music episode. But if you're talking about a music video for the actual song, I doubt it. The production company (Joss Entertainment} didn't even promote Rob & Fab's album that well, I doubt they would have spent the money to make a music video. --Lovelinelistener 01:08, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  ROB & FAB "WE CAN GET IT ON" Music Video 

message: The intro currently says this:
: Like many manufactured groups of the era, such as C&C Music Factory, none of the live performances were actually sung, because the vocals were provided by studio artists. Due to confusion resulting from this, they had their Grammy award for Best New Artist 1990 revoked.
This is about the gentlest description of the Milli Vanilli case I've ever heard.  "Confusion"?  Didn't they actually claim they were singing until the incident in question?
And the statement in the text -- that their live performances were recordings by studio artists -- would only make sense if their non-live recordings were also by studio artists (if they could sing in studio but not live, why not just play their own studio recordings?).  So the article is really stating that they never sang at all, which it should do more directly. --Saforrest 00:31, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It's mostly a culture clash: in Germany lip syncing is pretty common, and so no one was fazed by this "scandal".  (People aren't expected to be good singers, dancers, composers, and good looking all at the same time.)  That is why the controversy can justifiably be called a misunderstanding. --24.85.82.38 (talk) 05:09, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  A bit _too_ gentle 

message: On Behind The Music, it said he was born in 1964. 68.154.15.86 02:15, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rob's Age 

message: The breaking of the lip-syncing story is badly introduced and it is repeated. This is in need of reorganization. --Liberlogos 21:34, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  September 2006 cleanup request 

message: Although it has been removed from the singles list, it did once say that the single "Dansez" which, after research found that Empire Bizarre did make, why was it listed here? Was it a previous incarnation of MV?
No...it was produced by Ralph Siegel....Empire Bizarre is to find on You Tube..  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Musicworldvision (talk • contribs) 22:44, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Empire Bizarre? 

message: I have just deleted all references to the above comment. I dont know who made this but it was placed x7 in the article. 
keep an eye on it —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Boils (talk • contribs) 12:41, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: that is just plain vandalism. Karrmann 14:04, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chris Henly is gay 

message: I found this page a while ago, full of this crap:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Milli_Vanilli&oldid=108897374
Upon viewing the history, it seems this page *frequently* experiences vandalism. I suggest edit rights for this page be restricted to registered users, to try and keep the page under control.
Coviti 20:30, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Excessive Vandalism -> Lock page to anonymous users? 

message: it seems really unnecessary and pointless to list every mention of MV from every lame sitcom...is Paris Hilton listed for every time a TV show made a jab at her?  I wonder if only unique or distinct instances (such as the gum commercial) should be listed...Bawtyshouse 02:39, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  trivia section 

message: During Arsenio Hall's old show, after the lip-syncing scandal broke, Hall made the group the butt of a series of jokes, with the usual punchline being "Vanilli." This could be added to the article somewhere, maybe in the "In Popular Culture" section. Misterdoe 16:02, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Arsenio Hall 

message: Appeared in Sister Kate, an American situation comedy debuting on the NBC television network in 1989 and lasting one season, and performed Blame It on the Rain. The show featured early work by Jason Priestley.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.135.214.2 (talk) 17:26, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sister Kate 

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thread_title: Image copyright problem with Image:Fabrice.jpg

message: Is there any reason to be concerned that vandalism may come in due to Milli Vanilli's prominent and sexually explicit reference in Sascha Baron Cohen's new film? Zazaban (talk) 21:05, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Apparently not. - 23:23, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

text: Yup, nothing so far. I think the reference simply went unnoticed, probably because most Bruno fans have no idea who Milli Vanilli were. Even if some of them do know them, I doubt they remember the controversy surrounding the group, or the fact that 18 years ago their songs were declared uncool. 81.101.19.90 (talk) 23:08, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brüno 

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message: It should be noted that the episode first aired with the songs intact, but the removal of the songs did take place immediately after, even before the series went into syndication LReyome254 (talk) 20:09, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Without sourcing this information isn't appropriate for inclusion in any case per WP:VERIFY. Doniago (talk) 14:58, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Further Developments -> The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3

message: The infobox only has two past members, the performers but not the actual singers. I think the singers need to be included.
In-Correct (talk) 05:18, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why not list every member? 

message: Article has been tagged for needing citations since 2011. Feel free to reincorporate the below material with appropriate references. DonIago (talk) 13:58, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unsourced Material 

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message: Consider adding this please, "In the metric system, a Milli Vanilli is 1/1000 of a vanilli. Rob & Fab broke up the name into two words because it was easier to pronounce that way." (amiright.com). The Wikipedia article for "Milli" explains the units of measurement. Nibinaear (talk) 22:27, 6 August 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: According to Rob Pilatus's obit in  The Independent, Milli Vanilli was "named after a New York night club." --Muzilon (talk) 14:41, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Origins of name Milli Vanilli

message: I was surprised the article didn't mention the group being sued for (allegedly) stealing the tune of "Spinning Wheel" for "All or Nothing", so I added a sentence. Does anyone know the outcome of that lawsuit? I couldn't find anything online. --Muzilon (talk) 14:14, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Spinning Wheel" lawsuit 

message: In the "Beginnings, 1988-1989" section, eighth paragraph, their hair is described as "cornrow hair extensions." Milli Vanilli did not wear cornows. They just wore regular braids. Cornrows are interlocked using the hair next to the scalp so the braids create rows along the scalp, similar to French braids. It should just say "braided hair extensions." 2603:900A:1101:85B3:195A:32CD:D3FD:8F22 (talk) 04:29, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inaccuracy concerning their hair 

message: Thank you for accepting my edit! DaiMadAboutIt (talk) 16:35, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  The real Milli vanilli