Dschinghis Khan

Dschinghis Khan (known in Australia, France among other countries as Genghis Khan)^{[1][2][3][4][5]} is a German (former West Germany) pop band originally formed in 1979 to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest.^[6] The group's name was taken from the title of their song, "Dschinghis Khan", which was written and produced by Ralph Siegel with lyrics by Bernd Meinunger.

In Australia in 1980, their single Moscow (the English-language version of their song Moskau) topped the charts and remained No.1 for six weeks.^[1]

While the group broke up in the mid-1980s, the German video for "Moskau" was a part of the show Disco on ZDF; as was their similarly staged number "Dschinghis Khan".

Dancer and front man Louis Potgieter, died of AIDS in 1993, while singer Steve Bender (real name: Karl-Heinz Bender) succumbed to cancer in 2006.^[7]

Interesting facts

Dschinghis Khan participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1979 celebrated in Israel, achieving the 4th place.

1986 saw a brief reunion as Dschinghis Khan Family. Henriette Heichel (vocals), Leslie Mandoki (drums) and Louis Potgieter (keyboards) only remained of the original lineup. They went again to a national qualifying round of the || Eurovision Song Contest || with the song Wir gehör'n zusammen. A respectable 2nd place was the only highlight in the short history of this band.

In 1988, Leslie Mándoki and Éva Csepregi, the vocalist of Hungarian pop group Neoton Familia sang the song "Korea" on the opening of the Summer Olympics in Seoul.

In an interview on YouTube by Russian TV presenter Alexandra Glotova, the producer of the group Dschinghis Khan Heinz Gross said that in the 1980s the band was forbidden in the USSR and was accused of anti-Communism and nationalism.^[8]

Discography

Longplay

• Dschinghis Khan (1979)
• Rom (1980)
• Viva (1980)
  • Re-release of Rom without bonus tracks.
• Wir sitzen alle im selben Boot (1981)
• Helden, Schurken & der Dudelmoser (1982)
• Corrida (1983)
• Huh Hah Dschinghis Khan - Ihre Grössten Erfolge (1993)
• Die Großen Erfolge (1999)
• Star Collection (2002)
• Jubilee (2004)
• 7 Leben (2007)

Singles

German releases

• "Dschinghis Khan" (1979)
• "Moskau" (1979)
• "Hadschi Halef Omar" (1979)
• "Rocking Son Of Dschinghis Khan" (1979)
• "Rom" (1980)
• "Samurai" (1980)
• "Machu Picchu" (1980)
• "Pistolero" (1981)
• "Loreley" (1981)
• "Wir sitzen alle im selben Boot" (1981)
• "Klabautermann" (1982)
• "Der Dudelmoser" (1982)
• "Mata Hari" (1982)
• "Himalaja" (1983)
• "Rose Four María Magdalena" (1983)
• "Olé Olé" (1984)

Australian release

• "Moscow" (1980) (#1) (as Genghis Khan)

Japanese release

• "Dschinghis Khan Tartar Mix" by Dschinghis Khan×Berryz Kobo (2008) (#35)

South African release

• "Rome" by Dschinghis Khan (1981) (#14)^[9]

References

External links

• Official Site