Die Sterne

Die Sterne is a two/three/four-piece indie pop band, from Hamburg, Germany. They were formed in 1991[1] and have released eleven studio albums, the most recent in 2014.

For other uses, see Die Sterne (disambiguation).
Die Sterne
Die Sterne in Berlin, September 2015
Background information
OriginHamburg, Germany
GenresIndie pop, Hamburger Schule
Years active1987–present
Websitewww.diesterne.de
MembersFrank Spilker
Thomas Wenzel
Christoph Leich
Past membersFrank Will (1992-2000)
Richard von der Schulenburg (2000-2009)
Mirko Breder (1987)

Members
Die Sterne in Magdeburg in 2006 (Thomas Wenzel, Frank Spilker, Richard von der Schulenburg, Christoph Leich)

The band consists of Frank Spilker (vocals and guitar), Thomas Wenzel (bass and vocals), and Christoph Leich (drums). Frank Will and Richard von der Schulenburg were both former keyboarders for the band.
Thomas Wenzel is also a member of the bands Die Goldenen Zitronen and Cow, while keyboardist Richard von der Schulenburg and singer Frank Spilker pursue their own solo projects. In 2018 the two co-founders Christoph Leich und Thomas Wenzel left the band.[2]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Wichtig (1993)
  • In echt (1994)
  • Posen (1996), peaked at position #64 on the German Music Charts
  • Von allen Gedanken schätze ich doch am meisten die interessanten (1997), #43
  • Wo ist hier (1999), #27
  • Irres Licht (2002), #36
  • Das Weltall ist zu weit (2004), #70
  • Räuber und Gedärm (2006), #58
  • 24/7 (2010), #61
  • Für Anfänger (2012, mini-album)
  • Flucht in die Flucht (2014), #43
  • Die Sterne (2020)

Singles
  • Ein verregneter Sommer (1987)
  • "In Einer Nacht Wie Dieser" (1988)
  • Fickt das System (1992)
  • Universal Tellerwäscher (1994)
  • Was hat dich bloß so ruiniert (1996)
  • Trrrmer (1996)
  • Trrrmer-Remixe (1996)
  • Unter Geiern II (1996)
  • Widerschein (1996)
  • Themenläden Remixe 1 (1997)
  • Themenläden Remixe 2 (1997)
  • Swinging Safari (1997)
  • Die Interessanten (1997)
  • Abstrakt (1997)
  • Bis neun bist du O.K. (1997)
  • Stell die Verbindung her (1998)
  • Big in Berlin (1999)
  • Das bißchen besser (1999)
  • Nur Flug (2002)
  • Wenn dir St. Pauli auf den Geist fällt (2002)
  • Gerechtes Brett (2003)
  • In diesem Sinn (2004)

References
  1. Article "Die Sterne vor 1991" on the official website of Die Sterne (in German)
  2. Biography about Die Sterne on laut.de (in German)


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