Fake was formed when two Swedish musicians, Erik Strömblad and Stefan Bogstedt, founded their own band, then called Size 46, in 1977.
Stefan Sverin moved on as a session drummer for various acts such as American actor Cliff Taylor and Claes Muncktell from Dave and the Mistakes.
[1] The group's second single, "Donna Rouge", was a major hit in Italy and the remix became a disco classic.
Another single, "Brick", was released a year later and was also a big success internationally, reaching #1 in Italy and #6 in France.
[2] For the official music video for "Brick", neither Tony Wilhelmsson nor Ulrika Örn were available to sing, so the video was filmed with guitarist Erik Strömblad and friend Lenita Rydberg miming to the words.