The Nomi Song
The Nomi Song

The Nomi Song

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2004
1h 38m
6.2(23 votes)
Documentary
Music

Overview

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!

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ARTE
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
ZDF

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Cast & Crew

25 members
Acting

Ann Magnuson

Self

Ann Magnuson
Acting

Joey Arias

Self

Joey Arias
Acting

Calvin Churchman

Self

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Gabriele Lafari

Self

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David McDermott

Self

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Art

Page Wood

Self

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Acting

Tony Frere

Self

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Kristian Hoffman

Self

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Kenny Scharf

Self

Kenny Scharf
Sound

Man Parrish

Self

Man Parrish
Acting

Klaus Nomi

Self (archive footage)

Klaus Nomi
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Ron Johnsen

Self

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Anthony Scibelli

Self

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Alan Platt

Self

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Adrian

Self (as Boy Adrian)

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Jay Jay French

Self (as JJ French)

Jay Jay French
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Michael Halsband

Self

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Janus

Self

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Pamela Rosenthal

Self

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Ira Siff

Self

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Trude Sperber

Self (voice)

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David Bowie

Self (archive footage)

David Bowie
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Jon Cobert

Self (Nomi's Band)

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Thomas Gottschalk

Self (archive footage)

Thomas Gottschalk
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Martin Sheen

Self (archive footage)

Martin Sheen

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