Die Prinzen

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

For the Estonian band, see The Princes (band).
Die Prinzen
Die Prinzen concert in Biberach/Riss
Background information
OriginLeipzig, East Germany
GenresA cappella, pop rock
Years active1987 – present
LabelsSony BMG Music Entertainment, Ariola Express, Hansa
Websitehttp://www.dieprinzen.de (in German)
MembersSebastian Krumbiegel
Tobias Künzel
Wolfgang Lenk
Jens Sembdner
Henri Schmidt
Mathias Dietrich
Ali Zieme

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 "Alles nur geklaut", "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", "Stationen", and "Kontakte".

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

Band members

Die Prinzen:

  • Sebastian Krumbiegel (5 June 1966); Vocals, Keyboard
  • Tobias Künzel (26 May 1964); Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard
  • Wolfgang Lenk (4 September 1966, Leipzig); Vocals, Keyboard, Guitar
  • Jens Sembdner (20 January 1967); Vocals, Keyboard
  • Henri Schmidt (17 August 1967, Leipzig); Vocals

Backup band:

  • Ali (Alexander) Zieme (23 March 1971, Leipzig); Drums
  • Mathias Dietrich (24 November 1964, Leipzig); Bass

Discography

Albums
  • Das Leben ist Grausam (1991)
  • Das Leben ist Grausam (a cappella)
  • Küssen verboten (1992)
  • Küssen verboten (a cappella)
  • Alles nur geklaut (1993)
  • Alles nur geklaut (a cappella)
  • Schweine (1995)
  • Alles mit'm Mund (1996)
  • Ganz oben - Best of (1997)
  • A-Cappella-Album (1997)
  • So viel Spaß für wenig Geld (1999)
  • So viel Spaß für wenig Geld (a cappella)
  • Festplatte (1999)
  • D (2001)
  • Monarchie in Germany (2003)
  • HardChor (2004)
  • Akustisch live (2006)
  • Die Prinzen Orchestral (2007)
  • Die Neuen Männer (2008)
  • Es war nicht alles schlecht (2010)
  • Familienalbum (2015)
  • Eine Nacht in der Oper (2015)

Videos
  • VHS Das erste Video (1993)
  • VHS Das Live Video (1994)
  • DVD 10 Jahre Popmusik (2001)
  • VHS 10 Jahre Popmusik (2001)
  • DVD (Dual Disc) Akustisch live (2006)
  • DVD Die Prinzen Orchestral (2007)

Singles
  • Gabi und Klaus (1991)
  • Millionär (1991)
  • Mann im Mond (1992)
  • Mein Fahrrad (1992)
  • Küssen verboten (1992)
  • Küssen verboten - Die Königlichen Remixe (1992)
  • Bombe (1992)
  • 1x (1993)
  • Alles nur geklaut (1993)
  • Überall (1994)
  • Du spinnst doch (1994)
  • (Du mußt ein) Schwein sein (1995)
  • Ich will ein Baby (1995)
  • Alles mit'm Mund (1996)
  • Hose runter (1996)
  • Heute ha-ha-habe ich Geburtstag (1997)
  • Ganz oben (1997)
  • Junimond (1998)
  • So viel Spaß für wenig Geld (1999)
  • Sie will mich (1999)
  • Deutschland (2001)
  • Hier sind wir (2001)
  • Popmusik (2001)
  • Olli Kahn (2002)
  • Tiere sind zum Essen da (2003)
  • Chronisch Pleite (2003)

Charts

Singles
Year Single D A CH
1991 Gabi und Klaus 24 - 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 5 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 - -
2015 Familienalbum 9 52 52

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

Notes
  1. ""Deutschland" song information on kazaa". kazaa. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05.
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