Born in the City of Light, Paris, in 1966, Fabrice "Fab" Morvan was destined for greatness, being the son of an architect father and a pharmacist mother. Initially, he was training to be a trampoline athlete, but an untimely neck injury forced him to reevaluate his direction. Seeking a new path, he joined his musician/fisherman grandfather in the Caribbean to hone his musical talents.
At the tender age of eighteen, Morvan made the bold decision to move to Germany, where he would meet his future partner in music, Rob Pilatus, in a Munich nightclub. The two broke and homeless men shared a dream of starting a "rock and soul" band, and their journey took them to the vibrant city of Los Angeles.
Within months of their arrival, they were snapped up by Arista Records and coupled with producer Frank Farian. Little did they know that this meeting would have far-reaching consequences. Farian had already lined up studio musicians, and Morvan and Pilatus were literally locked out of the studio during recording sessions. They were hired for their looks, and their instant fame was exactly what they wanted, but proved too much to bear.
Their first two singles, the title track "Girl You Know it's True" and "Blame it on the Rain", were released in 1988 and 1989 respectively. Their instant fame was a double-edged sword, and reality hit home when they won Grammy Awards for the two singles. They were quickly exposed as "frauds", and both Farian and Arista Records unfairly claimed ignorance. The two were disgraced and willingly returned their Grammys.
Undeterred, Morvan and Pilatus made a comeback attempt in 1993, dropping the name Milli Vanilli for their own names "Rob and Fab", this time performing their own music and showcasing their very real musical talents. Despite the utter failure of their return, their millions of fans supported them, knowing that they were the victims in the earlier Milli Vanilli debacle.
Following this, Fabrice Morvan continued to perform around Los Angeles as a solo artist, and ultimately held a nine-month stint as the mid-day host on L.A.'s KIIS-FM. On April 5th, 1998, Morvan lost his longtime friend, brother, and recording partner Rob Pilatus to an accidental combination of drugs and alcohol. This tragedy served to strengthen Morvan, and today he continues to perform and record, and he's extremely popular on the college lecture circuit.
