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In. The early nineties, it was the

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biggest scandal and pop music. The stars

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of Millie Vanilla, the Grammy winning multi

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platinum are in be phenomenon were exposed

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as frauds. They never sung a note

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on their own songs in a flash

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they went from famous to infamous, but

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none of this was their idea.

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So who's was it? Enter.

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German music producer Frank Ferry and

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he saw the success of acts

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like Michael Jackson imprints and he

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wanted in no matter the cost.

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So he devised the perfect pop

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heist to once in a lifetime

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talents who were charismatic, full of

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sex appeal and phenomenal dancers. The

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only problem sounding American, but Frank

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knew just how to fix that.

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Wonder Is New podcast Blame It

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on the Fame Dives into one

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of pop music's greatest controversies and

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takes a never before. Heard look

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at the exploitation of two young black

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artists. Million annually set the world on

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fire. But when the truth came out,

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Robin Fab were the only ones who

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got burned. I'm about to play a

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over there long black breeds sat

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behind a long table. They leaned

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into the microphones in front of

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them and introduce themselves as. By.

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David for brief moment like my with

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rather than later. In front

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of them was a room full

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of reporters but rattling com like

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a debate club student who's never

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lost a tournament and fab job

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that would like he was about

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a shit his pants. Why you

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are doing. It how long will

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ignore Korea. For almost

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two years Robin Fab had been to

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of the biggest pop stars. The whole

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thing in it. For. Just

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a few days ago, the entire world

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learned that they didn't send a note

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on their own album. The album that

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one them at best New Artist at

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the Grammys and went six times. More

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Federal Reserve is currently.

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with wouldn't have accept that as

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thought was still a work of

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a Mcdonalds. A guy from the

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back shouted. Okay,

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yeah, I would guess you

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wow Rob and fab manager. Need

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to discuss this like now.

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Survive on the very last.

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Episode of. The

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reporters started moving boy the as if.

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They were in a good mood

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see it also has been handed

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by line for front page story.

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These two robin fab had tried

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to get something for nothing side

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to seek their way the same

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and fortune and they've been hard.

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To tell lies and hour raise

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his last. It was a dory,

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but one reporter in glasses didn't

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head toward the exit. He

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headed toward the reporter who yells your

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i would get you out. Around.

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Now is hardly hear him over

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the crowd when he same vulcan

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like I'm sure why boy family

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or I you can hear the

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next his little more clear. That

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