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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 biggest hit Major Tom (Völlig Losgelöst) was released in German in 1982. The song is a a retelling of David Bowie's classic 1969 song "Space Oddity". The English version of Major Tom became an international hit in 1983 when Peter released the album Error in the System. http://
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Tom
- Family name
- Schilling
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- German Democratic Republic
- Place of birth
- East Berlin
- Occupation
- television actor
- Educated at
- Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
- Languages spoken
- German
- Image
- Tom Schilling portrait.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Tom Schilling
- date of birth
- 1982-02-10
- name in native language
- Tom Schilling
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Actor
- start of work period
- 1996-00-00
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