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Die Prinzen ("The Princes") is a German pop rock band, consisting of former members of the Thomanerchor, 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 "Alles nur geklaut", "Gabi und Klaus", "Millionär", "Küssen verboten", "(Du musst ein) Schwein sein", "Mein Fahrrad", "Olli Kahn" (about German 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.




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
Backing band

Ali (Alexander) Zieme (23 March 1971, Leipzig); drums
Mathias Dietrich (24 November 1964, Leipzig); bass




Discography






Charts






References






External links


Official website (in German)

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