Schiller (band)
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Schiller is the main project of Christopher von Deylen
(born October 1970, in Visselhövede
, Lower Saxony
, Germany) , 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. Instead, he chooses to collaborate with singers from within and outside of Germany. Musicians and vocalists who have worked with von Deylen include: German actor and musician Ben Becker
, Irish singer Moya Brennan
of the Celtic group Clannad and sister to international new age star Enya
, the soprano Sarah Brightman
, Peter Heppner
of the German synth pop band Wolfsheim
, miLù
, also known as Mila Mar, Xavier Naidoo
, Maya Saban
, Kim Sanders
formerly of Culture Beat
, Ana Torroja
, lead singer of the Spanish pop group Mecano
, sopranoTarja Turunen
, former frontwoman of Finnish symphonic power metal group Nightwish
and a diva of opera metal, Greek singer Despina Vandi
, Alexander Veljanov
of German Darkwave
group Deine Lakaien
, Swedish singer September
as well as other electronic-music musicians including Klaus Schulze
, Mike Oldfield
, Helen Boulding
, Damae
of Fragma
, 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, most likely due to the translating and re-recording of tracks from German to English along with other exclusive and previously unreleased material. European countries, however, see Schiller's releases much earlier. The European music channel Music Force Europe dedicates a weekly programming slot to Schiller's music; the show is called "Schill-out"
After the North American release of Life, Christopher Von Deylen stated that he did not wish to continue mixing English translations of the German language tracks.
The band is named after poet and dramatist Friedrich Schiller
, one of von Deylen's heroes.
and Mirko von Schlieffen in 1998, signaled with the release of their first single Glockenspiel. They followed up with the release of their first album, Zeitgeist (Time Spirit) in 1999. Schiller's second studio album Weltreise (Voyage) was inspired by a two-month-long road trip that Deylen took with his father from London to Peking.
Christopher and Mirko had creative differences, a conflict between the two of them regarding the direction they wanted to take Schiller led to Von Schlieffen leaving the group.
Schiller's fourth studio album is entitled Tag Und Nacht (Day And Night). It was released in Germany through Universal Music in mid-fall 2005, with two editions:
The North American release of Day And Night came on 10 July 2007. A DVD by the same name containing footage of a live concert was released simultaneously.
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 which are as follows:
The DVD contains footage from the Schiller concert in Kiev, as well as music video clips and 15-minute segment with von Deylen himself. Also included is a 36-page book containing photos, discussions, detailed information about particular songs, and other ephemera.
Sehnsucht, a track from the new album, is the first video, and the first single from the album.
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 world famous Chinese pianist Lang Lang
. The song was used by the German TV channel ZDF during the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing.
Maserati used one of Schiller's song "Drifting and Dreaming" for their promotional video of the Maserati Granturismo.
The English edition of the album Atemlos
(German for Breathless) reached until number 3 in the chart of IFPI
in Greece.
, 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.
All albums received special edition release alongside standard release.
Christopher von Deylen
Christopher von Deylen is an electronica music producer, formerly one-half of a duo, and now the main member of the band Schiller...
(born October 1970, in Visselhövede
Visselhövede
Visselhövede is a town in the district of Rotenburg in Lower Saxony, Germany. Nearby towns include the district capital Rotenburg, Walsrode and Verden. Larger cities within a 100 km radius are Bremen, Hanover and Hamburg....
, Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Germany) , 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. Instead, he chooses to collaborate with singers from within and outside of Germany. Musicians and vocalists who have worked with von Deylen include: German actor and musician Ben Becker
Ben Becker
Ben Becker is a German film and theatre actor.- Life and work :Becker is the son of actress Monika Hansen and actor Rolf Becker. He is the brother of actress Meret Becker and the stepson of Otto Sander. His grandmother was the comedian Claire Schlichting...
, Irish singer Moya Brennan
Moya Brennan
Moya Brennan, born Máire Ní Bhraonáin , also known as Máire Brennan , is an Irish folk singer, songwriter, harpist, and philanthropist who began performing professionally in 1970, when her family formed the band Clannad, and is now widely considered as the "First Lady of Celtic Music"...
of the Celtic group Clannad and sister to international new age star Enya
Enya
Enya is an Irish singer, instrumentalist and songwriter. Enya is an approximate transliteration of how Eithne is pronounced in the Donegal dialect of the Irish language, her native tongue.She began her musical career in 1980, when she briefly joined her family band Clannad before leaving to...
, the soprano Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She is famous for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves and singing in the whistle register...
, Peter Heppner
Peter Heppner
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.- Career :...
of the German synth pop band Wolfsheim
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...
, miLù
Milu
-People:*Milú , Portuguese actress and singer*miLù German singer who has worked with Schiller -Other uses:*The Chinese name for Père David's Deer*Milü, an approximation for pi by Zu Chongzhi...
, also known as Mila Mar, Xavier Naidoo
Xavier Naidoo
Xavier Kurt Naidoo is a German singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actor. Born and raised in Mannheim, Naidoo worked in several jobs in the gastronomy and the musical industry before relocating to the United States in the early 1990s, where he released his first full-length English...
, Maya Saban
Maya Saban
Maya Saban is a German singer. She was born in Berlin, Germany to an Israeli father, Shlomo Saban, and a German mother. As a child she took music and dance lessons. Saban sang backing vocals for singer Sabrina Setlur and later appeared on the album Leben by German electronic act Schiller...
, Kim Sanders
Kim Sanders
Kim Sanders is an African American singer and songwriter based in Germany. Sanders began to release singles as a solo artist in 1994 and wrote songs for other musicians. In 1993 and '94 she released three of her singles: "Show Me", "Tell Me That You Want Me" and "Ride". In 1998, Sanders was the...
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...
, Ana Torroja
Ana Torroja
Ana Torroja is a Grammy Award-nominated Spaniard singer. She is the lead singer of the pop trio Mecano, considered one of the most popular pop bands from Spain during the 1980s and 1990s. Mecano split in 1998 and she embarked on a solo career.-Biography:Ana Torroja met José María Cano while...
, lead singer of the Spanish pop group Mecano
Mecano
Mecano was a Spanish pop band whose debut coincided with La Movida Madrileña , a sociocultural movement that occurred in Madrid, Spain during the 1980s...
, sopranoTarja Turunen
Tarja Turunen
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli is a Finnish singer-songwriter and composer. She is a full lyric soprano and has a vocal range of three octaves....
, former frontwoman of Finnish symphonic power metal group Nightwish
Nightwish
Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. Formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen, Nightwish's current line-up has five members, although Tarja has been replaced by Anette Olzon and the...
and a diva of opera metal, Greek singer Despina Vandi
Despina Vandi
Despina Malea , known by her stage name Despina Vandi , is a Greek singer. Born in Tübingen near Stuttgart, West Germany, Vandi's family returned to Kavala, Greece when she was six years old and she later enrolled at the University of Thessaloniki, but eventually dropped out to begin a career in...
, Alexander Veljanov
Alexander Veljanov
Alexander Veljanov became famous through singing in the darkwave band Deine Lakaien which he founded with Ernst Horn in 1985.- Biography :...
of German Darkwave
Darkwave
Dark Wave or darkwave is a music genre that began in the late 1970s, coinciding with the popularity of New Wave and post-punk. Building on those basic principles, dark wave added dark, introspective lyrics and an undertone of sorrow for some bands...
group Deine Lakaien
Deine Lakaien
Deine Lakaien is a German Darkwave group composed of Macedonian vocalist Alexander Veljanov and the classically trained composer, pianist and drummer Ernst Horn.- History :...
, Swedish singer September
September (singer)
Petra Linnea Paula Marklund who is better known as September is a Swedish singer and songwriter.-Early life and career:...
as well as other electronic-music musicians including Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze is a German electronic music composer and musician. He also used the alias Richard Wahnfried. He was briefly a member of the electronic bands Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel before launching a solo career consisting of more than 60 albums released across five decades.-1970s:In...
, Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield
Michael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature...
, Helen Boulding
Helen Boulding
Helen Boulding is a London-based singer-songwriter originally from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK. Her first album, New Red Dress, was released in February 2008.-Biography:...
, Damae
Damae
Damae Klein is a German born model, tv presenter and singer-songwriter who debuted as a vocalist on the Fragma track "You Are Alive". At the age of 14, Damae was discovered by a photographer from the teen magazine Bravo in Germany and began modeling...
of Fragma
Fragma
Fragma, also known as the Fragma Project, are a German dance project, originally comprising three producers. Their most successful collaboration to date is "Toca's Miracle", which has sold over 500,000 copies and debuted #1 in the UK....
, Jaël
Jaël
Jaël, , is a singer-songwriter from the band Lunik. She also co-wrote and sang with Delerium on the song After All on their album Chimera, and the song Lost and Found on their album Nuages du Monde. She is both internationally famous in the Trance music community as well as domestically famous from...
of Swiss band Lunik
Lunik
Lunik is a band from Switzerland. There are currently four members.Lunik started in 1997 with Adi Amstutz, Luk Zimmermann, Mats Marti, Walo Müller and Anton Höglhammer. Singer Jaël joined the band in 1998 and Anton Höglhammer left the line-up. 1999 saw the release of their debut album Rumour,...
, Stephenie Coker and German actress Anna Maria Mühe
Anna Maria Mühe
Anna Maria Mühe is a German actress.-Biography:Born in Berlin to actor Ulrich Mühe and actress Jenny Gröllmann , she was invited by director Maria von Heland to a casting for Big Girls Don't Cry...
.
Many of Schiller's albums take over a year to receive a North American release, most likely due to the translating and re-recording of tracks from German to English along with other exclusive and previously unreleased material. European countries, however, see Schiller's releases much earlier. The European music channel Music Force Europe dedicates a weekly programming slot to Schiller's music; the show is called "Schill-out"
After the North American release of Life, Christopher Von Deylen stated that he did not wish to continue mixing English translations of the German language tracks.
The band is named after poet and dramatist Friedrich Schiller
Friedrich Schiller
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright. During the last seventeen years of his life , Schiller struck up a productive, if complicated, friendship with already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang von Goethe...
, one of von Deylen's heroes.
Background
Schiller was founded by Christopher von DeylenChristopher von Deylen
Christopher von Deylen is an electronica music producer, formerly one-half of a duo, and now the main member of the band Schiller...
and Mirko von Schlieffen in 1998, signaled with the release of their first single Glockenspiel. They followed up with the release of their first album, Zeitgeist (Time Spirit) in 1999. Schiller's second studio album Weltreise (Voyage) was inspired by a two-month-long road trip that Deylen took with his father from London to Peking.
Christopher and Mirko had creative differences, a conflict between the two of them regarding the direction they wanted to take Schiller led to Von Schlieffen leaving the group.
Post Split
After the split a third studio album was released called Leben, with German version being released first. Many singles were released including songs sung by Maya Saban ("I've seen it all", "I miss you"), Sarah Brightman ("Smile"), Mila Mar ("Liebe") and Peter Heppner ("I feel you"). Videos were made of the last two of these. The American version of the song "Liebe" was released as "Love" with English lyrics.Schiller's fourth studio album is entitled Tag Und Nacht (Day And Night). It was released in Germany through Universal Music in mid-fall 2005, with two editions:
- A standard release, featuring the emergence of a new singer, Jette von Roth, who has been the voice of German Electro-Pop act KayCee by the now famous DJs and producers Oliver HuntemannOliver HuntemannOliver Huntemann is a German electronic music producer and internationally-touring DJ. He has played a significant part in shaping the genre through his numerous productions and remixes for Underworld, The Chemical Brothers and Depeche Mode.-Biography:Raised in Oldenburg in northern Germany,...
and Stephan BodzinStephan BodzinStephan Bodzin is a German DJ, techno-producer and label owner. Stephan Bodzin also performs as a live artist. A classically educated musician, he is a producer of mainly electronic music projects...
on their 2003-album "Beg 4 More" (Universal). She will record two additional tracks, with one of those performed on the "Day and Night" tour, and clips were also made. Thomas Dürr, a vocalist from "Die Fantastischen Vier" performs in the first single. - A two disc deluxe edition with two new songs, a remix of "Die Nacht...", and a chill-out sample compilation of the album.
The North American release of Day And Night came on 10 July 2007. A DVD by the same name containing footage of a live concert was released simultaneously.
Schiller's fifth album, Sehnsucht
Sehnsucht (Schiller album)
Sehnsucht is a music album launched under the project Schiller undertaken by Christopher Von Deylen. The album was launched on . The album features collaboration with several established artists like Xavier Naidoo, Jaël, Kim Sanders, and Klaus Schulze among others.The album was launched in four...
(Desire) was announced in December 2007 and later released on 22 February 2008. Sehnsucht was simultaneously released in two formats and in three editions which are as follows:
- A limited super deluxe edition 3-disc release with two CDs and a DVD. Over 30 new songs will be on the album, with vocalists including Kim Sanders and Jette von Roth who have collaborated with Schiller in the past, as well as some new voices, Klaus SchulzeKlaus SchulzeKlaus Schulze is a German electronic music composer and musician. He also used the alias Richard Wahnfried. He was briefly a member of the electronic bands Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel before launching a solo career consisting of more than 60 albums released across five decades.-1970s:In...
, Ana Torroja, Despina VandiDespina VandiDespina Malea , known by her stage name Despina Vandi , is a Greek singer. Born in Tübingen near Stuttgart, West Germany, Vandi's family returned to Kavala, Greece when she was six years old and she later enrolled at the University of Thessaloniki, but eventually dropped out to begin a career in...
, Ben Becker, Xavier NaidooXavier NaidooXavier Kurt Naidoo is a German singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actor. Born and raised in Mannheim, Naidoo worked in several jobs in the gastronomy and the musical industry before relocating to the United States in the early 1990s, where he released his first full-length English...
, among others.
The DVD contains footage from the Schiller concert in Kiev, as well as music video clips and 15-minute segment with von Deylen himself. Also included is a 36-page book containing photos, discussions, detailed information about particular songs, and other ephemera.
- A limited edition which contains only one audio disc and a DVD. The audio disc comprises a selection of tracks from the first and second discs of the super deluxed edition. The DVD is identical to the one in the super deluxe edition.
Sehnsucht, a track from the new album, is the first video, and the first single from the album.
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
Colbie Caillat
Colbie Marie Caillat is an American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist from Malibu, California. She debuted in 2007 with Coco, which included hit singles "Bubbly", "Realize", and "The Little Things". In 2008, she recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, "Lucky", which won a Grammy. Caillat released her...
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 world famous Chinese pianist Lang Lang
Lang Lang (pianist)
Lang Lang , born June 14, 1982, in Shenyang, Liaoning, China, is a Chinese concert pianist, currently residing in New York, who has performed with leading orchestras in Europe, the United States and his native China. He is increasingly well known around the world for his concert performances,...
. The song was used by the German TV channel ZDF during the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing.
Maserati used one of Schiller's song "Drifting and Dreaming" for their promotional video of the Maserati Granturismo.
The English edition of the album Atemlos
Atemlos
Atemlos is the sixth studio album of German Electronica and Global Pop artist Christopher Von Deylen under his principle project "Schiller". The album was released on March 12, 2010...
(German for Breathless) reached until number 3 in the chart of IFPI
IFPI
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...
in Greece.
Discography
The original German releases are under various subsidiaries of Universal Music GroupUniversal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
, such as Polydor Records
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
Germany. In the U.S., Schiller has been signed to several independent record labels, including Radikal Records
Radikal Records
Radikal Records is a Teaneck, New Jersey based record label started in 1992. They release various electronic music, some pop music, and some compilation albums. Many of their artists and releases are licensed from Europe to be re-released to the American market. Radikal Records sells their releases...
for Zeitgeist, Voyage, and Life; 4 West Records for Day and Night; and OK! Good Records for Breathless.
German releases
English translation in parentheses.- 1999 ZeitgeistZeitgeist (Schiller album)Zeitgeist is the debut album by German electronical act Schiller. It featured the singles Das Glockenspiel, Liebesschmerz and Ruhe, all of which reached the Top 30 of the German singles charts. The album itself reached the Top 30 of the German longplay charts as well.-Track listing:- External...
(Spirit of The Age) - 2001 WeltreiseWeltreiseWeltreise is the 2nd studio album by German electronical act Schiller. It became a surprise hit, staying on the top position of the German longplay charts for four consecutive weeks. The album featured Kim Sanders and Peter Heppner as guest singers, with voice actors Otto Sander, Benjamin Völz and...
(Voyage) - 2003 LebenLebenLeben is the 3rd studio album by German electronic musician, composer and producer Christopher von Deylen under his Schiller alias. If features collaborations with renown vocalists such as Sarah Brightman, Maya Saban and Kim Sanders.-Track listing:...
(Life) - 2004 Live Erleben (Live Experience)
- 2005 Tag und NachtTag und NachtTag und Nacht is the 4th studio album from German electronic musician, composer and producer Christopher von Deylen under his Schiller alias. It features collaborations with well known international artists Moya Brennan, Mike Oldfield and Kim Sanders.-Track listing:...
(Day and Night) - 2006 TagtraumTagtraum (album)Tagtraum is a Live CD + DVD release by German electronical musician, composer and producer Christopher von Deylen under his Schiller alias. The CD contains several live recordings of the tracks found on the 2005 Schiller album Tag und Nacht...
(Daydream) - 2008 SehnsuchtSehnsucht (Schiller album)Sehnsucht is a music album launched under the project Schiller undertaken by Christopher Von Deylen. The album was launched on . The album features collaboration with several established artists like Xavier Naidoo, Jaël, Kim Sanders, and Klaus Schulze among others.The album was launched in four...
(Desire) - 2008 Sehnsucht Live
- 2010 AtemlosAtemlosAtemlos is the sixth studio album of German Electronica and Global Pop artist Christopher Von Deylen under his principle project "Schiller". The album was released on March 12, 2010...
(Breathless) (2xCD) (Release 12 March) (GER: #4) - 2010 Atemlos LiveAtemlos Live- External links :*...
- 2010 Lichtblick Ep (Ray of Hope Ep)
- 2011 Schiller - Die Einlassmusik 7
All albums received special edition release alongside standard release.
US releases
- 2001 Zeitgeist (Spirit of the Time)
- 2002 Voyage& DVD
- 2004 Life* (Collectors edition includes amended, translated version of "Leben" DVD)
- 2005 Prologue (previously Germany concert sales only)
- 2007 Day and Night
- 2010 Breathless (U.S. version includes Desire)
German releases
- 1998 Das Glockenspiel (The Glockenspiel)
- 1999 Liebesschmerz (Lover's Pain)
- 1999 Ruhe (Calm)
- 2000 Ein Schöner Tag (A Beautiful Day) (with IsgaardIsgaardIsgaard Marke is a classically trained singer, who is also involved with the project Classic meets Pop. Her style resembles influences of the Kate Bush school as well as cold wave influences and modern ambient sounds...
) - 2001 Dream of You (with Peter HeppnerPeter HeppnerPeter 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.- Career :...
) - 2001 Dancing With Loneliness (with Kim SandersKim SandersKim Sanders is an African American singer and songwriter based in Germany. Sanders began to release singles as a solo artist in 1994 and wrote songs for other musicians. In 1993 and '94 she released three of her singles: "Show Me", "Tell Me That You Want Me" and "Ride". In 1998, Sanders was the...
) - 2003 Liebe (with Mila Mar) (Love)
- 2004 Leben... I Feel You (with Peter HeppnerPeter HeppnerPeter 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.- Career :...
) - 2004 I've Seen It All (with Maya Saban) (1 Track Promo Release Only)
- 2004 The Smile (with Sarah BrightmanSarah BrightmanSarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She is famous for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves and singing in the whistle register...
) (1 Track Promo Release Only) - 2005 Die Nacht... Du Bist Nicht Allein (with Thomas D.Thomas DThomas D. is a rapper in the German hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier. He frequently works on solo projects.- Life :...
) (The Night... You Are Not Alone) - 2006 Der Tag... Du Bist Erwacht (with Jette von Roth) (The Day... You Are Awake)
- 2008 Sehnsucht (with Xavier NaidooXavier NaidooXavier Kurt Naidoo is a German singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actor. Born and raised in Mannheim, Naidoo worked in several jobs in the gastronomy and the musical industry before relocating to the United States in the early 1990s, where he released his first full-length English...
) (Desire) (1 Track Promo Release Only) - 2008 Let Me Love You (with Kim SandersKim SandersKim Sanders is an African American singer and songwriter based in Germany. Sanders began to release singles as a solo artist in 1994 and wrote songs for other musicians. In 1993 and '94 she released three of her singles: "Show Me", "Tell Me That You Want Me" and "Ride". In 1998, Sanders was the...
) - 2008 Time For Dreams (with Lang LangLang LangLang Lang may refer to:* Lang Lang , Chinese pianist* Lang Lang, Victoria, a town in Australia* Lang Lang River, a river in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia* A character from the Japanese manga Steam Detectives-See also:...
) - 2008 You (with Colbie CaillatColbie CaillatColbie Marie Caillat is an American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist from Malibu, California. She debuted in 2007 with Coco, which included hit singles "Bubbly", "Realize", and "The Little Things". In 2008, she recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, "Lucky", which won a Grammy. Caillat released her...
) - 2010 Try (with Nadia Ali)
- 2010 I Will Follow You (with Hen Ree) (Release: 11 June)
- 2010 Always You / Innocent Lies (with Anggun) (Release: 12 November)
US releases
- 2000 Das Glockenspiel/ The Bell
- 2002 Dream of You (with Peter HeppnerPeter HeppnerPeter 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.- Career :...
) - 2005 I Feel You (with Peter HeppnerPeter HeppnerPeter 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.- Career :...
& Kristian Djunited Hansson) - 2007 Tired of Being Alone (with Tarja TurunenTarja TurunenTarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli is a Finnish singer-songwriter and composer. She is a full lyric soprano and has a vocal range of three octaves....
) - 2008 Porque Te Vas (with Ana TorrojaAna TorrojaAna Torroja is a Grammy Award-nominated Spaniard singer. She is the lead singer of the pop trio Mecano, considered one of the most popular pop bands from Spain during the 1980s and 1990s. Mecano split in 1998 and she embarked on a solo career.-Biography:Ana Torroja met José María Cano while...
) - 2008 Forever (with Kim SandersKim SandersKim Sanders is an African American singer and songwriter based in Germany. Sanders began to release singles as a solo artist in 1994 and wrote songs for other musicians. In 1993 and '94 she released three of her singles: "Show Me", "Tell Me That You Want Me" and "Ride". In 1998, Sanders was the...
) - 2008 Breathe (with September (singer)September (singer)Petra Linnea Paula Marklund who is better known as September is a Swedish singer and songwriter.-Early life and career:...
) - 2008 You (with Colbie CaillatColbie CaillatColbie Marie Caillat is an American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist from Malibu, California. She debuted in 2007 with Coco, which included hit singles "Bubbly", "Realize", and "The Little Things". In 2008, she recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, "Lucky", which won a Grammy. Caillat released her...
) - 2011 I feel You (with Kristian Djunited Hansson and Nadia AliNadia AliNadia Ali is a Pakistani-American singer-songwriter, born in Libya and raised in Queens, New York. She gained attention as the frontwoman and songwriter of the band iiO, after their 2001 hit "Rapture" reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also charted across several countries in Europe...
UK releases
- 2000 Das Glockenspiel #79
- 2001 Ruhe #126
- 2001 Das Glockenspiel (DJ Tiesto remix) #17
German releases
- 2001 Weltreise – Die DVD
- 2004 Leben – Die DVD
- 2004 Live ErLeben (live DVD)
- 2006 Tagtraum (double DVD + audio CD)
- 2008 Sehnsucht Live (double DVD)
- 2010 LichtblickLichtblickLichtblick is a CD + DVD release by German Electronical and Global Pop artist Christopher Von Deylen under his principal project Schiller. The album was released on November 26, 2010. The album contains 9 compositions from Schiller....
(double DVD)
US releases
- 2002 Voyage – The DVD
- 2004 Life Special editions of the album contained an amended, translated version of the DVD "Leben".
- 2007 Day and Night Live