Peter Schilling

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Peter Schilling
Background information
Birth name	Pierre Michael Schilling
Born	January 28, 1956 (1956-01-28) (age 53)
Origin	Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Genre(s)	NDW, New Wave
Occupation(s)	Singer, Songwriter, Author
Years active	1970s–present
Label(s)	Da Music (2003–2007), Major Tom (2007–)
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, 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 was a big success in Japan. In 2000, Peter Schilling separated from his wife and in 2003, they divorced.^{[citation needed]}

Space Pilots was a band formed by Peter Schilling and includes members 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. The song is based on and includes vocal samples from the German science-fiction TV show Raumpatrouille Orion.

Discography

• Fehler im System, WEA 24.0026.1, 1982 [#4 Austria]
• Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst), 1982 [#1 Germany]
• Error in the System, Elektra 60265-1, 1983 [#61 USA, #1 Canada]
• 120 Grad, 1984
• Things to Come, Elektra 604404-1, 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
• Das Prinzip Mensch, 2006
• Tauch Mit Mir...In Eine Neue Zeit...Das Beste Von 2003-2006, 2006
• Emotionen sind männlich, 2007

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 [#1 Germany, #1 Switzerland, #1 Austria, #2 Netherlands]
• Die Wüste Lebt, 1983 [#5 Austria, #10 Switzerland, #7 Germany]
• Fehler Im System, 1983
• Major Tom (Coming Home), Elektra 7-69811, 1983 [#14 USA, #1 Canada, #42 UK, #4 South Africa]
• Major Tom (Coming Home) (12" Single), Elektra 0-66995, 1983
• Terra Titanic, 1984 [#26 Germany]
• Terra Titanic (12" Single), WEA 249 415-0, 1984
• Hitze Der Nacht, 1984 [#46 Germany]
• Hitze Der Nacht (Special Remix), 1984
• Region 804, 1985
• Chill of the Night (Promo), 1985
• Ich Vermisse Dich/Für immer jung, 1986 [#32 Germany]
• All The Love I Need/In My Youth, 1986
• Alles Endet Bei Dir/Wonderful World, 1986
• The Different Story (World Of Lust And Crime), 1988 [#10 Sweden, #61 USA]
• Zug Um Zug, 1992
• Bild Der Dunkelheit, 1992
• Viel Zu Heiss, 1993
• Major Tom 94, 1994 (Released in both English and German) [#29 Germany]
• 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)
• Major Tom 2000 (Ground Control vs. Major Tom) [#83 Germany]
• 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

Books

• Lust Faktor Wellness, 2005
• Emotionen sind männlich, 2007

Trivia

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• Peter did the voice-over for Future Stan on the German overdub of the South Park episode "My Future Self n' Me".
• 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.
• Peter worked for American Express, training to be a travel agent, in Stuttgart (1972/1973)
• The music group Shiny Toy Guns did a cover of his song Major Tom for a Lincoln car commercial in March 2009.

See also

• Major Tom

External links

• Official site
• Interview (in German)
• Interview about his 2005 book (in German)
• Article about voiceover work
• Second article about voiceover work
• Article about album "Das Prinzip Mensch"
• Another interview (in German)
• Audio recording of interview in German (click "Datei herunterladen" to download)
• Video interview from 2004 (in German)
• Video interview from 2006