Singer behind Milli Vanilli's hits John Davis has died aged 66 after a fight with coronavirus.
The session musician gave his voice to the group's hit 1989 album Girl You Know It's True which sold 11 million copies.
He was a musician with incredible vocal talent and singing in the wings for Milli Vanilli.
Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus fronted the R&B band Milli Vanilli which rocketed to fame.
The band sold more than 30 million singles before they were rocked by a huge scandal.
Controversy surrounded the two man group when it come to light they lip-synced the hits.
The infamous group were stripped of a Grammy Award as a result.
John's daughter Jasmin paid tribute to her musician dad on Facebook in a touching message.
In a heartfelt note, she remembered her dad's "happy spirit" and his gift for making people happy.
Jasmin reached out to fans to give him one final round of applause.
She wrote: "Unfortunately my dad passed away this evening through the coronavirus.
"He made a lot of people happy with his laughter and smile, his happy spirit, love and especially through his music.
"He gave so much to the world! Please give him the last round of applause. We will miss him dearly."
John was one of the artists who was listed as backing singers for Milli Vanilli.
The scandal of Milli Vanilli lip syncing rocked the music world to its core.
Once the secret was out, they had no choice but to give the Grammy Award back.
Later, John went onto team up with singer Brad Howell to perform as The Real Milli Vanilli.
They sent waves through the music circles with their album The Moment of Truth in 1991.
