Karussell is a German rock band from Leipzig.
The group is one of the well-known East German bands.
[1] The group was founded in April 1976.
Their first album Entweder oder was released in 1979.
The group had a string of hits in East Germany in the 1980s, among them Wer die Rose ehrt, Ehrlich will ich bleiben, Autostop and especially Als ich fortging, which is often regarded as one of the most popular songs in the history of East Germany.