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Leslie Mandoki

Hungarian-German musician (drummer) and producer, born in 1953. Performed from 1979 until early 1980s as singer of the German pop band [a=Dschinghis Khan] and released his first solo album [i]Back to Myself[/i] in 1982. His solo work - which is released under his alias [a=Man Doki] - combines rock and jazz influences sometimes in a canonical, sometimes in an experimental fashion. His studio releases benefit from many collaborations and acquaintances in modern rock and pop music such as [a=Nik Kershaw], [a=Chaka Khan], [a=Peter Maffay], [a=Pino Palladino] and [a=Ian Anderson] of [a=Jethro Tull] fame. From the 1990s on, he has been successful as producer, working with artists like [a=No Angels], [a=Placido Domingo], [a=Phil Collins] and [a=Engelbert].