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The Nomi Song

1h 38min

Documentary

Music

Looks like an alien, sings like a diva - Klaus Nomi was one of the 1980s' most profoundly bizarre characters to emerge through rock music: a counter tenor who sang pop music like opera and brought opera to club audiences and made them like it. The Nomi Song is a film about fame, death, friendship, betrayal, opera, and the greatest New Wave rock star that never was!

Production Companies

ARTE

CV Films

Cameo Filmproduktion

Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen

ZDF

Cameo Film- und Fernsehproduktion

Cast

Ann Magnuson

Ann Magnuson

Self
Joey Arias

Joey Arias

Self
Calvin Churchman

Calvin Churchman

Self
Gabriele Lafari

Gabriele Lafari

Self
David McDermott

David McDermott

Self
Page Wood

Page Wood

Self
Tony Frere

Tony Frere

Self
Kristian Hoffman

Kristian Hoffman

Self
Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

Self
Man Parrish

Man Parrish

Self
Klaus Nomi

Klaus Nomi

Self (archive footage)
Ron Johnsen

Ron Johnsen

Self
Anthony Scibelli

Anthony Scibelli

Self
Alan Platt

Alan Platt

Self
Adrian

Adrian

Self (as Boy Adrian)
Jay Jay French

Jay Jay French

Self (as JJ French)
Michael Halsband

Michael Halsband

Self
Janus

Janus

Self
Pamela Rosenthal

Pamela Rosenthal

Self
Ira Siff

Ira Siff

Self
Trude Sperber

Trude Sperber

Self (voice)
David Bowie

David Bowie

Self (archive footage)
Jon Cobert

Jon Cobert

Self (Nomi's Band)
Thomas Gottschalk

Thomas Gottschalk

Self (archive footage)
Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Self (archive footage)

Release date

14th Oct 2004

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch, English