In the 1980s, Frank Farion was riding high as a successful German music producer, but he was bored.

German pop was formulaic dull and oh so white.

Frank had bigger dreams, American dreams.

He wanted to create the kind of music that would rival larger-than-life artists like Michael Jackson

or run DMC.

So he assembled a hip-hop duo, two once-in-a-lifetime talents who were charismatic, full

of sex appeal and phenomenal dancers.

The only problem, one very important element was missing, but Frank knew just how to fix that.

Wondery's new podcast, Blame It on the the Fame dives into one of pop music's greatest

controversies. Millie Vanilli set the world on fire but when they're adoring

fans learned about the infamous lip-sinking their downfall was swift and brutal

but that isn't the whole story with exclusive

interviews from frontman fab Morvan and his producers Frank Farian and

Ingrid Seagath this podcast takes a fresh look at the exploitation of two young black artists.

While many see this as a story of a scam gone wrong,

Blame it on the fame tells the never before heard story of the man pulling the strings

and the trail of destruction he left in his wake.

I'm about to play a clip from Blayman on the Fame, Millie Vanilli.

Follow Blayman on the Fame on the Wondry app or wherever you get your podcast. Two young men with silk scarves tied over their long black braids sat behind a long table.

They leaned into the microphones in front of them and introduced themselves as...

My name is the brief small then. My name is Robert too late.

In front of them was a room full of reporters.

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