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They are a German pop band created in 1979 specifically
for the Eurovision Song Contest and were given the same name as the title
of the song they were singing, "Genghis Khan". The band achieved a wide popularity
throughout Europe and Japan
with hit songs such as "Moskau" and
became the most commercially successful German group. Their songs often followed the theme
of historical figures and were performed as a theatrical show. They broke up around
1985 but have received a recent revival on the internet. Their song "Moskau" was used as the theme song for the 1980
Summer Olympics in Moscow even
though West Germany
boycotted the games. They reformed
in 2005 and performed in Moscow
in October of that year. In
July 2006 they appeared, by invitation, at the celebrations of the 800th
centenary of Genghis Kahn in Ulan Bator, Mongolia.
Members
Steve Bender
(1979-1981, 2005)(lead vocals)
Wolfgang Heichel
(1979-1985, 2005)
Henriette Heichel
(1979-1985, 2005)
Leslie Mandoki(1979-1985,
2005)
Edina Pop(1979-1985, 2005)
Louis Hendrik
Potgieter(1979-1985)
Genghis Khan Recordings
Genghis Khan (Ralph
Siegel/Bernd Meinunger - Christian Dornaus)
Desert
Land
(Ralph Siegel/Kurt Heitha - Bernd Meinunger
Christian Dornaus)
Sources:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dschinghis_Khan
- www.sbmusic.de/frameset.html
- www.dschinghis-khan.com/#
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