Die Prinzen
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Die Prinzen
Die Prinzen concert in Biberach/Riss
Background information
Origin	Leipzig, Germany
Genre(s)	A-capella, Pop-Rock
Years active	1987 – present
Label(s)	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) are 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.

Overview

Early albums consist of a cappella music. First Name of the Band was Die Herzbuben, remembering the 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 goalie 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.

The band

The band consists of seven members:

• Tobias Künzel (born 26 May 1964 in Leipzig) – vocalist (baritone)
• Matthias Dietrich (born 24 November 1964 in Schönebeck) – instrumentalist (bass guitar)
• Sebastian Krumbiegel (born 5 June 1966 in Leipzig) – vocalist (tenor)
• Wolfgang Lenk (born 4 September 1966 in Leipzig) – vocalist (tenor)
• Jens Sembdner (born 20 January 1967 in Wermsdorf) – vocalist (basso)
• Henri Schmidt (born 17 August 1967 in Leipzig) – vocalist (baritone)
• Ali Zieme (born 23 March 1971 in Döbeln) – instrumentalist (drums)

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)
• Neue Männer (2008)

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)
• Unsicherheit macht sich breit (2004)
• Frauen sind die besseren Männer (2008)

Charts

Singles

Albums

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

External links

• Official web site (German)