Schiller (German pronunciation: [ˈʃɪlɐ]) is a German electronic band, who rose to fame in 1998 and named after the German poet and dramatist Friedrich Schiller. Originally it was a duo consisting of Christopher von Deylen (German: [ˈdaɪlen]) 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 for Schiller productions are sung by guest artists, including Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil, Samu Haber of Sunrise Avenue, Sarah Brightman, Moya Brennan of Clannad, Midge Ure of Ultravox, Andrea Corr of The Corrs, Colbie Caillat, Sarah Howells of Paper Aeroplanes, Ben Becker, Peter Heppner of synthpop band Wolfsheim, Xavier Naidoo, Arlissa, Maya Saban, Kim Sanders formerly of Culture Beat, Ana Torroja of the Spanish pop group Mecano, Tarja Turunen formerly of symphonic metal group Nightwish, Despina Vandi, Alexander Veljanov of Darkwave group Deine Lakaien, Swedish singer September, French voice artist Pierre Maubouché, Nena, and Meredith Call.
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