Schiller (band)
Schiller () is a German electronic music band, who rose to fame in 1998 and is named after the German poet and dramatist Friedrich Schiller. Originally it was a duo consisting of Christopher von Deylen () and Mirko von Schlieffen. Around 2001 or 2002, von Schlieffen left the band, leaving von Deylen the solo member. Schiller won the ECHO award in 2002 for the Best Dance Single of the Year with "Dream of You". Schiller has sold over 7 million albums worldwide. Christopher von Deylen does not provide any vocals for Schiller productions himself. Vocals are sung by guest artists  including Jette von Roth, Kêta Jo McCue, Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil, Sheppard Solomon, Samu Haber of Sunrise Avenue, Sarah Brightman, Moya Brennan of Clannad, Midge Ure of Ultravox, Adam Young of Owl City, Andrea Corr of The Corrs, Colbie Caillat, Sarah Howells of Welsh emotional folk / indie band Paper Aeroplanes, Ben Becker, Peter Heppner of synthpop band Wolfsheim, MiLù – also known as Mila Mar, Xavier Naidoo, Arlissa, Maya Saban, Kim Sanders formerly of Culture Beat, Ana Torroja of the Spanish pop group Mecano, Tarja Turunen formerly of power metal group Nightwish, Despina Vandi, Alexander Veljanov of Darkwave group Deine  Lakaien, Swedish singer September, French voice artist Pierre Maubouché and Nena. Other musicians that have collaborated with Schiller include Anggun, Lang Lang, Klaus Schulze, Mike Oldfield, Helen Boulding, Kate Havnevik, Pouya Saraei, Damae of Fragma, Tangerine Dream, Jaël of Swiss band Lunik, Stephenie Coker and German actress Anna Maria Mühe. Many of Schiller's albums take over a year to receive a North American release. Until 2008 several of Schiller's tracks were re-recorded with English replacing German lyrics. The television channel Music Force Europe dedicates a weekly programming slot to Schiller's music; the show is called "Schill -Out". Career. Schiller started as a duo, formed by Christopher von Deylen and Mirko von Schlieffen in 1998. The first single of the band was Das Glockenspiel, with great success in Germany. This song would go on to international success when a remixed version by DJ Tiesto was released in 2001. On 19 August 1999, their first full album, "Zeitgeist", was launched. Musically, this album was a mixture of ambient trance music and ambient chillout music, as well as a few Schiller hallmarks such as an ambient, spoken-word intro track and brief German language monologues. This album was followed  by "Weltreise" (Voyage), which was released on 30 July 2001. This album featured the single "Dream of You" (with Peter Heppner), which won the ECHO award in 2002 for the Best Dance Single of the Year. Since Schlieffen wanted to focus mostly on trance music, while Deylen wanted a more eclectic electronica, the duo split after their second album "Weltreise". The third studio album, "Leben" (Life), was issued on 13 October 2003. It included the popular single "Leben... I Feel You", featuring Peter Heppner. Artists like Peter Heppner (from Wolfsheim), Maya Saban, Sarah Brightman, Alexander Veljanov (from Deine Lakaien), Kim  Sanders, and performed vocals on this album. "Leben" was followed by "Tag und Nacht" (Day and Night), released on 28 October 2005. Mike Oldfield, Moya Brennan, Kim Sanders, Jette von Roth, and Thomas D. collaborated on it. Schiller's fifth album, "Sehnsucht" (Desire) was announced in December 2007 and later released on 22 February 2008. "Sehnsucht" was simultaneously released in two formats and in three editions. Over 100,000 copies of "Sehnsucht" have been sold since the release of the album. It has received a golden certification. "Sehnsucht" was internationally released under the name "Desire" on 26 May 2008. Schiller also  collaborated with Colbie Caillat on "You" which was released in 2008, both of them appear in the accompanying video. Same year Schiller produced another successful single called "Time For Dreams" with the Chinese pianist Lang Lang. The song was used by the German TV channel ZDF during the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing. Schiller's sixth studio album, "Atemlos" (Breathless), was released on 12 March 2010. It debuted on second position on German Charts and was the highest entry for a domestic album for the week. The English edition of the album "Atemlos" reached until number 3 in the chart  of IFPI in Greece. The single "Try" featured Nadia Ali. On 5 October 2012, the seventh studio album, "Sonne" (Sun), was released. The next album was "Opus", issued on 30 August 2013.On 26 February 2016 Future saw its release. Schiller's tenth studio album, Morgenstund, was released on 22 March 2019. It included a couple of tracks with cooperation with Iranian artists. In 2017, Schiller made history by making first electronic musical concert in Tehran, Iran. In 2021, Schiller teamed up with Alphaville and released a new version of their "Summer in Berlin" song (from the "Forever Young" album) as  Schiller x Alphaville. Music licensing. Maserati has used three of Schiller's songs: "Drifting and Dreaming" with Jette von Roth for their promotional video of the Maserati GranTurismo, "Sommernacht" (Summer Night) for their video on the GranTurismo S high performance version, and "Let Me Love You" with Kim Sanders for their Quattroporte high performance sedan. In 2002, Jaguar produced a promotional DVD for the S Type and set it to the track 'Ein schöner Tag' (A beautiful day) by Schiller. Discography. The original German releases are under various subsidiaries of Universal Music Group, such as Polydor Records Germany. In the  U.S., Schiller has been signed to several independent record labels, including Radikal Records for "Zeitgeist", "Voyage", and "Life"; 4 West Records for "Day and Night"; and OK! Good Records for "Breathless". Studio albums. German releases. English translation in parentheses. All albums received special edition release alongside standard release.