It was the biggest scandal in pop music. The stars of Milli Vanilli, the Grammy-winning

multi-platinum R&B phenomenon were exposed as frauds, but none of this was their idea.

So whose idea was it? Enter German music producer Frank Ferre. this was their idea.

Enter German music producer Frank Farion.

He saw the successive acts like Michael Jackson and Prince,

and he wanted in, no matter the cost.

So he devised the perfect pop heist, two once in a lifetime

talents who were charismatic, full of sex appeal and phenomenal dancers. The only

problem, they couldn't sing. But Frank knew just how to fix that.

Wundery's new podcast, Blame It on the Fame,

dives into one of pop music's greatest controversies,

and takes a never before heard look at the exploitation of two young black artists.

Milly Vanilli set the world on fire,

but when the truth came out, Robin Fab were the only ones who got burned.

Looking back now, it's hard not to wonder,

why did everyone blame them and not the man pulling the strings

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