Commander Tom
{{Short description|German DJ and record producer (1962–2022)}}
{{About|the German DJ|the host of children's TV show, Commander Tom Show|Tom Jolls}}
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Tom Weyer (29 August 1962 – 9 June 2022),[https://ucm.one/de/ucm-one-und-noom-records-trauern-um-thomas-weyer-aka-commander-tom/ UCM.ONE und Noom Records trauern um Thomas Weyer aka Commander Tom] {{in lang|de}} better known by his stage name Commander Tom, was a German DJ and record producer.
Career
He began working as a DJ at the "Drops SuperDisco" in Kehl, Baden-Württemberg, in the 1980s, and also worked as a DJ at the "Rheinpark" discothèque in Germersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, in the 1990s.
In 2004, his single "Attention!", sampled from the Tom Novy vs. Eniac 1997 song "Superstar", hit #1 on the German dance music charts. It peaked at #23 in the UK Singles Chart in February 2005.{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 116}} A further single, "I Can't Sleep!", was released in 2006.
Commander Tom died on 9 June 2022, at the age of 59.{{cite news |title=90er Jahre-Rave-Ikone Commander Tom ist gestorben |url=https://www.fazemag.de/90er-jahre-rave-ikone-commander-tom-ist-gestorben/ |access-date=13 June 2022 |publisher=Faze Mag |date=12 June 2022 |lang=de}}
References
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External links
- {{discogs artist|Commander Tom}}
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Category:German house musicians
Category:German trance musicians
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