Schiller is a German electronic music band that 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.
Unheilig[ˈʊnhaɪ̯lɪç] is a German band that draws from a variety of influences, including various pop and electronic styles as well as heavier, nihilistic hard rock. The band was founded in Aachen in 1999 and principally consisted of singer Bernd Heinrich "Der Graf" along with various musical partners. He was accompanied for live shows with musicians Christoph "Licky" Termühlen, Henning Verlage, and Martin "Potti" Potthoff. The group's debut, Phosphor, came out in 2000.
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This is a listing of releases by Schiller, a German music project. Schiller released their debut studio album Zeitgeist on 16 August 1999. Schiller has seven albums that have topped the charts in Germany, Weltreise (2001), Sehnsucht (2008), Sonne (2012), Opus (2013), Future (2016), Morgenstund (2019), Summer in Berlin (2021). 4 of Schiller's albums have been certified Platinum in Germany, with an additional five albums certified Gold.
Sonne is the seventh studio album under the project Schiller created by the German electronic musician Christopher Von Deylen. The album was announced on the project's official website and Facebook page on 28 July 2012 and was released on 5 October 2012. It is internationally marketed as Sun. On this album Schiller has collaborated with among others American multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Adam Young of Owl City and Andrea Corr of Irish band The Corrs. Furthermore, Norwegian singer and songwriter Kate Havnevik and Welsh alternative pop band Paper Aeroplanes. The album includes the two music videos Solaris and Sahara Avenue.
Opus is the eighth studio album of the music project Schiller created by the German electronic musician Christopher Von Deylen. The album was announced on July 1, 2013 and was released on August 30, 2013. On this album Schiller has collaborated with Russian operatic soprano Anna Netrebko, French pianist Hélène Grimaud and German classical oboist Albrecht Mayer. Opus is the first release of the new label "Panorama" by Deutsche Grammophon. The album reached in its first week number 1 of the German albums chart and number 6 in Switzerland and number 10 in Austria. These are the highest entries of Schiller in Austria and Switzerland and the fourth number-1-album of Schiller in Germany. Schiller has received a Gold award in Germany in December 2013 for 100.000 sold albums of Opus. In 2014 a reedition of the album was released: Opus - White Album.
You is the second single from the reedition of the 2008 Schiller platinum album Sehnsucht featuring vocals by Colbie Caillat. The song was officially released in October 2008 and was peaking at number 19 on German singles chart in 2008.
"Die Nacht… Du bist nicht allein" is the first single from the 2005 Schiller album Tag und Nacht with vocals by German singer Thomas D. and his wife Tina Dürr. The single was released on 14 October 2005 and peaked at number 24 on German singles chart in 2005. The single includes the song "Sonnenaufgang". The cover art work shows a graphic of the moon. The music video was shot in Berlin.
Der Tag… Du bist erwacht is the second single from the 2005 Schiller album Tag und Nacht with vocals by German singer Jette von Roth. The single was officially released on 24 March 2006 and was peaking at number 43 on German singles chart in 2006. The single includes the song ″Wolkentraum″. The cover art work shows a graphic of the sun. The music video was shot in Barcelona.
I Will Follow You is the second single from the 2010 Schiller gold album Atemlos with vocals by Swedish singer Hen Ree. The single was officially released on 11 June 2010 and did not chart. The single CD included a Magnet with the cover of the Atemlos album. The Remixes were released as a download single on 2 July 2010. The music video was shot in Berlin, Germany.
Time for Dreams is the second single from the 2008 Schiller platinum album Sehnsucht featuring Chinese pianist Lang Lang. The single was officially released on 8 August 2008 and was peaking at number 19 on German Singles Chart in 2008. The single includes also the new song "Moonflower" and a live version of the song Wunschtraum. A limited edition of the single included an autograph of Christopher von Deylen. The cover art work shows a photo of both artists. The music video was shot in Berlin.
"Try" is the first single from the 2010 Schiller gold album Atemlos with vocals by singer Nadia Ali from New York City. The single was officially released on 9 March 2010 and peaked at number 58 on German Singles Chart in 2010. The single includes the song ″Salton Sea″. The cover art work shows a photograph of a scene from the music video with Nadia Ali and Christopher von Deylen. The music video was shot in Berlin, Germany.
Dancing with Loneliness is the third single from the 2001 Schiller gold album Weltreise with vocals by singer Kim Sanders. The single was officially released on 26 November 2001 and peaked at number 73 on the German Singles Chart in 2001. The single includes the song ″Wehmut″. The single was released in two versions: A green one and a blue one with different songs. The cover art work shows a graphic of a teardrop. The music video was shot in Italy.
Liebesschmerz is the second single from the 1999 Schiller debut album Zeitgeist with spoken word passages by German actor and voice actor Hans Paetsch (1909–2002). Paetsch became famous in the German-speaking countries for narrating fairy tales. The trance music single was officially released on 2 July 1999 and peaked at number 24 on German Singles Chart in 1999. The cover art shows a graphic of a heart.
Das Glockenspiel is the first single from the 1999 Schiller debut album, Zeitgeist. It's the debut of Schiller and it was subtitled internationally with the title The Bell. The trance music single was officially released on 31 December 1998 in Germany and was peaking at number 21 on German Singles Chart in 1999 and on number 17 in the UK Singles Chart. The cover art work shows a graphic of a bell. The music video was shot in the United States.
Ein schöner Tag is the first single from the 2001 Schiller gold album Weltreise with vocals by German singer Isgaard and spoken word passages by German actress and voice actress Franziska Pigulla, who became famous in the German-speaking countries as a narrator of countless documentaries and as the voice of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully from The X-Files. The song is titled internationally as "A Beautiful Day". The trance music single was officially released on 5 September 2000 in Germany and was peaking at number 40 on German Singles Chart in 2000 and at number 91 in Switzerland. The cover art work shows a graphic of the sun.
Future is the ninth studio album of the music project Schiller created by the German electronic musician Christopher von Deylen. The album was released on February 26, 2016. On this album Schiller has collaborated with the singers Kêta, Arlissa, Emma Hewitt, Samu Haber, Sheppard Solomon, Maggie Szabo, Cristina Scabbia and Tawgs Salter and with Sharon Stone, who wrote the lyrics of "For You". The album reached in its first week number 1 of the German albums chart. This is Schiller's fifth number-1-album in Germany.
Morgenstund is the tenth studio album of the music project Schiller created by the German electronic musician Christopher von Deylen. The album was released on 22 March 2019. On this album, Schiller has collaborated with the singers Nena, Tricia McTeague, Yalda Abbasi, Schwarz, Jhyve and Rebecca Ferguson, the musicians Giorgio Moroder and Jan Blomqvist and the music group Tangerine Dream.
Summer in Berlin is the eleventh studio album of the music project Schiller, created by the German electronic musician Christopher von Deylen. The album was released on 12 February 2021. On this album Schiller has collaborated with the singers Tricia McTeague and Janet Devlin, the musician Quaeschning from Tangerine Dream and the music group Alphaville. It will be released in different editions, including the limited "Super Deluxe Edition".
Symphonia is a live album of the music project Schiller, created by the German electronic musician Christopher von Deylen. The album was released on October 17, 2014. The album is a live recording of the ″SCHILLER meets CLASSIC″ open air concert with the Berlin Symphonic Pop Orchestra at the Classic Open Air 2014 event on the Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin. The orchestra consisted of 60 musicians. On this album Schiller has collaborated with the singers Midge Ure, Jaël Malli, Eva Mali and Der Graf from Unheilig. It was released in different editions. The cover artwork shows a bursting soap bubble in front of a black background. The album reached in its first week number 4 of the German albums chart.
