Charles Shaw (born July 4, 1960 in Houston,Texas) is an American rapper and singer who, in 1988, performed on recordings credited to Milli Vanilli.

Milli Vanilli

Shaw, a U.S. Army veteran, was reportedly paid $6,000 to perform the rap on Milli Vanilli's hit single "Girl You Know It’s True". In December 1989, Shaw disclosed to New York Newsday writer John Leland that he was one of three singers on Milli Vanilli's hit debut album, and that Milli Vanilli frontmen Rob Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan were impostors. Milli Vanilli producer Frank Farian reportedly paid Shaw $150,000 to retract his statements and fired him, replacing him with John Davis, who became the new Milli Vanilli rapper.[1]

Morvan and Pilatus went on to win the Grammy Award for Best New Artist on February 22, 1990, but rumors about Shaw's involvement persisted. Eventually, the true story of Milli Vanilli was exposed later that year, when Farian broke the story himself, and the duo's Grammy Award was withdrawn.[2]

Farian re-launched the group in 1991 as The Real Milli Vanilli, using Brad Howell and John Davis, the singers from the original studio sessions. Shaw wasn't involved in this project as he was initially fired by the producer after recording the first hit single. This group lasted for one album, The Moment of Truth, which would've been the 2nd Milli Vanilli album before the scandal. A revised version of this album was later released in the United States with the group renamed Try N B.

New recordings

In 1994, Shaw released the single "I'm Feeling" featuring vocals of Sandra Chambers[3] and in 1995 the single "Gotta Fever".[4] In 2000 he released an updated version.

References

  1. ↑ Goodman, Fred; Trakin, Roy (1990-11-30). "Artificial Vanilli". ew.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  2. ↑ Philips, Chuck (20 November 1990). "Milli Vanilli's Grammy Rescinded by Academy : Music: Organization revokes an award for the first time after revelation that the duo never sang on album". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ↑ "Charles Shaw – I'm Feeling at Discogs".
  4. ↑ "Charles Shaw – Gotta Fever at Discogs".
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