Peter Schilling
Neue Deutsche Welle, Musical Artist
1956 –
Who is Peter Schilling?
Peter Schilling is a German synthpop musician whose songs often feature science-fiction themes.
Schilling was born in Stuttgart, Germany. His 1983 album, Error in the System, generated his only international hit single, "Major Tom", 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, Schilling released the albums 120 Grad and 120 Grad's English-language version, 1985's Things to Come. From 1986 to 1989, Schilling released non-album singles and put out his 1988 compilation The Different Story. In 1990, Schilling suffered from burnout and the following year he took a break. In 1994, he married his girlfriend Catyana.
In the late 90s, Schilling formed a side project called Space Pilots, which appeared on the first issue of the popular dance music compilation Dancemania series. The band included Catyana Schilling, J. Feifel, and P. Magnet. They have recorded only one song, titled "Trip to Orion". It was released on vinyl and CD in 1995, and appears on the Japanese dance compilation CD Dancemania 1.
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- Born
- Jan 28, 1956
Stuttgart - Also known as
- Pierre Michael "Peter" Schilling
- Peter Shilling
- Schilling, Peter
- Ground Control vs. Peter Schilling
- Peter Schiling
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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