Holding the Grammy for Best New Artist in 1990, two young men knew a secret that would destroy them. This episode unpacks the human biography behind pop's biggest scandal, following Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan of Milli Vanilli.

We trace how poverty and desperation led them into producer Frank Farian's contract, how they became the visual front for hidden session singers, and how the moment they demanded to sing on their own record, Farian burned the whole illusion down.

• Their impoverished start as backup dancers and club performers in Europe
• The recoupable advances that trapped them financially
• The skipping track at Lake Compounce and a silenced whistleblower
• Farian's 1990 press conference and the revoked Grammy
• Rob's tragic death and Fab's later reclaiming of the name and his voice