Peter Schilling

Germany

Born: 28 January 1956

Years Active: 80, 90, 2000

Genres: Pop/Rock

Styles: New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Euro-Rock, Europop, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock

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While numerous new wave artists in the early '80s tried to imitate David Bowie, Peter Schilling went a step further. In 1983, Schilling released "Major Tom (Coming Home)," a synth pop retelling of Bowie's 1969 classic "Space Oddity." It became Schilling's first and only entry in the U.S. charts, a song that eventually stigmatized him as a one-hit wonder in America. Schilling was born in Stuttgart, Germany, on January 28, 1956. As a teen, Schilling couldn't decide on whether to be a soccer player or a singer. He chose music and his debut album, ...

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