Die Prinzen

Formed in Leipzig in the late 1980s — initially under the name Die Herzbuben and renamed Die Prinzen in 1991 — the group brings together several singers from the Thomanerchor of Leipzig and the Dresdner Kreuzchor, which explains the central role of vocal harmonies in their identity. Die Prinzen began in a German pop tradition strongly marked by a cappella, featuring tight choral arrangements, an often ironic tone and lyrics that balance social observation with humour. The band emerged in the early 1990s with Das Leben ist grausam (1991), followed by Küssen verboten (1992) and Alles nur geklaut (1993), before moving toward a rock-oriented writing on Schweine (1995) and Alles mit'm Mund (1996). Over the years, Die Prinzen have alternated pop formats, more acoustic passages and expanded stage projects, such as tours with orchestra or the Orchestral programme. Their trajectory also includes early collaborations with Annette Humpe, a tour with Udo Lindenberg in 1991, and later encounters with Annett Louisan, Deine Freunde, Mine, Eko Fresh and MoTrip. After Die Neuen Männer (2008), Die Prinzen returned to a more vocal formula with Familienalbum (2015) and continued this dialogue between choral heritage and contemporary pop with Krone der Schöpfung (2021).