''Dschinghis Khan'' (released internationally as ''Genghis Khan'') is the debut

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disco group

Dschinghis Khan Dschinghis Khan (; "Genghis Khan") was 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 led by original members Henriette Str ...

. The album includes the band's breakthrough single, also called "

", with which they represented Germany at the

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, finishing in 4th position. Included is also the follow-up " Moskau", a tribute to the Russian capital

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. Both singles were also released in English-language versions in certain markets, entitled "Genghis Khan" and "Moscow" respectively.

Track listing

Original release Australian release

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

* * 1979 debut albums Dschinghis Khan albums German-language albums {{1970s-album-stub