Peter Schilling (жанры:80s, new wave, german, neue deutsche welle, ndw, synthpop)

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... подробнее