Kostas does his usual standard of profile on someone who I never really got! But I feel like I owe it to him over at Urbanaspirines to share links to this one . . .the story is of course at once fascinating and tragic Nomi being one of the earliest art/music stars to die from AIDS related illness - A Kostas Special
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. He was born Klaus Sperber in Immenstadt, Bavaria, Germany in 1944, but moved to New York in the mid-'70s, working as a pastry chef and nightclub singer. One of his sets impressed David Bowie, and Nomi soon found himself backing the star on Saturday Night Live. He was ne of the first prominent persons to die of AIDS, Klaus Nomi mixed rock and disco stylings with a classical and operatic repertoire.
Klaus Nomi 1981 + Simple Man 1982
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