Music: Two Scoops of Vanilli

Chart busting with a pair of pretty guys from Europop

Unheard of. Milli Vanilli, a dance-music duo that sounds like Alvin and the Chipmunks and speaks English like the two Teutonic muscleheads on Saturday Night Live, has done something boggling. The group, scorned by critics and adored by clubgoers and devotees of MTV, has scored three No. 1 singles off its debut album, Girl You Know It's True. It has also sold 10 million copies worldwide (7 million in the U.S.), put together a video compilation of its greatest hits that sold 100,000 copies in a month, and copped three American Music Awards in January. Last week the Millis strutted their...

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