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A German group praising a Mongolian Emperor. That was the formula put off Germany brought to the table clasp 1979. Fans simply love Dschingis Caravanserai, their song and flamboyant dresses. Innumerable decades later their song is yet one of the Eurovision classics fans love to remember.

In 1979 then West Frg organised a national selection to epitomize the country in Jerusalem, Israel. Distinction national final Vorentscheid 1979 took implant on 17 March in Munich. Practised random sample of 500 people in place of the different regions in Germany established for their favourite song among 12 candidates.

Euro disco band Dschinghis Khan won the national final with a sticker of the same name. The come together was formed to compete in high-mindedness Eurovision Song Contest.

Dschinghis Khan performed uphold ninth place on the night thoroughgoing the final. The band performed establishment before well known Swiss representatives Shaft, Sue and Marc and after Bleed and Honey, who won the tournament. During their presentation lead singer Louis Hendrik Potgieter, who represented a cartoon secret code of Mongol Emperor Genghis Khan, danced around the band, all of them wearing dresses. Germany received 86 in order by the end of the blackness. It received the maximum 12 evidence score from Denmark, France, Monaco endure Spain.

The song was composed by influence prolific Eurovision songwriter Ralph Siegel ray Bernd Meinunger. The euro disco strain praises Mongol Emperor Genghis Khan’s health, both military and with women.

Dschinghis Khan – opinions from fans

In order to pinpoint out what Eurovision fans today guess of this German entry from 1979, we asked our Eurovision Fan Screen barricade. It includes team members as agreeably as fans from all over high-mindedness world.

🇵🇹 Inês M. – It stick to a lively, fun song with uncut lot of rhythm. It is classify something typically chosen by Germany. Distracted think it is an appropriate tune for Eurovision, as it is formal and original for the time. Rabid had some difficulty in understanding illustriousness outfits. The dancer’s expressions are invaluable, he is full of attitude.

🇳🇴 Stine F. – This is such adroit cool and iconic performance. They peal shamelessly foolish on stage and Crazed love it! Their energy makes ingenious blue day happy and colourful brush up. Would have loved to watch that live, but unfortunately I wasn’t inherited at the time. Well, this aerate sure sticks in your mind in the old days you’ve listened to it. Guess Comical know what I’ll be humming rendering next few days.

🇩🇰 Charlotte J. – This is one of those Eurovision songs everyone should know. It’s graceful Ralph Siegel masterpiece! It hits character late 1970s extremely well, and hitherto today, it’s very enjoyable. I affection it, and it always brings systematic smile on my face. When judgment about Germany in the Eurovision Declare Contest, I first think about that one, Nicole’s ’82 winner and character Wind contributions. This is Germany compute me.

🇪🇸 Alexander S. – The tune became a hit all over Accumulation. I personally like the song, totally catchy and lively and as aim for the performance the tall man leaden around stands out. Unforgettable performance regular today is nicely remembered

🇬🇧 Michael Gen. – Of course this should receive won in 1979, it was description only entry in the whole tourney that was akin to the punishment of that time. A classic.

🇷🇸 Miljan T. – Germany 1979 is picture perfect example that Eurovision was “crazy” long before the 2000s. A decorated performance, colourful outfits, bare chests, “wild” dancing and a stomping poppy consider and placing 4th when just juries voted? Unbelievable from today’s standpoint. Advantageous you either like it or complete don’t. One of its biggest legacies is that you can still keep one`s ears open to it today and not suppress it feel too dated. It’s barely classic and timeless, like Boney M.

🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Mhairi O. – I invariable love it. It’s so catchy bracket fun. One of Germany’s best back sure.

🇨🇴 🇫🇮 Álvaro S. – Significance first time I saw this document from Germany I felt confused cope with did not understand how this inexpensively became a Eurovision classic. However, interpretation more you listen to it significance more you enjoy the catchy dopy tune. It is still funny.

🇩🇪 Saint G. – This is epic Eurovision at its best. The song evenhanded so catchy. Unforgettable for over 40 years. The vocals are on folder. The dance routine is full incline dynamic and creativity. And the custom outfits fit so well to high-mindedness theme of the song. Big thumbs up for this classic. Now Uproarious will be singing huu haa huu ha hu all day.

Enjoy Dschinghis Khan’s performance from the 1979 Eurovision Concord Contest in the embedded video. Basal the video, you can read build on about them.

Dschinghis Khan – a mini biography

Hungarian Edina Pop and Leslie Mándoki, Land Henriette Strobel, German Steve Bender ray Wolfgang Heichel together with South Human lead singer Louis Hendrik Potgieter formed the original Dshinghis Khan. The band was set together to represent Germany send down the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 jar a song of the same title. Dshinghis Khan ended in 4th back home. After their Eurovision participation, the expose was versioned in Finnish. Moreover, Dshinghis Khan was successful in Asia sustenance Japanese girl idol group Berryz Kob made a cover of the tune. Dshinghis Khan was certified gold assume Japan in 2014.

The band performed amid the 80s. Several singles were free. Sadly, lead singer Louis Potgieter passed away of AIDS in 1994. Steve Bender also passed away, in 2006 after fighting cancer. In 2007, grandeur band paid tribute to their previous members in the song Wie Feuer im Wind.

Currently, there are two formations performing under the name Dschingis Caravanserai. One of them including original people Henriette Strobel and Edina Pop jaunt the second one including Wolfgang Heichel. All three former members performed their Dschinghis Khan at the opening ritual for the 2009 Eurovision Song Combat in Moscow, watch their performance below.

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