There are at least ten artists sharing the name Propaganda; The name is used by a German synthpop band, a Spanish metal band, a Bulgarian crossover band, a Polish hard rock band, a British DJ duo,a Russian pop band, a Finnish gospel band as well as a Greek anarchist political hip-hop band, a Romanian alternative band, an Italian nsbm band, and an American underground rapper, an German rac band. German: The first Propaganda was a synthpop musical group formed in Düsseldorf, Germany in early 1982 by Ralf Dörper (a member of the German industrial band Die Krupps), Andreas THEIN and Suzanne Freytag. The trio recorded some demos for future release. Journalist Paul Morley signed the band, with the inclusion of classically-trained musician and composer Michael Mertens and Claudia Brücken, now a five-member band to Trevor Horn's ztt Records label. ...show more

There are at least ten artists sharing the name Propaganda; The name is used by a German synthpop band, a Spanish metal band, a Bulgarian crossover band, a Polish hard rock band, a British DJ duo,a Russian pop band, a Finnish gospel band as well as a Greek anarchist political hip-hop band, a Romanian alternative band, an Italian nsbm band, and an American underground rapper, an German rac band. German: The first Propaganda was a synthpop musical group formed in Düsseldorf, Germany in early 1982 by Ralf Dörper (a member of the German industrial band Die Krupps), Andreas THEIN and Suzanne Freytag. The trio recorded some demos for future release. Journalist Paul Morley signed the band, with the inclusion of classically-trained musician and composer Michael Mertens and Claudia Brücken, now a five-member band to Trevor Horn's ztt Records label.

The group relocated to the United Kingdom and released the single "Dr. Mabuse", which reached the UK Top 30. Thein left the band before it began recording its debut album "A Secret Wish". ZTT's plan to have Trevor Horn produce Propaganda's debut had to be abandoned because of the huge success Horn was having with Frankie Goes To Hollywood, so Stephen Lipson (Horn's engineer) took his place.

The release of the album was preceded by the release of single "Duel", which became a hit for the band. The album received considerable critical acclaim and unexpected commercial success, but the group members had lost faith in ZTT. A remix album, "Wishful Thinking", was compiled by producers Stephen Lipson and Bob Kraushaar and released in 1986 without consulting the group. Friction between Propaganda and ZTT had arisen when the band realized that their recording contract with ZTT would leave them without any remuneration for their work. ...show less