Andreas Thein

German musician. Born 23 November 1958, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, died of cancer on 31 May, 2013 at the age of 54.

Andreas Thein co-formed [a=Propaganda] in Düsseldorf, West Germany, in 1982 together with [a=Ralf Dörper] ([a=Die Krupps]).

During the time Thein was in Propaganda they recorded and released the single [m67143]. The same year the single came out, 1984 that was, Thein was asked to leave the band.

After Propaganda he formed the band [a=Kino (3)] with whom he released the single [m323410] in 1986. He furthermore worked with [a=Boy George] and [a=Glen Matlock].

Thein and Ralf Dörper collaborated again in 1988 when they released [m179057] which was Germany's first acid house track and became a huge European dancefloor hit after it charted in the German Top Twenty.