AP PHOTO Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus of Milli Vanilli perform on the Arsenio Hall Show in October of 1992. PIlatus died on of an apparent drug overdose.

Milli Vanilli's Pilatus found dead at 32

Pilatus was alone when he died in a Frankfurt hotel room late Thursday after consuming alcohol and pills, the newspaper reported.

An autopsy was being conducted to determine the exact cause of death, the newspaper said.

Pilatus and his Milli Vanilli partner, Fabrice Morvan, won a 1989 Grammy for Best New Artist after hits like ''Blame it on the Rain'' and ''All or Nothing.''

But in late 1990, the performers were stripped of the award after it was revealed that neither actually sang on Milli Vanilli records; that was done by studio musicians who were not credited.

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