Purple Schulz (real name Rüdiger Schulz, born 25 September 1956 in Cologne) is a German pop singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He broke through in the 1980s with the single “Sehnsucht” (1985), which reached number 6 in the German charts and won the Goldene Europa award. After early work with the band Purple Schulz und die neue Heimat, he launched a successful solo career in German-language pop from 1985 onward. Between 2001 and 2011 he frequently performed as an acoustic duo with guitarist Josef Piek. He has released more than a dozen studio albums and continues to record and tour into the 2020s.
MusicSAT, 10 OCT★ 4.9
Purple Schulz plays the Scala Club in Leverkusen in October 2026 on his tour Ich hab nicht ewig Zeit for his seventieth. The evening combines attitude and humour with songs that stay with you. On Eventim the programme holds 4.9 out of 5 stars from 140 ratings. Dates in Leverkusen and tickets on neuindus.
Scala Club · Leverkusen
Die Singles 84-92
1992
Purple Schulz
1990
Verliebte Jungs
1985
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