page_title: Die Sterne
section_title: Members
hierarchical_section_title: Die Sterne / Members
caption_attribution_description: English: Die Sterne at a Concert in Buckau (Magdeburg), Germany in May 2006 Deutsch: Die Sterne bei einem Konzert in Buckau (Magdeburg), Deutschland im Mai 2006
context_page_description: Die Sterne is a two/three/four-piece indie pop band, from Hamburg, Germany. They were formed in 1991 and have released eleven studio albums, the most recent in 2020.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Die Sterne in Magdeburg in 2006 (Thomas Wenzel, Frank Spilker, Richard von der Schulenburg, Christoph Leich)
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