Paffendorf, a German electronic dance music project, was formed in 1998 by Ramon
Zenker, Gottfried Engels, and Nicolas Valli. The group's debut single "Smile"
was released on July 1st, 1998, followed by the EPs Ruf Mich An (call Me Now)
and Terminator 2 Theme: Main Title in the same year. Zenker had been involved in
several dance music projects since the late 1980s, including Interactive with
their hit "Who Is Elvis". Engel's and Zenker's Samba dance project Bellini,
featuring three female singers, began in 1997 with the release of "Samba de
Janeiro", which became an internationa...