Louis Hendrik Potgieter
Louis Hendrik Potgieter (also known as Patrick Bailey ; born April 4, 1951 in Pretoria , South Africa ; † November 12, 1994 in Port Elizabeth , South Africa) was a South African singer and member of the pop group Dschinghis Khan .
Life
Potgieter studied ballet and graphic arts in Johannesburg . In the early 1970s he came to the Ulm Theater as a solo dancer . In 1975 he got an engagement at the Gärtnerplatztheater . Three years later he played a supporting role in the 51st episode "Ute and Manuela" of the crime series Derrick . In 1979 the music producer Ralph Siegel became aware of him. For the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 Siegel put together the group Dschinghis Khan . After the group disbanded years later, Potgieter went back to South Africa and became a hotel manager. He died in 1994 of complications from an AIDS disease .
Web links
- Louis Hendrik Potgieter in the Internet Movie Database (the year of death 1993 is given)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Potgieter's date of death on the Steppenwind fan page, accessed July 8, 2016
- ↑ https://steppenwind.jimdo.com/damals-heute/die-khane/
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Potgieter, Louis Hendrik |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bailey, Patrick (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African singer and member of the pop group Dschinghis Khan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pretoria , South Africa |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 1994 |
| Place of death | Port Elizabeth , South Africa |