on this day died Klaus Nomi
Avant-garde musician and former backing singer with David Bowie Klaus Nomi died at the age of 39 of Aids in New York City aged 38. Nomi was one of the first celebrities to contract AIDS.
Avant-garde musician and former backing singer with David Bowie Klaus Nomi died at the age of 39 of Aids in New York City aged 38. Nomi was one of the first celebrities to contract AIDS.
Klaus Nomi (born Klaus Sperber) (January 24, 1944 - August 6, 1983) was a German counter-tenor singer, reputed for his outstanding vocal performances and unusual stage character, who became an icon of the early 1980s. .
He died of AIDS in 1983, one of the first celebrities to die from the disease.
Nomi moved from Germany to New York in the mid-1970s.
After a chance nightclub meeting, David Bowie hired him as a supporting singer for a performance on Saturday Night Live in 1979.
After a chance nightclub meeting, David Bowie hired him as a supporting singer for a performance on Saturday Night Live in 1979.
Nomi also collaborated with Manny Parrish.
Nomi is remembered for her bizarrely theatrical shows, where she wore a lot of make-up, unusual clothes and highly stylized hairstyles.
Their songs were equally unusual, from classical opera interpretations accompanied by synthesizers to covers of songs like Chubby Checker's The Twist.
In the 1990s, Nomi was often mentioned in Dennis Miller's monologues as one of his favorite obscure references.
In 2004, a documentary about his life and career was made: The Nomi Song.
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