Peter Heppner

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Born = 1967
Hamburg, Germany
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Instrument = Vocals
Genre = Synthpop, Dark Wave, Electronica
Occupation = vocalist, songwriter
Years_active = 1987 - present
Label = Warner Music Germany
Associated_acts = Wolfsheim, Schiller, Joachim Witt, Paul Van Dyk
URL = [http://www.peter-heppner.com www.peter-heppner.com]
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Peter Heppner (born 1967 in Hamburg) was the lead singer for 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. Although he had been active in Wolfsheim 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 the 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 because of its message (which could be interpreted as nationalist), the artists recorded another version together with the Filmorchester Babelsberg for the Day of German Unity on October 3, 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 poorhouses in conjunction with the Deutsches Rotes Kreuz.

His most recent 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 September 12, 2008 through Warner Musiccite web|url=http://www.peter-heppner.com/|title=Peter Heppner Official Homepage|publisher=Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH de icon] . Songs on the disc were produced by Peter-John Vettese [cite web|url=http://www.wom.de/index.php?node=1453|title=WOM Feature: Peter Heppner|publisher=World of Music de icon] as well as Alvarez-Brill. The album was preceded by the single "Alleinesein" on September 5, 2008. International release dates are pending.

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External links

* [http://www.peter-heppner.com Official Homepage]