I got this autogrammkarte (autograph card) on eBay for about 1 euro. It's worth it to note that this isn't a real autograph card; the auto's are just printed on. Still, it's a neat relic. Leslie's signature in particular intrigues me -- what exactly did he write? To me, it looks like "Leslie Lisuden," but since "Lisuden" is not a word in English, German or Hungarian, I have to say that I just don't know.
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Dschinghis Khan
Given Name: Louis Hendrik Potgieter
Birthday: 4 April 1952[sic]
Birthplace: Johannesburg/South Africa
Eyes/Hair: Brown/Brown
Height: 1.90 metres
Trained profession: Solo dancer/ classical ballet
Given Name: Leslie Mandoki
Birthday: 7 January 1953
Birthplace: Budapest/Hungary
Eyes/Hair: Blue-green/brown
Height: 1.78 metres
Trained Profession: Music teacher [sic]
Married: to Romy Hempel since 1977
Name: Edina Pop
Given Name: Marika Kesmarki
Birthday: 4 February 1947
Birthplace: Budapest/Hungary
Eyes/Hair: Brown/light brown
Height: 1.70 metres
Trained Profession: Singing student/secretary
Married: to the actor Gunther Stoll since 1971 (till his death in 1977)
Given Name: Henriette Heichel
Maiden Name: Henriette Strobel
Birthday: 13 November 1953
Birthplace: Amsterdam/Holland
Eyes/Hair: Blue-green/dark blonde
Height: 1.71 metres
Trained Profession: Dental assistant/cosmetologist, was earlier a hobby-figure0skater.
Married: to Wolfgang Heichel since 1976
Name: Steve Bender
Given Name: Karl-Heinz Bender
Birthday: 2 November 1946
Birthplace: Mainz
Eyes/Hair: Blue/Bald
Height: 1.71 metres
Trained Profession: Painter
Married: to Elfriede Biegler since 1969
Child: Melanie (born 1975)
Given Name: Wolfgang Heichel
Birthday: 4 November 1951
Birthplace: Meissen/DDR (East Germany)
Eyes/Hair: Brown/brown
Height: 1.88 metres
Trained profession: Dental student (given up)
Married: to Henriette Strobel since 1976.
Yeah, what WAS that that Leslie wrote? It's sure not "Mandoki." Yet another DK mystery to solve, Jenn.......... XD
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting-
Matt
Just rereading the info on my beloved, making sure I already knew all the info on the card.
ReplyDeleteShe's 1.71 meters, apparently. Google has that as roughly 5 ft 7.5 in. I hope she's OK with slow-dancing with a man 2 inches shorter than her! I, of course, have NO issue at all with that- but some women have a hang-up about that sort of thing. I'll just have to wear Timberland boots, like George did on Seinfeld........XD
Matt
Thanks! That's really cool!
ReplyDeleteJust I am a bit confused about who is taller - Wolfgang or Louis.
It's said almost everywhere, Wolfgang is 1.88 and Louis 1.90, but videos and photos show W is a bit taller. Or maybe it's heeled boots?
Hi!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this super site about Dschinghis Khan. I am a great Hungarian fan of the group, and my favourite is Edina, her real name is Késmárky Marika. On the web her birthday is 4 February 1941, but I have got a Hungarian music book from 1970 (Csak fiataloknak III; in English: Only for Youngs Part III), in which I found another date: 2 February 1945. Marika/Edina won the Hungarian Songfestival (Táncdalfesztivál) in 1969 with this Song: Egy fiú a házból (A Guy from the House). This Song is a classic in Hungary.
I started a new blog (because my first blog is lost), and – of course – I repost my (updated) old writings, for example about Dschinghis Khan, Edina Pop and Leslie Mandoki. Thanks for your help with this blog.
Best wishes,
Tony from Hungary
That moment when your in love with Dschinghis Khan and look up about them on google and next minute google is a liar.
ReplyDelete(Also I am not a creep and in love with them it's just I think they make amazing music and ya know)