Dschinghis Khan

German Eurodisco pop band

Key facts

Origin: Munich , West Germany
Genres: Eurodisco Folk pop
Years active: 1979–1985, 2005–present
Labels: Jupiter Records, Columbia , Victor
Members: Siegel lineup , Claus Kupreit, Angelika Erlacher, Läm Virat Phetnoi, Marco Matias, Selina Kohl, Michael Thurner, Track lineup , Stefan Track, Leila Melikova, Tatiana Gerisamova, Denis Loginov, Andrey Ivanoff
Past members: Henriette Strobel, Edina Pop, Steve Bender (deceased) , Louis Hendrik Potgieter (deceased) , Leslie Mándoki , Wolfgang Heichel (deceased) Johannes Kupreit (deceased)
Website: Siegel faction , Track faction

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Dschinghis Khan ( German pronunciation: [ˌdʒɪŋɡɪs ˈkaːn]; lit. 'Genghis Khan') is a German Eurodisco pop band. It was originally formed in Munich in 1979 to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Dschinghis Khan".

The original group consisted of six members: Louis Hendrik Potgieter, Edina Pop, Henriette Strobel, Wolfgang Heichel, Leslie Mándoki, and Steve Bender, who performed from 1979 to their first disbandment in 1985.