Dschinghis Khan
Encyclopedia
Dschinghis Khan was a West German
pop
band, created in 1979 to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest
. The name of the band was chosen to fit the song of the same name
, written and produced by Ralph Siegel
with lyrics by Bernd Meinunger
.
The band's song "Moscow" was a big hit in Australia in 1980, staying at number 1 for six weeks. The song was used as the theme music for the Channel 7 coverage of the Olympic games held in Moscow the same year.
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."
, Edina Pop and the husband and wife pair Wolfgang and Henriette Heichel.
The group re-formed in late 2005 performing at the Olympiyski Arena
in Moscow on December 17, 2005.
The band toured in 2006–2007 with singer/dancer group The Legacy of Dschinghis Khan and released the CD "7 Leben" (7 Lives). It was the band's first release since 2004's "Best of" compilation Jubilee. Their first CD, "Star Collection", was released in 2002.
Australian release
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
band, created in 1979 to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
. The name of the band was chosen to fit the song of the same name
Dschinghis Khan (song)
Dschinghis Khan was the West German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, performed in German by Dschinghis Khan...
, written and produced by Ralph Siegel
Ralph Siegel
Ralph Siegel is a German record producer and songwriter. He is married to the opera singer Kriemhild Jahn. He has three daughters, one of them Giulia Siegel divorced from German entrepreneur Hans Wehrmann....
with lyrics by Bernd Meinunger
Bernd Meinunger
Bernd Meinunger is a German lyricist and record producer who frequently works with Ralph Siegel and David Brandes...
.
The band's song "Moscow" was a big hit in Australia in 1980, staying at number 1 for six weeks. The song was used as the theme music for the Channel 7 coverage of the Olympic games held in Moscow the same year.
While the group broke up in the mid-1980s, the German video for "Moskau" was a part of the show Disco on ZDF
ZDF
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues...
; as was their similarly-staged number "Dschinghis Khan."
History
The original members of the group were Louis Hendrik Potgieter, Steve Bender, Leslie MándokiLeslie Mándoki
Hungarian-born Leslie Mándoki is a musician who performed for music group Dschinghis Khan and has since then gone on to a solo performer....
, Edina Pop and the husband and wife pair Wolfgang and Henriette Heichel.
The group re-formed in late 2005 performing at the Olympiyski Arena
Olympic Stadium (Moscow arena)
Olympic Stadium, known locally as the Olimpiyskiy or Olimpiski, is a large indoor arena, located in Moscow, Russia. It was built for the 1980 Summer Olympics and hosted the basketball and boxing events. A part of the Olimpiyskiy Sports Complex, it makes up one architectural ensemble with another...
in Moscow on December 17, 2005.
The band toured in 2006–2007 with singer/dancer group The Legacy of Dschinghis Khan and released the CD "7 Leben" (7 Lives). It was the band's first release since 2004's "Best of" compilation Jubilee. Their first CD, "Star Collection", was released in 2002.
Longplay
- Dschinghis KhanDschinghis Khan (album)Dschinghis Khan is the debut album by German disco group Dschinghis Khan. The album includes the band's breakthrough single, also called "Dschinghis Khan", with which they represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, finishing in 4th position. Included is also the follow-up "Moskau", a...
(1979) - Rom (1980) (RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
) - Viva (1980)
- Re-release of Rom without bonus tracks.
- Wir sitzen alle im selben Boot (1981) (We're all sitting in the same boat)
- Helden, Schurken & der Dudelmoser (1982) (Heroes, Rogues & the Dudelmoser)
- CorridaCorrida (Dschinghis Khan album)Corrida is the sixth album released by German disco group Dschinghis Khan in 1983.-Side A:# La Corrida # Oh Miguel# Miguels Traum# Eine Rose Fur Maria Madalena# Auf Der Stasse Nach Madrid# Los Gitanos# Juanita Elena-Side B:...
(1983) (The Bullfight) - Huh Hah Dschinghis Khan - Ihre Grössten Erfolge (1993)
- Die Großen Erfolge (1999)
- Jubilee (2004)
- 7 Leben (2007) (7 Lives)
Singles
German releases- "Dschinghis KhanDschinghis Khan (song)Dschinghis Khan was the West German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, performed in German by Dschinghis Khan...
" (1979) - "MoskauMoskau (Dschinghis Khan song)"Moskau " is a single by the German pop-act Dschinghis Khan from their 1979 self-titled debut album.-History:The song was released in Australia in 1980, the year of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Australia's Channel 7 used the song as the theme to their television coverage of the Moscow Olympics...
" (1979) - "Hadschi Halef OmarHadschi Halef OmarHadschi Halef Omar Ben Hadschi Abul Abbas Ibn Hadschi Dawud al Gossarah, literally hajji Halef Omar, son of hajji father-of-Abbas, son of hajji David al Gossarah, is one of Karl May's literary characters...
" (1979) - "Rocking Son Of Dschinghis Khan" (1979)
- "Rom" (1980)
- "SamuraiSamuraiis the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
" (1980) - "Machu PicchuMachu PicchuMachu Picchu is a pre-Columbian 15th-century Inca site located above sea level. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is northwest of Cusco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for...
" (1980) - "Pistolero" (1981)
- "Loreley" (1981) (Lorelei)
- "Wir sitzen alle im selben Boot" (1981)
- "Klabautermann" (1982)
- "Der Dudelmoser" (1982)
- "Mata HariMata HariMata Hari was the stage name of Margaretha Geertruida "M'greet" Zelle , a Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan, and accused spy who was executed by firing squad in France under charges of espionage for Germany during World War I.-Early life:Margaretha Geertruida Zelle was born in Leeuwarden, Friesland,...
" (1982) - "Himalaja" (1983) (Himalaya)
- "Rose Four María Magdalena" (1983)
- "Olé Olé" (1984)
Australian release
- "MoscowMoskau (Dschinghis Khan song)"Moskau " is a single by the German pop-act Dschinghis Khan from their 1979 self-titled debut album.-History:The song was released in Australia in 1980, the year of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Australia's Channel 7 used the song as the theme to their television coverage of the Moscow Olympics...
" (1980) (#1) (as Genghis Khan)