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. January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... City Center seen from Weinsteige Road Stuttgart Palace Square - New Palace Solitude Palace The 1956 TV Tower U.S. Army Kelley Barracks Stuttgart [], located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of 591,528 (as of April 2006) in the city... Baden-Württemberg is a federal state in southwestern Germany to the east of the Upper Rhine. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... City Center seen from Weinsteige Road Stuttgart Palace Square - New Palace Solitude Palace The 1956 TV Tower U.S. Army Kelley Barracks Stuttgart [], located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of 591,528 (as of April 2006) in the city... David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer whose work spans five decades. ... Space Oddity is a song written and performed by David Bowie and released as a single in 1969 (See: 1969 in music). ... This article is about the psychological term. ... Space Pilots was a band formed by Peter Schilling and includes members Catyana Schilling, J. Feifel, and P. Magnet. ...

Peter currently resides in Munich, Germany.

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)

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
• Komm...Tauch Mit Mir, 2006

Books

• Lust Faktor Wellness, 2005

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.[1]
• Peter has had gold and platinum selling records in Germany, the United States, Canada, Japan, France and many other places.[2]

See also

• Major Tom

Major Tom is a fictional astronaut created by David Bowie. ...

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