Klaus Nomi

Film & TV

immenstadt, Bavaria, Germany

Klaus Sperber (January 24, 1944 – August 6, 1983), known professionally as Klaus Nomi, was a German countertenor and baritone noted for his wide vocal range and an unusual, otherworldly stage persona. In the 1970s, Nomi immersed himself in the East Village art scene. He was known for his bizarre and visionary theatrical live performances, heavy make-up, unusual costumes, and a highly stylized…

Known for

• Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande — Self (archive footage)2021
• The Nomi Song — Self (archive footage)2004
• Na sowas! — Self1982
• Urgh! A Music War — Self1981
• The Long Island Four — Werner1980
• Beauty Becomes the Beast1979
• Bio’s Bahnhof — Self1978
• Saturday Night Live — Self - David Bowie Backup Singer (uncredited)1975

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Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

Germany

Active from

1944-01-24

Active to

1983-08-06

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

155,634

Total plays

2,362,149

Klaus Sperber (January 24, 1944 - August 6, 1983), better known as Klaus Nomi, was a German countertenor performer, noted for his remarkable vocal performances and unusual stage persona. He became one of the first celebrities to die of AIDS, in 1983. Nomi moved from Germany to New York City in the mid-1970s. He began his involvement with the art scene based in the East Village. After a chance meeting in a nightclub, David Bowie hired him and Joey Arias as back-up singers for a performance on Sa

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Klaus

Gender

male

Citizenship

Germany

Place of birth

Immenstadt im Allgäu

Place of death

New York City

Occupation

opera singer

Languages spoken

German

Genre

avant-garde

Instrument

voice

Record label

RCA Records

Official website

klausnomi.net

Image

Klaus nomi ill artlibre jnl.png

Voice type

alto

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