Group
Opus
Austrian band; track: “Live Is Life”
- From
- Graz, Austria
- Active
- 1973–2021
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 74
About
Opus was an Austrian pop-rock band. It was formed in 1973 in Graz and disbanded in 2021. The band was mainly known for its 1985 single release, "Live Is Life", which reached the Top 10 in several European countries.
Members
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Ewald Pfleger guitar, lead vocals
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Kurt René Plisnier keyboard
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Günter Grasmuck drums (drum set)
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Herwig Rüdisser lead vocals
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Walter Bachkönig bass guitar
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Peter Niklas Gruber bass guitar
Discography
Albums
Singles
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Made My Day
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Halfway Done
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Live Is Life 2016
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Why Don't You Dance
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Melkam Ganna - Merry Christmas
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Live Is Life 08
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The Beat Goes On
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Viva Austria
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Live Is Life (stadium version)
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Hands in the Air / Live Is Life (Stadium mix ’97)
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Just for Fun
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When I Met You
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The Power of Live Is Life
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Walkin’ on Air
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Gimme Love
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Maniac / Live Is Life
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A Night in Vienna
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Live Is Life / Da Da Da
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When the Night Comes
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Will You Ever Know Me
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Puedes oírme (Can You Hear Me)
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Whiteland
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Faster and Faster
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Idolater
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Movies / Live Is Life
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Up and Down
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Rock on the Rocks / Dreamin’ Takes You Away
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Positive
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Live Is Life
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Angie
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Weekend Holiday / Flyin’ High
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The Opusition / Again and Again
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Best Thing / Follow Me
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Flyin' High
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Eleven
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My Style
Live
Compilations
Links
Listen
Official
Social
Concerts
Buy
Collaboration
Also known as
Optus
Tags
- austrian
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 1ade789e-c133-43f3-8a92-ec69a30acb85
- ISNI
- 0000000100274341
- IPI
- 00276261064
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.