Blame it on the Fame: Milli Vanilli

by Wondery

When Frank Farian first laid eyes on Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan, he saw everything he wasn’t. They were handsome, young, and Black. But Frank had something they didn’t. He had power.

So, Frank offered them a devil’s bargain. Almost overnight, Milli Vanilli’s debut album went five times platinum and scored a Grammy nomination. But when the lie at the center of their success started to unravel, Rob and Fab would discover the hard way the difference between star power and real power.

From Wondery, Blame It on the Fame is a story about the lie that shot to #1 and what it cost to tell the truth. Hosted by Amanda Seales.

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Episodes

Listen With Your Eyes | 2

27m · Published 13 May 07:01

After Milli Vanilli rockets to the top of the charts, Frank devises a plan to keep them there, but it all depends on Rob and Fab staying on script.

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I Can Make Something Out of That | 1

28m · Published 13 May 07:00

When Frank Farian comes across a song with hit potential, he hires Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan. But the opportunity comes with a very big catch.

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Introducing - Blame It on the Fame: Milli Vanilli

2m · Published 05 Feb 08:01

A German producer offers two young Black performers a devil’s bargain: if they tell one little lie, he can make them stars. But when the group achieves stardom on a scale no one expected, the lie begins to unravel in the most spectacular fashion in front of the entire world. From Wondery comes Blame It on the Fame: Milli Vanilli, a story about the lie that shot to #1 and what it cost to tell the truth. Hosted by Amanda Seales. Listen exclusively on Wondery+ beginning February 12th.

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Blame it on the Fame: Milli Vanilli has 3 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 58:34. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on March 3rd 2024. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 15th, 2024 10:11.