Die Prinzen

Die Prinzen

Die Prinzen concert in Biberach/Riss
Background information
Origin Leipzig, East Germany
Genres A cappella, pop rock
Years active 1987 – present
Labels Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Ariola Express, Hansa
Website http://www.dieprinzen.de (German)
Members Sebastian Krumbiegel
Tobias Künzel
Wolfgang Lenk
Jens Sembdner
Henri Schmidt
Mathias Dietrich
Ali Zieme

Die Prinzen (The Princes) is a German music group. The band is made up of former members of the Thomanerchor (a choir of the Thomaskirche (St. Thomas' Church) in Leipzig, Germany, where Johann Sebastian Bach was music director for many years) and a former member of the Dresdner Kreuzchor.

Overview

Early albums consist of a cappella music. The band's first name was Die Herzbuben, but it was changed to Die Prinzen in 1991 to avoid confusion with the Volkstümliche Schlager duo Wildecker Herzbuben. The lyrics of their songs are often humorous, tongue-in-cheek critiques of German government or society. The group's most popular singles have been "Gabi und Klaus", "Millionär", "Küssen verboten", "(Du musst ein) Schwein sein", "Mein Fahrrad", "Olli Kahn" (about German star World Cup goalkeeper Oliver Kahn) and "Deutschland".

In reference to the group's name and the Brothers Grimm fairy-tale "The Frog Prince", the group's logo is a green frog wearing a crown. The frog logo has appeared in a number of album and single covers.

Their hit song "Millionär" appeared in the accompanying video to the German textbooks "Komm Mit" and "Stationen".

"Deutschland" is a very cultural and ironic song about everything of Deutschland (Germany). It was written by German songwriter Steve van Velvet.[1]

Band members

Die Prinzen:

Backup band:

Discography

Albums

Videos

Singles

Charts

Singles

Year Single D A CH
1991 Gabi und Klaus 2 - 9
1991 Millionär 36 29 11
1992 Mann im Mond 30 - -
1992 Mein Fahrrad 68 - -
1992 Küssen verboten 17 - -
1993 Alles nur geklaut 4 3 26
1994 Überall 63 - -
1995 Du mußt ein Schwein sein 8 13 26
1996 Alles Mit Dem Mund 96 - -
1997 Ganz oben (with the Thomanerchor) 82 - -
1999 So viel Spaß für wenig Geld 68 - -
2001 Deutschland 15 10 -
2002 Olli Kahn 32 - -
2003 Chronisch pleite 56 - -
2004 Unsicherheit macht sich breit 77 - -

Albums

Year Album D A CH
1991 Das Leben ist grausam - 39 20
1992 Küssen verboten 6 - 21
1993 Alles nur geklaut 4 2 13
1995 Schweine 3 6 22
1996 Alles mit'm Mund 25 - -
1997 Ganz oben - Hits MCMXCI-MCMXCVII 23 - -
1999 So viel Spaß für wenig Geld 9 - -
1999 Festplatte 88 - -
2001 D 13 50 -
2003 Monarchie in Germany 17 - -
2004 Hardchor 61 - -
2006 Akustisch Live 28 - -
2008 Die neuen Männer 42 - -
2009 Die neuen Männer Premium-Edition - - -
2010 Es war nicht alles schlecht 69 - -

D, A, and CH represent Germany, Austria, and Switzerland respectively.

Notes

  1. ""Deutschland" song information on kazaa". kazaa.

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