Pur (band)
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History
The group was initially founded in 1975 under the name Crusade by Roland Bless and Ingo Reidl. Their first releases came out under the name Opus, but after an Austrian band with the same nameOpus (band)
Opus is a pop-rock group from Graz, Austria. Formed in 1973, the group remains active today. The band is especially well known for its 1985 single release, "Live Is Life."-History:...
had a huge hit single in Germany in 1985, they switched to the name Pur. Pur's first hit single in Germany was "Lena", released in 1990. In the 1990s and 2000s they had a string of #1 albums in Germany. The producer of Pur is Dieter Falk
Dieter Falk
Dieter Falk is a German pianist, keyboardist, Christian composer, arranger, and record producer Dieter Falk (born 5 December 1959 in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German pianist, keyboardist, Christian composer, arranger, and record producer Dieter Falk (born 5 December 1959 in Siegen,...
. The ThyssenKrupp
ThyssenKrupp
ThyssenKrupp AG is a German multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Duisburg Essen, Germany. The corporation consists of 670 companies worldwide. While ThyssenKrupp is one of the world's largest steel producers, the company also provides components and systems for the automotive...
commercials uses a song named Abenteuerland, with a slogan named Developing the future.
Discography
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Sales | IFPI IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... Certifications |
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| GER Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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| 1983 | Opus | |||
| 1985 | Vorsicht Zerbrechlich | |||
| 1987 | PUR | |||
| 1988 | Wie im Film | |||
| 1990 | Unendlich Mehr | |||
| 1991 | Nichts Ohne Grund | 75 | 250.000+ | DE: Gold |
| 1992 | PUR Live | 7 | 1.000.000+ | DE: 2x Platinum |
| 1993 | Seiltänzertraum | 2 | 1.500.000+ | DE: 5x Gold |
| 1995 | Abenteuerland | 1 | 2.000.000+ | DE: 4x Platinum |
| 1996 | Pur Live - Die Zweite | 1 | 500.000+ | DE: Platinum |
| 1998 | Mächtig viel Theater | 1 | 1.000.000+ | DE: 2x Platinum |
| 2000 | Mittendrin | 1 | 600.000+ | DE: 2x Platinum |
| 2001 | Hits PUR - 20 Jahre Eine Band | 1 | 450.000+ | DE: 3x Gold |
| 2003 | Was Ist Passiert? | 1 | 400.000+ | DE: 2x Platinum |
| 2005 | PUR Klassisch | 2 | 200.000+ | DE: Platinum |
| 2006 | Es Ist Wie Es Ist | 1 | 300.000+ | DE: 3x Gold |
| 2009 | Wünsche | 1 | 200.000+ | DE: Platinum |
| 2010 | PUR Live - Die Dritte - Akustisch |