Peter Heppner
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Peter Heppner was the lead singer of the German electronica/synth pop band Wolfsheim
, and has collaborated with many other electronic music acts, such as Paul van Dyk
, Schiller
, and Goethes Erben
.
since 1987, his first commercial success was in 1991 releasing the single "The Sparrows and the Nightingales". In 1998 he had a big charts success with NDW star Joachim Witt
and their duet "Die Flut". In the years following, his notability as a singer increased. Collaborating with Schiller
, he achieved international chart hits with "Dream of You" (2001) and "Leben... I Feel You" in 2004.
In the same year, he released the song "Wir sind wir" with Paul van Dyk
. Although the song was controversial the artists recorded another version together with the Filmorchester Babelsberg which was peformed at the official ceremony for the Day of German Unity on 3 October 2005 in Potsdam
.
A more recent project with Mila Mar and Kim Sanders formerly of Culture Beat
spawned the single "Aus Gold", intended to support Afghan
poorhouse
s in conjunction with Deutsches Rotes Kreuz.
Another collaboration was with previous Wolfsheim producer, José Alvarez-Brill, on the song "Vielleicht", featured on the album Alvarez Presents Zeitmaschine Remixed (2005).
Heppner's first solo effort Solo was released in Germany on 12 September 2008 through Warner Music. The songs on the disc were produced by Peter-John Vettese
as well as Alvarez-Brill. The album was preceded by the single Alleinesein on 5 September 2008.
In 2010 he released the song "Haus der 3 Sonnen" with german singer Nena
Wolfsheim (band)
Wolfsheim was a synthpop band from Hamburg, Germany that consisted of Markus Reinhardt and Peter Heppner. Although never officially disbanded, Wolfsheim has been inactive since 2005 due to a dispute between the two members, which even led to trials in 2007 and 2008 that forbade either member to...
, and has collaborated with many other electronic music acts, such as Paul van Dyk
Paul van Dyk
Matthias Paul, better known by his stage name Paul van Dyk is a German Grammy Award-winning Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and record producer...
, Schiller
Schiller (band)
Schiller is the main project of Christopher von Deylen , a German musician, composer and producer. He won the ECHO award in 2002 for the Best Dance Single of the Year.. Schiller has sold over 7 million albums worldwide.Christopher Von Deylen does not provide vocals for any of his compositions...
, and Goethes Erben
Goethes Erben
Goethes Erben is a musical group from Germany started in 1989 by Oswald Henke and Peter Seipt.-History:The founding idea for Goethes Erben was to combine German spoken words with musical theater. They are one of the first Neue Deutsche Todeskunst bands....
.
Career
Being singer and songwriter for WolfsheimWolfsheim (band)
Wolfsheim was a synthpop band from Hamburg, Germany that consisted of Markus Reinhardt and Peter Heppner. Although never officially disbanded, Wolfsheim has been inactive since 2005 due to a dispute between the two members, which even led to trials in 2007 and 2008 that forbade either member to...
since 1987, his first commercial success was in 1991 releasing the single "The Sparrows and the Nightingales". In 1998 he had a big charts success with NDW star Joachim Witt
Joachim Witt
Joachim Witt is a German musician and actor.- Life and work :Joachim Witt became a major star of the German pop scene during the eighties with huge hits such as "Der Goldene Reiter"...
and their duet "Die Flut". In the years following, his notability as a singer increased. Collaborating with Schiller
Schiller (band)
Schiller is the main project of Christopher von Deylen , a German musician, composer and producer. He won the ECHO award in 2002 for the Best Dance Single of the Year.. Schiller has sold over 7 million albums worldwide.Christopher Von Deylen does not provide vocals for any of his compositions...
, he achieved international chart hits with "Dream of You" (2001) and "Leben... I Feel You" in 2004.
In the same year, he released the song "Wir sind wir" with Paul van Dyk
Paul van Dyk
Matthias Paul, better known by his stage name Paul van Dyk is a German Grammy Award-winning Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and record producer...
. Although the song was controversial the artists recorded another version together with the Filmorchester Babelsberg which was peformed at the official ceremony for the Day of German Unity on 3 October 2005 in Potsdam
Potsdam
Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....
.
A more recent project with Mila Mar and Kim Sanders formerly of Culture Beat
Culture Beat
Culture Beat is a German Eurodance project formed in 1989 by Torsten Fenslau. The act has gone through a number of line-up changes over the years; they achieved the most success whilst fronted by singer Tania Evans and rapper Jay Supreme. Their 1993 single "Mr. Vain" was a No...
spawned the single "Aus Gold", intended to support Afghan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
poorhouse
Poorhouse
A poorhouse or workhouse was a government-run facility in the past for the support and housing of dependent or needy persons, typically run by a local government entity such as a county or municipality....
s in conjunction with Deutsches Rotes Kreuz.
Another collaboration was with previous Wolfsheim producer, José Alvarez-Brill, on the song "Vielleicht", featured on the album Alvarez Presents Zeitmaschine Remixed (2005).
Heppner's first solo effort Solo was released in Germany on 12 September 2008 through Warner Music. The songs on the disc were produced by Peter-John Vettese
Peter-John Vettese
Peter-John Vettese , also known as Peter Vettese, is a British keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer....
as well as Alvarez-Brill. The album was preceded by the single Alleinesein on 5 September 2008.
In 2010 he released the song "Haus der 3 Sonnen" with german singer Nena
Nena
Gabriele Susanne Kerner , better known by her stage name Nena, is a German singer and actress. She rose to international fame in 1983 with the New German Wave song "99 Luftballons". In 1984, she re-recorded this song in English as "99 Red Balloons". Nena was also the name of the band with whom she...