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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 Austria
- Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst), 1982 Germany
- Error in the System, Elektra 60265-1, 1983 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 Germany, #1 Switzerland, #1 Austria, #2 Netherlands
- Die Wüste Lebt, 1983 Austria, #10 Switzerland, #7 Germany
- Fehler Im System, 1983
- Major Tom (Coming Home), Elektra 7-69811, 1983 USA, #1 Canada, #42 UK, #4 South Africa
- Major Tom (Coming Home) (12" Single), Elektra 0-66995, 1983
- Terra Titanic, 1984 Germany
- Terra Titanic (12" Single), WEA 249 415-0, 1984
- Hitze Der Nacht, 1984 Germany
- Hitze Der Nacht (Special Remix), 1984
- Region 804, 1985
- Chill of the Night (Promo), 1985
- Ich Vermisse Dich/Für immer jung, 1986 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 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) 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) 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
TriviaTrivia - 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.
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