Double Elvis.

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

formulaic, dull, and very 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 Fame, dives into one of pop music's greatest

controversies.

Milli Vanilli set the world on fire, but when their 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 Mor, and his producers Frank Farion and

Ingrid Segyz, 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, Blayman on the

Fame tells the never before heard story of the man pulling the strings and the trail

of destruction that he left in his wake. I'm about to play a clip from Blamen on the fame, Milli Vanilli.

Follow Blamen on the Fame on the Wundery 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 bridge mother. My name is Roll of me.

In front of them was a room full of reporters.

But Rob looked cocky, like a debate club student who's never lost a

tournament. And Fab, Child Fab, looked like he was about to shit his pants.

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