18.07.2024
Frank Farian: Blame it on the Fame
Heute hätte der Milli Vanilli-Erfinder Geburtstag gefeiert. Hört die erschütternde Geschichte von Fab Morvan und Rob Pilatus im Podcast.
Frank Farian: * 18. Juli 1941 - † 23. Januar 2024
1961 gründete Frank Farian die Rock-Band Frankie und die Schatten. Sein erster Nummer-1-Hit folgte solo 1976 mit "Rocky". Etwas später gründete er Boney M. und fuhr mit der Disco-Band international Charterfolge und Nr-1-Hits ein. Ende der Achtziger kam dann der nächste Megaerfolg mit Milli Vanilli. Der Skandal war groß als 1989 aufflog, dass das Pop Duo nur Playback sang. Zuvor lieferte Milli Vanilli selbst in den USA drei Nummer-1-Hits in Folge. „Girl you know it’s true" hielt sich volle sechs Wochen in Deutschland auf der Spitzenposition.
Die Geschichte von Frank Farian mit Milli Vanilli, alias Fab Morvan und Rob Pilatus, haben wir Euch, anlässlich seines Geburtstags, hier nochmal als Podcast angehängt.
Blame it on the Fame: Milli Vanilli
<p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Binge all episodes of Blame it on the Fame: Milli Vanilli exclusively and ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/blame-it-on-the-fame/ now. </p>
<p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Binge all episodes of Blame it on the Fame: Milli Vanilli exclusively and ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/blame-it-on-the-fame/ now. </p>
