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{{Short description|Belgian electronic musician}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Praga Khan
| name = Praga Khan
|image =Lords of Acid.jpg
| image = Lords of Acid.jpg
|caption =Praga Khan (right) in 2011
| caption = Praga Khan (right) in 2011
|alias = Khan Project, Maurice Engelen, Somora
| alias = Khan Project, Maurice Engelen, Somora
|background = solo_singer
| background = solo_singer
|birth_name = Maurice Joseph Francois Engelen<ref name="Discogs"/>
| birth_name = Maurice Joseph François Engelen<ref name="Discogs"/>
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1959|1|7}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1959|1|7}}
|birth_place = [[Herselt]], Belgium
| birth_place = [[Herselt]], Belgium
|instrument = Vocals, synthesizer
| instrument = Vocals, synthesizer
|years_active = 1980–present
| years_active = 1980–present
|genre = [[Hardcore techno]], [[House music|house]], [[new beat]], [[acid house]], [[Trance music|trance]], [[industrial dance]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/praga-khan-mn0000306918/biography |title=Artist Biography |last=Bush |first=John |work=Allmusic |accessdate=23 September 2014}}</ref><!-- House, new beat, acid, trance, rave, industrial dance -->
| genre = [[Hardcore techno]], [[new beat]], [[Belgian techno]], [[acid house]], [[Trance music|trance]], [[industrial dance]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/praga-khan-mn0000306918/biography |title=Artist Biography |last=Bush |first=John |work=Allmusic |access-date=23 September 2014}}</ref><!-- House, new beat, acid, trance, rave, industrial dance -->
|occupation = Musician, singer, songwriter, producer
| occupation = Musician, singer, songwriter, producer
|associated_acts = [[Lords of Acid]], Digital Orgasm, [[Milk Inc.]], [[MNO]], Channel X, [[The Immortals (band)|The Immortals]], [[Tom Dice]], Alice Avery
| associated_acts = [[Lords of Acid]], Digital Orgasm, [[Milk Inc.]], MNO, Channel X, [[The Immortals (band)|The Immortals]], [[Tom Dice]], Alice Avery
|label = SonicAngel
| label = SonicAngel
| current_member_of = [[Lords of Acid]]
|website =
| website =
}}
}}
'''Maurice Joseph Francois Engelen''' (born 7 January 1959), known by his stage name '''Praga Khan''',<ref name="Discogs">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Praga+Khan|title=Praga Khan|website=Discogs|accessdate=28 June 2017}}</ref> is a Belgian electronic musician. Khan is considered one of the leading pioneers of the [[new beat]]/[[acid house]]/[[hardcore techno|hardcore]] electronic dance music scene that originated in [[Belgium]]. Khan has also contributed to the theatrical scene with his musical collaborations in ''The Next Dimension'' and ''Code Red''.
'''Maurice Joseph François Engelen''' (born 7 January 1959), known by his stage name '''Praga Khan''',<ref name="Discogs">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Praga+Khan|title=Praga Khan|website=Discogs|access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref> is a Belgian electronic musician. Khan is considered one of the leading pioneers of the [[new beat]]/[[acid house]]/[[techno]] electronic dance music scene that originated in [[Belgium]]. Khan has also contributed to the theatrical scene with his musical collaborations in ''The Next Dimension'' and ''Code Red''. The group mostly performs in English, but has also released singles in German (''[[Tausend Sterne]]'').


==Career==
==Career==
In the late 1980s, Engelen teamed up with Jade 4U ([[Nikkie van Lierop]]) and Olivier Adams to form [[Lords of Acid]] and multiple other projects including Channel X and Digital Orgasm.<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p39819/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Praga Khan|last=Bush|first=John|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=30 May 2010}}</ref> Khan's most famous solo work is "Injected with a Poison" (1992). The single "Free Your Body / Injected with a Poison", by Praga Khan featuring Jade 4U, reached #16 in the UK. "Rave Alert" also charted (#39).
In the late 1980s, Khan teamed up with Jade 4U ([[Nikkie van Lierop]]) and Olivier Adams to form [[Lords of Acid]] and multiple other projects including Channel X and Digital Orgasm.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p39819/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Praga Khan|last=Bush|first=John|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|access-date=30 May 2010}}</ref> Khan's most famous solo work is "Injected with a Poison" (1992). The single "Free Your Body / Injected with a Poison", by Praga Khan featuring Jade 4U, reached #16 in the UK. "Rave Alert" also charted (#39).


In the same year, Channel X's "Rave the Rhythm" was included in the soundtrack for ''[[Basic Instinct]]'', after director [[Paul Verhoeven]] had by chance heard the track in a New York City [[discotheque|disco]] during the shooting. After this, other tracks were included into other movies, including ''[[Sliver (film)|Sliver]]'', ''[[Virtuosity]]'', ''[[Strange Days (film)|Strange Days]]'' and ''[[Bad Lieutenant]]''. He also composed [[Mortal Kombat: The Album|a music album]] for the video game, ''[[Mortal Kombat (1992 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]'', with Olivier Adams as [[The Immortals (band)|The Immortals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0451287/|title=Praga Khan|website=IMDb|accessdate=28 June 2017}}</ref>
In 1992, Channel X's "Rave the Rhythm" was included in the soundtrack for ''[[Basic Instinct]]'', after director [[Paul Verhoeven]] had by chance heard the track in a New York City [[discotheque|disco]] during the shooting. After this, other tracks were included into other movies, including ''[[Sliver (film)|Sliver]]'', ''[[Virtuosity]]'', ''[[Strange Days (film)|Strange Days]]'' and ''[[Bad Lieutenant]]''. He also composed [[Mortal Kombat: The Album|a music album]] for the video game ''[[Mortal Kombat (1992 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]'', with Olivier Adams as [[The Immortals (band)|The Immortals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0451287/|title=Praga Khan|website=IMDb|access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref>

Khan produced three mixes of the song "[[Again (Alice in Chains song)|Again]]" for the band [[Alice in Chains]], released as B-sides on international CD singles in 1996. In the [[liner notes]] of 1999's ''[[Music Bank (album)|Music Bank]]'' box set collection, Alice in Chains guitarist [[Jerry Cantrell]] said of the mixes:
{{cquote|This guy, Praga Khan, did three different mixes ... the second one ([[Trip hop]] Mix) had horns and strings without too many guitars or drums, which I kinda liked. Then there was [the "Tattoo of Pain Mix"], which was cool too. We put a couple out as "B" sides in Europe. Personally, I never got used to the idea that you had to give some places extra songs and not others, it should be the same for everybody as far as I'm concerned.<ref>Liner notes, ''[[Music Bank (album)|Music Bank]]'' box set. 1999.</ref>}}


With the release of the CD ''21st Century Skin'' in 1999, Khan became a major music act in his home country. The album included the [[single (music)|singles]] "Breakfast in Vegas", "Luv U Still" (Pragamatic) and "Lonely". The album sold more than 25,000 copies. This earned him a place at [[Rock Werchter]], where he performed live.
With the release of the CD ''21st Century Skin'' in 1999, Khan became a major music act in his home country. The album included the [[single (music)|singles]] "Breakfast in Vegas", "Luv U Still" (Pragamatic) and "Lonely". The album sold more than 25,000 copies. This earned him a place at [[Rock Werchter]], where he performed live.


At the end of 1999, Praga Khan performed as a solo act in the United States for the first time (as an opener for Lords of Acid, with the same musicians) and released the album ''Mutant Funk'' that same year. The album rapidly climbed the [[record chart|charts]], spending two weeks at No. 2 in the Belgian album chart. The band performed at Werchter again, this time as headliners on the big stage on the first day. This was the first Belgian act to achieve this. The album was a success and included the hits "Power of the Flower", "Sayonara Greetings", and "Love".
At the end of 1999, Praga Khan performed as a solo act in the United States for the first time (as an opener for Lords of Acid, with the same musicians) and released the album ''Mutant Funk'' that same year. The album rapidly climbed the [[record chart|charts]], spending two weeks at No. 2 in the Belgian album chart. The band performed at Werchter again, this time as headliners on the big stage on the first day. This was the first Belgian act to achieve this. The album was a success and included the hits "Power of the Flower", "Sayonara Greetings" and "Love".


Praga Khan also appeared as a judge on ''[[X Factor (Belgium)|X Factor]]''.
Praga Khan also appeared as a judge on the Belgian edition of ''[[X Factor (Belgium)|X Factor]]''.


In June 2010, Khan announced that the Lords of Acid project would be touring the US during July and August 2010, bringing along their friends, [[My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult]], for what was being billed as the "Sextreme Ball".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sextremeball.com/frame-dates.html|title=LOA and TKK tour dates|publisher=Sextreme Ball|accessdate=22 June 2010}}</ref> Although the Lords of Acid had indicated that there was a dispute over the ownership of some of their "official" websites,{{citation needed|date=May 2012}} Khan began using his personal and professional social media accounts, to help raise awareness of the tour.
In June 2010, Khan announced that the Lords of Acid project would be touring the US during July and August 2010, bringing along their friends [[My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult]], for what was being billed as the "Sextreme Ball".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sextremeball.com/frame-dates.html|title=LOA and TKK tour dates|publisher=Sextreme Ball|access-date=22 June 2010}}</ref> Although the Lords of Acid had indicated that there was a dispute over the ownership of some of their "official" websites,{{citation needed|date=May 2012}} Khan began using his personal and professional social media accounts, to help raise awareness of the tour.


Praga Khan released the album ''[[SoulSplitter]]'' in 2013 and performed a concert at [[Ancienne Belgique]] (with support by [[Psy'Aviah]]) to celebrate 25 years on stage.
Khan released the album ''[[SoulSplitter]]'' in 2013 and performed a concert at [[Ancienne Belgique]] (with support by [[Psy'Aviah]]) to celebrate 25 years on stage.


Praga Khan announced via his [[Twitter]] that his 10th album ''MindSnatcher'' would be released on 31 March 2015,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zounds.be/contact/26-artists/praga-khan/276-praga-khan |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-09-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001080829/http://www.zounds.be/contact/26-artists/praga-khan/276-praga-khan |archivedate=1 October 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/pragakhan/status/532913201269452800|title=Mixing the new Praga Khan album MindSnatcher. Scheduled release date March 31st. Final mixes sound unreal!pic.twitter.com/2UlnFzqXFc|first=Praga|last=Khan|date=13 November 2014|website=twitter.com|accessdate=28 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deejaybooking.com/praga-khan-news-update/|title=PRAGA KHAN available tourdates & new full-length album "MindSnatcher" - Deejaybooking.com|date=23 April 2015|website=deejaybooking.com|accessdate=28 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.klankfest.be/artists/praga-khan-dj-set|title=Praga Khan - Artists - Klankfest|first=|last=Esign|website=Praga Khan - Artists - Klankfest|accessdate=28 June 2017}}</ref> but the album was delayed due to the re-establishment of Praga Khan's second studio. The new album was renamed ''MindGames'' and the release date was rescheduled for 27 October 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pragakhan.com/|title=Praga Khan|website=Praga Khan|accessdate=28 June 2017}}</ref> but further postponements led the CD to ultimately be released on May 21, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/pragakhan/status/866228012878057472|title=Dear friends, the new Praga Khan album MindGames is now exclusively available in the LOA webshop. Spread the...http://fb.me/3LC12FVYL|first=Praga|last=Khan|publisher=}}</ref>
Khan announced via his [[Twitter]] that his 10th album ''MindSnatcher'' would be released on 31 March 2015,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zounds.be/contact/26-artists/praga-khan/276-praga-khan |title=Praga Khan |access-date=2015-09-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001080829/http://www.zounds.be/contact/26-artists/praga-khan/276-praga-khan |archive-date=1 October 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/pragakhan/status/532913201269452800|title=Mixing the new Praga Khan album MindSnatcher. Scheduled release date March 31st. Final mixes sound unreal!pic.twitter.com/2UlnFzqXFc|first=Praga|last=Khan|date=13 November 2014|website=twitter.com|access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deejaybooking.com/praga-khan-news-update/|title=PRAGA KHAN available tourdates & new full-length album "MindSnatcher" - Deejaybooking.com|date=23 April 2015|website=deejaybooking.com|access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.klankfest.be/artists/praga-khan-dj-set|title=Praga Khan - Artists - Klankfest|last=Esign|website=Praga Khan - Artists - Klankfest|access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref> but the album was delayed due to the re-establishment of Praga Khan's second studio. The new album was renamed ''MindGames'' and the release date was rescheduled for 27 October 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pragakhan.com/|title=Praga Khan|website=Praga Khan|access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref> but further postponements led the CD to ultimately be released on 21 May 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last=Khan |first=Praga |date=2017-05-21 |title=Dear friends, the new Praga Khan album MindGames is now exclusively available in the LOA webshop. |url=https://twitter.com/pragakhan/status/866228012878057472 |website=twitter.com}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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===Other works===
===Other works===
Praga Khan has recorded material with Olivier Adams and Nikkie Van Lierop (Jade 4U) frequently simultaneously. These names include, but are not limited to, [[Lords of Acid|Digital Orgasm]], [[The Immortals (band)|The Immortals]], [[Lords of Acid]] and MNO.
Praga Khan has recorded material with Olivier Adams and Nikkie Van Lierop (Jade 4U), frequently simultaneously. These projects include but are not limited to Channel X, Digital Orgasm, [[The Immortals (band)|The Immortals]], [[Lords of Acid]], MNO and 101.
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{{mainlist|Maurice Engelen discography}}


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Praga Khan
Praga Khan (right) in 2011
Praga Khan (right) in 2011
Background information
Birth nameMaurice Joseph François Engelen[1]
Also known asKhan Project, Maurice Engelen, Somora
Born (1959-01-07) 7 January 1959 (age 65)
Herselt, Belgium
GenresHardcore techno, new beat, Belgian techno, acid house, trance, industrial dance[2]
Occupation(s)Musician, singer, songwriter, producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, synthesizer
Years active1980–present
LabelsSonicAngel
Member ofLords of Acid

Maurice Joseph François Engelen (born 7 January 1959), known by his stage name Praga Khan,[1] is a Belgian electronic musician. Khan is considered one of the leading pioneers of the new beat/acid house/techno electronic dance music scene that originated in Belgium. Khan has also contributed to the theatrical scene with his musical collaborations in The Next Dimension and Code Red. The group mostly performs in English, but has also released singles in German (Tausend Sterne).

Career

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In the late 1980s, Khan teamed up with Jade 4U (Nikkie van Lierop) and Olivier Adams to form Lords of Acid and multiple other projects including Channel X and Digital Orgasm.[3] Khan's most famous solo work is "Injected with a Poison" (1992). The single "Free Your Body / Injected with a Poison", by Praga Khan featuring Jade 4U, reached #16 in the UK. "Rave Alert" also charted (#39).

In 1992, Channel X's "Rave the Rhythm" was included in the soundtrack for Basic Instinct, after director Paul Verhoeven had by chance heard the track in a New York City disco during the shooting. After this, other tracks were included into other movies, including Sliver, Virtuosity, Strange Days and Bad Lieutenant. He also composed a music album for the video game Mortal Kombat, with Olivier Adams as The Immortals.[4]

Khan produced three mixes of the song "Again" for the band Alice in Chains, released as B-sides on international CD singles in 1996. In the liner notes of 1999's Music Bank box set collection, Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell said of the mixes:

This guy, Praga Khan, did three different mixes ... the second one (Trip hop Mix) had horns and strings without too many guitars or drums, which I kinda liked. Then there was [the "Tattoo of Pain Mix"], which was cool too. We put a couple out as "B" sides in Europe. Personally, I never got used to the idea that you had to give some places extra songs and not others, it should be the same for everybody as far as I'm concerned.[5]

With the release of the CD 21st Century Skin in 1999, Khan became a major music act in his home country. The album included the singles "Breakfast in Vegas", "Luv U Still" (Pragamatic) and "Lonely". The album sold more than 25,000 copies. This earned him a place at Rock Werchter, where he performed live.

At the end of 1999, Praga Khan performed as a solo act in the United States for the first time (as an opener for Lords of Acid, with the same musicians) and released the album Mutant Funk that same year. The album rapidly climbed the charts, spending two weeks at No. 2 in the Belgian album chart. The band performed at Werchter again, this time as headliners on the big stage on the first day. This was the first Belgian act to achieve this. The album was a success and included the hits "Power of the Flower", "Sayonara Greetings" and "Love".

Praga Khan also appeared as a judge on the Belgian edition of X Factor.

In June 2010, Khan announced that the Lords of Acid project would be touring the US during July and August 2010, bringing along their friends My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, for what was being billed as the "Sextreme Ball".[6] Although the Lords of Acid had indicated that there was a dispute over the ownership of some of their "official" websites,[citation needed] Khan began using his personal and professional social media accounts, to help raise awareness of the tour.

Khan released the album SoulSplitter in 2013 and performed a concert at Ancienne Belgique (with support by Psy'Aviah) to celebrate 25 years on stage.

Khan announced via his Twitter that his 10th album MindSnatcher would be released on 31 March 2015,[7][8][9][10] but the album was delayed due to the re-establishment of Praga Khan's second studio. The new album was renamed MindGames and the release date was rescheduled for 27 October 2016,[11] but further postponements led the CD to ultimately be released on 21 May 2017.[12]

Discography

[edit]
For a more comprehensive list, see Praga Khan discography.

Studio albums

[edit]

Other works

[edit]

Praga Khan has recorded material with Olivier Adams and Nikkie Van Lierop (Jade 4U), frequently simultaneously. These projects include but are not limited to Channel X, Digital Orgasm, The Immortals, Lords of Acid, MNO and 101.

For a more comprehensive list, see Maurice Engelen discography.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Praga Khan". Discogs. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  2. ^ Bush, John. "Artist Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  3. ^ Bush, John. "Biography: Praga Khan". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Praga Khan". IMDb. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. ^ Liner notes, Music Bank box set. 1999.
  6. ^ "LOA and TKK tour dates". Sextreme Ball. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  7. ^ "Praga Khan". Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  8. ^ Khan, Praga (13 November 2014). "Mixing the new Praga Khan album MindSnatcher. Scheduled release date March 31st. Final mixes sound unreal!pic.twitter.com/2UlnFzqXFc". twitter.com. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  9. ^ "PRAGA KHAN available tourdates & new full-length album "MindSnatcher" - Deejaybooking.com". deejaybooking.com. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  10. ^ Esign. "Praga Khan - Artists - Klankfest". Praga Khan - Artists - Klankfest. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Praga Khan". Praga Khan. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  12. ^ Khan, Praga (21 May 2017). "Dear friends, the new Praga Khan album MindGames is now exclusively available in the LOA webshop". twitter.com.
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