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The Nomi Song
The Nomi Song

The Nomi Song

He came from outer space to save the human race. Man or Martian? New wave or opera?

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

6.477/10

Release Date

14 October 2004

Country

Germany

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)

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