Bene Schulz Leaves the Elevator Boys: What Comes Next

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The 25-year-old Bene Schulz is leaving the Elevator Boys after five years. The social media group announced the change in its “Stuck in Elevator” podcast. His departure does not end the band’s story: Tim Schäcker, Julien Brown, Jacob Rott and Luis Freitag are staying together and continuing as a quartet.

For fans, this means a clear division. Schulz plans to release his own German-language songs in the future. The four remaining members, by contrast, are focusing on English-language music and want to expand their international careers. Promiflash dates the report to 30 October 2026.

Why Bene Schulz Wants to Sing in German

Personal topics instead of group songs

Over the past few months, Schulz has developed a desire to focus more strongly on German-language songs in his music. His reasoning is not solely about the language. He wants to process his feelings, thoughts and personal experiences in his own songs and express himself in his mother tongue.

This describes a concrete difference from the Elevator Boys’ previous model. The group releases English-language music together. Schulz, by contrast, wants his solo path to include content that is more closely connected to his own biography and inner life.

In a statement distributed by the German Press Agency, Schulz said: “I want to process my feelings, thoughts and personal experiences in my own songs and express myself in my mother tongue.” At the same time, he stressed that his decision was “not against the Elevator Boys, but for me and my own path.” And in his heart, he will “always remain an Elevator Boy.”

The source does not name a first song, a release date or a label. For now, only one thing is certain: Schulz is starting out as a solo artist and wants to sing in German. On TikTok, he had already offered personal insights into his thoughts and feelings before the official departure and sometimes viewed his time with the Elevator Boys critically. At the beginning, he even felt ashamed to be part of the group because the role did not suit his personality.

The Four Remaining Members Stay Together as a Quartet

International plans with a greater focus on the USA

For the remaining members, the departure is not easy. When Bene spoke to them about it, their joint statement said that this was initially accompanied by uncertainty. They had long planned their future as a five-member group.

In the end, however, they said the decisive factor was that each of them is happy and can go his own way. The four continue to make music together. They want to continue their career with international projects, expand their activities in the USA and establish themselves there and in other countries as pop artists.

The group explained: “We still want to make music together and pursue our dream of establishing ourselves internationally as pop artists.” The Elevator Boys’ future focus is therefore twofold. On the one hand, it lies on their English-language repertoire. On the other, their work in the USA is taking on greater importance. None of the sources mention a breakup of the band, a withdrawal or a final end to their careers.

The Elevator Clips Remain the Band’s Foundation

From TikTok viral sensation to quartet

The Elevator Boys’ name has a clear origin. The five young men started out in 2021 during the Corona pandemic with short dance and lip-sync videos in an elevator. Their clips quickly spread from there on TikTok, giving the group international fame within a few months.

The content creators, who were born between 1999 and 2001, belong to Generation Z. They run their own social media channels and a joint group account followed by millions of people. For about three years, they have also been performing as a band. The music project thus built on an existing reach rather than starting from zero.

The five have already appeared together on camera as well. They worked as actors on the Prime Video film “Back to the 90s” (2026). Schulz’s departure therefore changes the band’s current lineup, but not the group’s shared history.

What the Split Means for You in Concrete Terms

Two projects from the next step onward

If you have primarily known Bene as part of the Elevator Boys, his music will not simply disappear from your view. He plans his own German-language releases, in which personal experiences, thoughts and emotions are to play a central role.

For the band, the departure means less continuity than it does a one-person reduction, because only four members instead of five now perform together. Their plans nevertheless remain ambitious: more music in English, greater activity in the USA and establishing themselves as international pop artists.

After five years together, this is an unusual but clearly explained split: Bene Schulz is going solo in German, while the Elevator Boys remain active as a quartet with an international focus. The sources do not yet say what both sides will concretely release. The decisive personnel decision, however, has been made.