Karl Rüdiger "Purple" Schulz (born 25 September 1956 in

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...

) is a German pop singer. The nickname "Purple" came from covering

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tunes as a 13-year-old. He had his greatest successes in the 1980s. Some of Purple Schulz's songs are noted for highbrow literary references; his „Sehnsucht“ of 1983 cites the poet

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's „Sehnsucht.“Tobias Eilers '' Robert Gernhardt: Theorie und Lyrik'' Page 399 - 2011 "Neuhaus demonstriert die literarische Qualität eines Popsongs exemplarisch an Purple Schulz' „Sehnsucht“ von 1983 und seinen Bezügen zu Eichendorffs „Sehnsucht“ und deutet es präzise als „Gegenentwurf zur Lyrik der Romantik“ "

Discography (albums)

* Die Härte – 1982 (as ''Neue Heimat'') * Hautnah – 1983 (as ''Neue Heimat'', and ''Purple Schulz und die Neue Heimat'') * Verliebte Jungs – 1985 * Der Stand der Dinge – 1987 * tsvai– 1988 * Purple Schulz – 1990 * haha – 1992 * Die Singles 84 – 92 * Spass beiseite? – 1994 * POP – 1997 * Sehnsucht ''(Die Balladen 1984–1999)'' – 1999 * Programmänderung – 2003 * Stunksitzung 2004/2005 * So und nicht anders - 2012 * So ist das live! - 2013 * Der Sing des Lebens - 2017

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schulz, Purple 1956 births Living people Musicians from Cologne German male singers