Jasmin vetter arabesque biography

West German female vocal trio

Arabesque are an all-girl trio formed at the height of the European disco era in , in the West German city of Frankfurt. The group's changing lineup worked with the German composer Jean Frankfurter (Erich Ließmann).

Arabesque were especially popular in Japan.^[2] Their songs began being aired on Japanese late-night radio shows in the late s, and with support from groups such as the Takenoko-zoku, they became especially popular with teenagers and a driving force behind the popularity of Western music in Japan in the early s.

Their popularity also spread to South Korea, Chinese-speaking countries and other parts of Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America.

History

– Formation and early years

In , schlager music singer Mary Ann Nagel proposed a girl group to producer Wolfgang Mewes, who accepted.

Two additional members were recruited through a singing competition.^[3] A Brit (Karen Ann Tepperis), a German-M