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Klaus Sperber (January 24, 1944 – August 6, 1983), known professionally as Klaus Nomi, was a German countertenor noted for his wide vocal range and an unusual, otherworldly stage persona. In the 1970s Nomi immersed himself in the East Village art scene.
Klaus Nomi - Total Eclipse (Album Klaus Nomi 1981) Live Concert at New York City 1981 USA"Urgh! Music War".
Jun 30, 2022 · Overlooked No More: Klaus Nomi, Singer With an Otherworldly Persona His sound and look influenced everyone from Anohni to Lady Gaga. He also sang backup vocals for David Bowie.
Aug 15, 2023 · That's the question asked by visionary German singer and performance artist Klaus Nomi on Nomi Song, a self-referential gem from his eponymous debut album, first released in 1981.
Dec 10, 2015 · Klaus Nomi self-identified as an alien, and to all intents and purposes he looked like one. Nomi further refined his onstage persona the following year, when he performed backup for...
Aug 26, 2024 · Test, and Saturday Night Live, theatrical German new wave space alien Klaus Nomi died alone in 1983, a victim of the “first beachhead of the AIDS epidemic.” The disease frightened Nomi’s friends away—no one knew anything about what was then called “gay cancer” but that it was deadly.
Aug 25, 2020 · In the half-decade after his 1978 debut at the New Wave Vaudeville, Klaus Nomi (1944–1983) blazed like a comet over the Lower East Side. He recorded two albums of eclectic dance-pop music, appeared in three feature films, wrote a glam-rock opera, and collaborated with David Bowie on a memorable Saturday Night Live performance.
