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Milli Vanilli

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&BFunk

Milli Vanilli is a Contemporary R&B and Funk act. Their sound grew out of Starpoint, Technotronic, Den Harrow, Frank Farian and Boney M.. Those roots explain a lot about how Milli Vanilli arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Paula Abdul, Will to Power, Exposé, Rick Astley and Richard Marx, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Burhan G, Cathy Dennis, Backstreet Boys and Neneh Cherry, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Milli Vanilli, reaching back through Starpoint and forward to Burhan G. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Milli VanilliStarpointTechnotronicDen HarrowFrank FarianBoney M.New Kids on the BlockThink TankMa BakerBurhan GCathy DennisBackstreet BoysNeneh CherryPaula AbdulWill to PowerExposéRick AstleyRichard MarxMiami Sound MachineGo WestJason Donovan

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Milli Vanilli connections

Milli Vanilli grew out of Starpoint, Technotronic, Den Harrow and Frank Farian, shares an orbit with Paula Abdul, Will to Power, Exposé and Rick Astley, went on to shape Burhan G, Cathy Dennis, Backstreet Boys and Neneh Cherry. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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