MILLI VANILLI’S MISFORTUNE

In 1989, when the truth came out that “Girl You Know It’s True” singers of Milli Vanilli were actually lip-syncing their hit songs, the duo disappeared in a fog of shame.

But it wasn’t until the “Behind the Music” debut episode, released Aug. 17, 1997, that the German performers spoke out on the depths of their downward spiral.

“I wanted to die,” singer Rob Pilatus confesses of that terrible time.