Louis Hendrik Potgieter

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Louis Hendrik Potgieter, also known as Patrick Bailey (Pretoria, April 4, 1951 – 1993[1] or 1996[2], Cape Town) fronted the German novelty act Dschinghis Khan for the six years of the band's existence. He came from a German Boer family in South Africa. In 1975 he came to Europe, and became a dancer in a theater in Munich, where he was spotted by Ralph Siegel. When Siegel, a prolific author of songs for the Eurovision Song Contest, assembled a group to sing his 1979 entry to the contest, he invited Potgieter to join. The group was named after the song, "Dschinghis Khan".

In the famous Moskau video he was the lead member, dressed in a red and white outfit.

Dschinghis Khan broke up in 1985-86. Potgieter was eventually diagnosed with HIV and returned to South Africa and managed a hotel[3].

He died in either 1993[4] or 1996[5] of complications from AIDS.

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  1. ^ Dschinghis Khan History, dschinghis-khan.com
  2. ^ Louis Hendrik Potgieter – der tanzende Khan Steppenwind
  3. ^ Louis Hendrik Potgieter – der tanzende Khan Steppenwind
  4. ^ Dschinghis Khan History, dschinghis-khan.com
  5. ^ Louis Hendrik Potgieter – der tanzende Khan Steppenwind
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