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 1989 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

Peter currently resides in Munich, Germany.



Discography
Fehler im System, 1982 - #4 Austria
Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst), 1982 - #1 Germany
Error in the System, 1983 - #61 USA, #1 Canada
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
Das Prinzip Mensch, 2006
Tauch Mit Mir…In Eine Neue Zeit…Das Beste Von 2003-2006, 2006
Emotionen sind männlich, 2007 Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.