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The group “Dschinghis Khan” was created in Germany, in the city of Munich, by German music producer Ralph Siegel specifically to participate in the European Eurovision Song Contest 1979, where they took 4th place, which brought the group worldwide fame. After success at the competition, the song Dschinghis Khan topped the German music charts for four weeks. It was followed by other hits ( Moscow, Kazachok, Der Verräter), most of which the group released parallel English-language versions. The group is written about in the media. For their extraordinary choreography and magnificent, vibrant stage images, the group received the German television award “Bambi” in 1980. With the exception of Germany, the Dschinghis Khan group was particularly successful in the Soviet Union, Japan, Australia and Israel, where they were the only German musical performers, which have topped the charts to date.

The group continues its success on the charts and with the public with the release of new singles such as Hadschi Halef Omar, Rom, Pistolero or Loreley but then changes his image. The producer who created the group, Ralph Siegel, releases with the group new album, which turned out to be a failure, it is no longer dance pop, fashionable at that time, and sometimes even closer to folk music, for example ​single Dudelmoser. Success began to leave the group. It wasn't until 1983 that she achieved brief success with the musical Corrida and the album of the same name. The group disbanded in 1985 after releasing their last singles, "Himalaja" (1984) and "Mexico".

1985-2005:

In 1986, there was a brief reunion of some members of the group under the name Dschinghis Khan Family. From the original lineup, only Henrietta Heichel (vocals), Leslie Mandoki (drums) and Louis Potgieter (keyboards) remain. With single Wir gehören zusammen They again decided to compete at the Eurovision Song Contest, but in the national selection of the competition they took second place, losing the right to represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest to singer Ingrid Peters, who subsequently took 8th place in the final of the Eurovision 1986 contest. In 1995, Steve Bender, Edina Pop and Leslie Mandoki appeared together on Japanese television. As a result, many remixes and medleys of famous hits were created there.

The band members went their separate ways after the split. In 1986, after ten years of marriage, Wolfgang Heichel and Henriette Strobel divorced. Louis Hendrik Potgieter died in 1994 in Port Elizabeth in South Africa, having AIDS. Leslie Mandoki continued musical career and successfully worked as a producer and musician. Edina Pop continued to sing and record discs, and took part in various radio charts. Steve Bender worked as a music producer in Munich.

2005-2018. Reunion:

Steve Bender was driving force very successful concert "Reunion of Dschinghis Khan" December 17, 2005 in Moscow at the Olimpiysky sports complex. Founding members Steve Bender, Edina Pop, Henriette Strobel and Wolfgang Heuchel, as well as new members Stefan Trek, Ebru Kaya and Daniel Kesling, presented the audience with most of the hits from the first album, performing to great success in front of approximately 60,000 spectators.

In May 2006, Steve Bender died after a long battle with cancer.

In 2006, Stefan Trek left the group and started a solo project Rocking Son of Dschinghis Khan, recording the album in 2007 Rising, which included the changed greatest hits Dschinghis Khan.

On March 7, 2019, the group successfully performed a solo program in Russia in Yakutsk at the Sakha Circus arena.

On June 23, 2019, the group performed solo in the Republic of Tatarstan, in Kazan, at the national holiday Sabantuy 2019 in the village. Minger

June 28, 2019 solo concert at the annual Ural music festival"Ural Music Night" in Russia in Yekaterinburg, the group also gave interviews to several radio stations and performed on local television.

On July 27, 2019, a performance took place in Kazakhstan in the city of Timertau at the Mettalurg stadium, the concert was dedicated to the Metallurgist Day holiday.

August 24, 2019 performance in the city of Solikamsk, on the central square in honor of the holiday "Miner's Day"

On August 31, 2019, the group was a guest for the first time at the Dresden Opera Ball in St. Petersburg, they presented 5 new songs, and also performed old hits. The concert was divided into 3 parts, one of which took place on Arts Square, the stage was created in front of the main entrance to the Mikhailovsky Theater, the remaining 2 parts took place inside the theater at a gala dinner.

The paradox of the group's popularity in the Soviet Union was that the Soviet public did not have the opportunity to become familiar with the visual... Read all

Dschinghis Khan (Russian: Chingis Khan) is a German musical group created in 1979. At the Eurovision Song Contest in 1979 it took 4th place, after which it became very popular not only in Germany, but also in Eastern Europe, including in the USSR, as well as in Australia and Japan.

The paradox of the group's popularity in the Soviet Union was that the Soviet public did not have the opportunity to become familiar with the visual image of the group, thanks to which it became famous in no small part in the West.
The paradox was that the group itself was officially “banned”: in the lists recommended for discos in the late 70s and early 80s, Dschinghis Khan was noted as “fascist and anti-Soviet music.” This is because of their famous composition Moskau. Nevertheless, this thing was really quite popular at Soviet discos.

In 1999, four tracks from the disc "Dschinghis Khan: The History of Dschinghis Khan" were remixed and produced by the famous German producer David Brandes.

In 2005, the group reconvened with the same lineup and on October 17 gave big concert at the Olimpiysky sports and concert complex in Moscow as part of the Legends of Retro FM festival. About 30 thousand spectators attended the concert; it was broadcast by Channel One through the Orbita and Orbita-2 systems.

In 2006, the group undertook a tour dedicated to the memory of Steve Bender. As part of the tour, the musicians performed concerts in Ulaanbaatar and Kyiv.
Discography

* 1979 - Dschinghis Khan
* 1980 - Rom
* 1981 - Wir Sitzen Alle Im Selben Boot
* 1982 - Helden, Schurken Und Der Dudelmoser
* 1983 - Corrida
* 1984 - Helden, Schurken Und Der Dudelmoser
* 1993 - Huh Hah Dschinghis Khan
* 1998 - Die Großen Erfolge
* 1999 - The History Of Dschinghis Khan
* 1999 - Forever Gold
* 2004 - The Jubilee Album
* 2007 - 7 Leben

"Genghis Khan" is a group from Germany that was created in 1979 specifically to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. The team managed to win fourth place. Soon he became popular not only in home country, but also in Japan, Australia, the USSR and Eastern Europe.

Story

"Genghis Khan" is a group that was created a few weeks before the German selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. For this event, composer Ralph Siegel prepared a song of the same name. “Genghis Khan” is the group that won the national selection. As a result, the team was entrusted with representing the country at Eurovision. There, the participants performed the song Dschinghis Khan and managed to take fourth place.

In 1984, the team broke up due to financial problems.

In 1988, former vocalist Leslie Mandoki and Eva Csepregi, a member of the Hungarian team Neoton Familia, jointly sang the official song "Korea" during the opening Olympic Games, which took place in Seoul.

In 1993, dancer and lead singer of the group Louis Hendrik Potgieter died.

In 1999, four songs from the band's album were remixed and also produced by David Brandes.

In 2005, the group reunited. Soon the first concert took place in Russia. It took place in Moscow at the Olympic complex. About 30 thousand spectators attended the event.

In 2006, the group went on a tour, which was dedicated to the memory of the late Steve Bender. As part of the trip, the musicians performed in Kyiv and Ulaanbaatar.

In 2007, the group recorded an album called 7 Leben. It contains new compositions, as well as adaptations of previous hits.

In 2009, the group attended the Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Moscow.

In 2012, the group performed in Ukraine, in Nikopol, as part of the celebration of the city day.

Heinz Gross, a producer, said in an interview that in the eighties the group was banned in the USSR and was accused of nationalism and anti-communism.

Discography

The Genghis Khan group was described in detail above. The band's songs were included in many albums, the first of which was released in 1979 and was called Dschinghis Khan.

The next album, Rom, appeared in 1980.

In 1981 the album Wir Sitzen Alle Im Selben Boot was recorded.

In 1982, Helden's work, Schurken Und Der Dudelmoser, was published.

"Genghis Khan" is a group that recorded the album Corrida in 1983.

In 1993, the album Huh Hah Dschinghis Khan was released.

In 1998 the work Die Großen Erfolge appeared. In 1999 - two albums: The History Of Dschinghis Khan and Forever Gold.

2004 brought The Jubilee Album.

In 2007, the album 7 Leben was released.

Compound

The group consists of Henriette Pauline Strobel. She was born in 1953, German. Also a member of the team is Edina Pop. She was born in 1941, winner of the prize for best vocal performance in Hungary. Another member of the team is Klaus Kupreit. The Genghis Khan group was described in detail above. You can see photos of the musicians of this group above.

The world has been waiting for their return for a long time, Dschinghis Khan is back on stage!

In the 13th century, the Mongol leader Genghis Khan (Dschinghis Khan in German) and his horde of horsemen conquered numerous lands around the world, known to people in those days. Many centuries later, a colorful, historical and costumed musical group from Munich made a similarly stunning land grab in musical world. Dschinghis Khan collected all the most significant awards, their records went gold and platinum in 20 countries, and each of them sold at least 20 million copies. They attended more than 240 television programs, and their smiles shone on the covers of the world's leading magazines. Dschinghis Khan is rightfully considered the most successful German group. And now the sensational news: Dschinghis Khan is back and will perform on stages all over the world once again!

A young journalist described the Dschinghis Khan phenomenon in a youth magazine published in April 1980:

“Some people practice their playing day and night for years. They want to get on television or at least in a recording studio. As a result, all their efforts end with performances at the city sports club and at the ball of the local fire department. Few people succeed in unraveling the mystery of pop music. However, real geniuses appear in this genre too. Such as the “super group” Dschinghis Khan. This team released a hit before they even existed. Their self-titled single "Dschinghis Khan" is rhythmic and perfect for dancing. But despite all this, he went gold. In fact, the secret of their success is not only in music. Main role this one featured: a talented producer, a talented lyricist, a talented choreographer, a talented costume designer, a talented and witty group of performers and a crowd of talented teenagers with a lot of pocket money. All of this together created a hit.”

The band's producer and composer, Ralph Siegel, didn't expect anything else. In the early days of Dschinghis Khan, he was a generator of amazing ideas. Ralph had his sights set on winning the Eurovision Song Contest, the most famous and significant trophy in pop music, which was broadcast throughout Europe. His composition about the Mongol leader Genghis Khan was ideal for the competition - it was a mixture of a jackhammer rhythm with a simple but at the same time brilliant text:

Chin, Chin, Genghis Khan...

Hey, horseman - hey, people - hey, horseman, rush forward!

Chin, Chin, Genghis Khan...

Come on, brothers - drink, brothers - fight, brothers, again and again!

(Oddly enough, this text was not composed by Goethe, but by the producer’s friend, Dr. Bernd Meininger, an agricultural ecologist.)

It is obvious that listeners cannot be retained by music and lyrics alone. Ideally, singers should be dressed in colorful costumes and perform crazy dances with lots of sparkling effects during their performances. Siegel found it quite quickly similar group performers. He was in a hurry for a reason - it was February, and already on March 31, 1979, the Eurovision Song Contest was supposed to begin in Jerusalem. He looked for faces with striking features, similar to Genghis Khan or at least reminiscent of him. Siegel managed to find the following: Wolfgang (former dental student turned art teacher, studio performer, composer and producer) and Henriette Heichel (dental assistant, model and figure skater), Leslie Mandoki (Hungarian jazz performer with a mustache and a thick mane of hair), Louis Potgieter ( professional dancer from South Africa), Edina Pop (singer from Hungary) and Steve Bender (the one with the bald head). The group began its existence. This is not the time to hesitate. Everything went exactly according to plan. Choreographer Hanns Winkler planned to create a grandiose production. Every movement was worked out and memorized. At the same time, designer Marc Mano in Munich worked on creating incomparable costumes, which are considered iconic to this day. Four weeks after their formation, Dschinghis Khan wins the selection of the German entry for the Eurovision Song Contest by a huge margin. Two weeks later the group is already in Jerusalem. Fourth place at the Eurovision Song Contest was their first breakthrough on the international stage. A few weeks later, their single "Dschinghis Khan" was certified gold, selling over 500,000 copies. At the time, this would have been considered an amazing achievement. The compositions following the single repeated the success of the first song: “Moskau”, “Rocking Son Of Dschinghis Khan”, “Hadschi Halef Omar”, “Rom”. Records with songs received gold and platinum status throughout to the globe, starting with Germany and ending with other 20 countries, including Japan, Australia, Korea, the Netherlands, Belgium, Israel, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway and Finland. The music of Dschinghis Khan captured the hearts and minds of his fans even in the republics of the USSR. In the “red” territory, Dschinghis Khan records sold even more records than in all other places combined!

In Israel and Japan, the group constantly held the leading position in the rating of performers. Surprisingly, the Japanese rankings were dominated by a composition in German, something that no other performer has managed to do to this day. Dschinghis Khan won the German “Bambi” award, received the “Golden Lion” from the Luxembourg radio, and the “Golden Europe” from the German radio station Europawelle Saar. They so incredibly easily gained fabulous fame around the world. Dschinghis Khan became a symbol popular music"Made in Munich."

After the release of two albums and shortly before the start of sales of the third album, "Wir sitzen alle im selben Boot" ("We're all in the same boat"), Steve Bender left the band in 1981 for a number of personal reasons. Despite this heavy blow, Dschinghis Khan released two more hits: "Pistolero" and "Loreley".

Dancer and band leader, Louis Hendrik Potgieter died due to AIDS in his hometown, Cape Town in 1993. After this, the group released many remixes and medleys of their hits, entitled "Huh Hah Dschinghis Khan" (1993) and "History of Dschinghis Khan" (1999).

South Africa, 1993.

“Louis, we will remember you, you will forever remain in our hearts.”

Heinz Gross, a music manager from Augsburg, tried to reunite Dschinghis Khan. In the fall of 2005, the slightly aged performers united. Together with his new and old friends from Russia, Heinz Gross organized a “Reunion Concert” in Moscow on December 17, 2005, at which Dschinghis Khan performed. To create a stage at the Olimpiysky sports complex, 26 trucks filled with necessary equipment, weighing in total more than 300 tons. Core members Steve Bender, Edina Pop, Henriette Strobel (formerly Heichel) and Wolfgang Heichel, along with 72 additional singers, performed all their hits from the 1979 album Dschinghis Khan and were rewarded with thunderous applause from the nearly 30,000 spectators. Channel One broadcast their performance all over the world. The performance received the status of the best music show year. On May 7, 2006, Steve Bender left the band after dying of cancer. This was a heavy blow for the remaining three members of the group. Should the group cease to exist? After thinking for a long time, the members of the team decided to continue their performance in memory of Steve Bender and Louis Hendrik Potgieter.

Germany, May 2006.

“Steve, you are no longer with us, but you will always be there, no matter where we are now!”

On July 15, 2006, the group performed at the Ulaanbaatar Stadium in Mongolia along with a group of dancers, "The Legacy of Genghis Khan". As the main group of the event, Genghis Khan "celebrated" the 800th birthday of Genghis Khan along with his great-great-great-grandson. It was an extraordinary show with horses, camels and dancers against a stunning backdrop with lots of special effects.

A clear and intelligent use of imagery and a variety of choreographic techniques have always been distinctive features performances by Dschinghis Khan. And they remain so to this day! The dancers of the group “The Legacy of Genghis Khan” continue to perform on stage together with Edina Pop, Henriette Strobel and Wolfgang Heichel. This world-class group takes their performance back to the time of the greatness of the Mongols, performing various acrobatic stunts and beautiful dances. Clos Caprate, a young and talented dancer, became the group’s choreographer, joining the group “The Legacy Of Genghis Khan” to their performances. One look at them will be enough to realize all the mastery of the dramaturgy of their performances. The first will be Eltuya, a formidable warrior. She is a mad warrior and the daughter of a khan. He wanted a son, but his wife gave birth to a daughter. Eltuya rides a black stallion and holds a golden Mongolian battle ax in her hands. Take a look at Furst Ogudei, the Khan’s son. He - great dancer and moves like a dervish on stage. Aigai is another son of the khan. He is a handsome Mongolian dandy and looks more like a pop star than a warrior. The Khan likes Princess Okhla the most; she is constantly carried in a palanquin next to the stage. Here is Yassa, the chaotic gladiator. Not a single head has yet been safe from his mad sword. His battle friend Cash is a dangerous dark warrior who was captured along with Genghis Khan. Another standout character is the adroit swordswoman Yesugan. She was kidnapped from her home when she was still a small child, and now this girl is fighting on the side of Genghis Khan. A rare expert in saber dancing.

And finally, Dschinghis Khan's new album is eager to be completed with new songs. The concept remains the same, but the sound from Alfons Weindorf is unlike anything else. Let us not forget about the famous lyricist, Bernd Meininger, who again invites us into the world of myths and history of the Mongolian nation. A new chapter in the history of the group will undoubtedly confirm its “cult” status, earned over the 28 years of its existence. Hot dancing with captivating music in a show on a giant stage - “This is Dschinghis Khan 2007”. An extraordinary show with horses, camels and a huge volley of fireworks will make spectators jump out of their seats. 28 years after its founding Dschinghis groups Khan haven't lost any of their charm. The world has been waiting for their return for a long time, but stop waiting already.