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Behind the Music

1997-2021
15 Seasons
VH1
Documentary
TV14

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A much imitated (and frequently parodied) music-biography series that blends interviews and concert footage in a fast-paced style. It revived Meat Loaf's popularity, provided a poignant coda to Milli Vanilli's troubled career and generated considerable buzz following its reunion of Leif Garrett and the friend who was paralyzed in a car accident in which Garrett was at the wheel.

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Awards

2003 - Emmy - Outstanding Nonfiction Series (Traditional) - nominated
2002 - Emmy - Outstanding Non-Fiction Series (Informational) - nominated

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Jim Forbes

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Mon, Feb 4, 2013

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Mon, Aug 23, 2010

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Fri, Jul 2, 2010

VH1's New Lineup Has More Music, Less Celeb Reality

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Mon, Apr 19, 2010

Police Drummer Gets Turned Inside Out

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