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Sven Regener

Sven Regener
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About

Sven Regener (born 1961 in Bremen) is a German musician and writer who has led the Berlin band Element of Crime as its frontman, vocalist, trumpeter and chief lyricist since co-founding it in 1985. The band switched from English to German lyrics in the early 1990s and has since released 16 studio albums, becoming one of Germany's most enduring rock acts. Regener is equally known as a novelist: his debut 'Herr Lehmann' (2001), set in late-1980s West Berlin, sold around one million copies and was adapted into a successful film in 2003, for which Regener also wrote the screenplay.

~1M
copies sold of debut novel 'Herr Lehmann' (2001)
16
studio albums with Element of Crime
40+
years active as a band
16
dates on the 2026 Konzerthaus-Tournee (Germany & Switzerland)

Tour

DresdenLeipzigWeimarMagdeburgDüsseldorfWuppertalBonnDortmundStuttgartMannheimSaarbrückenUlmDachauLuzernThunMainz

Tracks

Delmenhorst2005 single, first Element of Crime entry in the German singles charts
Am Ende denk' ich immer nur an dichone of the band's most beloved songs, widely covered and performed live
Weißes Papiertitle track of the 1993 breakthrough album, considered a milestone of German rock
Damals hinterm Mond1991 album marking the band's full switch to German lyrics and their artistic breakthrough
Morgens um vier16th studio album (2023), most recent release

Upcoming · 8

Past · 2

Where they play · 8

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