Peter Schilling

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Peter Schilling
Background information
Birth name	Pierre Michael Schilling
Born	January 28, 1956 (age 51)
Origin	Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Genre(s)	NDW, New Wave, Schlager
Occupation(s)	Singer, Songwriter, Author
Years active	1979-present
Label(s)	Da Music
Website	Official site

Peter Schilling (born Pierre Michael Schilling on January 28, 1956, Stuttgart, Germany) is a German synthpop musician whose songs often feature science-fiction themes (aliens, astronauts, nuclear holocausts, etc.). His 1983 album, Error in the System, generated his only international hit single, "Major Tom (Coming Home)", a retelling of David Bowie's classic 1969 song "Space Oddity". Although the song was originally recorded in German, the international hit version was sung in English. In 1984 and 1985, Peter released the albums 120 Grad and 120 Grad's English language version, 1985's Things To Come. From 1986- 1989, Peter released non-album singles and put out his 1989 compilation The Different Story. In 1990, Peter suffered from burnout and the following year he took a break. In 1994, Peter married his girlfriend Catyana. In the late 90s, Peter formed a side project called Space Pilots, they were a big success in Japan. In 2000, Peter separated from his wife and in 2003, they divorced.

Peter currently resides in Munich, Germany.

1 Discography
2 Singles
3 Books
4 Trivia
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Discography

Fehler im System, 1982
Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst), 1982
Error In The System, 1983
120 Grad, 1984
Things To Come, 1985
1.000 Augen, 1986 (This album was never released)
The Different Story (World Of Lust And Crime), 1989 (Released in Germany in 1992)
Geheime Macht, 1993
Major Tom 94, 1994
Sonne, Mond Und Sterne, 1994
Von anfangan...bis jetzt, 1999
Raumnot, 2003
Retrospektive, 2004
Zeitsprung, 2004
Delight Factor Wellness, 2005 (comes w/ the "Lust-Faktor Wellness" book)
Das Prinzip Mensch, 2006
Tauch Mit Mir...In Eine Neue Zeit...Das Beste Von 2003-2006, 2006
Es ist soweit, 2007 (still in the works)

[edit] Singles

Symphonie der Liebe/Wieder mal verliebt , 197? (As Pierre)
Gib her das Ding/Frei sein ist schön, 1979 (As Pierre Schilling)
Heut ist was los auf der Autobahn/Sweet Sixteen, 1980 (As Pierre Schilling)
Lied An Dich/Lampenfieber, 1981 (As Pierre Schilling)
Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst), 1982
Die Wüste Lebt, 1983
Fehler Im System, 1983
Major Tom (Coming Home), 1984
Terra Titanic, 1984
Hitze Der Nacht, 1984
Hitze Der Nacht (Special Remix), 1984
Region 804, 1985
Chill Of The Night (Promo), 1985
Ich Vermisse Dich/Für immer jung, 1986
All The Love I Need/In My Youth, 1986
Alles Endet Bei Dir/Wonderful World, 1986
The Different Story (World Of Lust And Crime), 1989
Zug Um Zug, 1992
Bild Der Dunkelheit, 1992
Viel Zu Heiss, 1993
Major Tom 94, 1994 (Released in both English and German)
Sonne, Mond Und Sterne, 1994
Terra Titanic, 1995 (1995 remixes)
Trip To Orion, 1996 (With the Space Pilots)
Kingdom Of Rain, 2000 (As M*Period)
Terra Titanic 2003, 2003
Raumnot, 2003
Sonne, Mond Und Sterne 2003, 2003
Major Tom 2003, 2003
Experiment Erde, 2004
Weit Weg, 2005
Der Menschliche Faktor (Remixes), 2005
Es Gibt Keine Sehnsucht, 2006

[edit] Books

Lust Faktor Wellness, 2005

[edit] Trivia

Peter did the voiceover for Future Stan on the German overdub of South Park.
Peter served in the army (years unknown).
Peter has won awards such as the Goldene Europa, Goldene Stimmgabel, Goldener Löwe and various press and media awards.
Peter has had gold and platinum selling records in Germany, the United States, Canada, Japan, France and many other places.