Biography

Klaus moved to New York City in the mid-70s where he worked as a pastry chef and a night club singer. A performance of his was attended by 'David Bowie' who hired Nomi as backup for his Saturday Night Live (1975) performance.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous

Wore white facial make-up with black highlights when performing on stage

Chose his stage name "Nomi" as an anagram of "Omni", a science fiction and science fact magazine that he was an avid reader of.

Closed his concerts with a falsetto performance of an aria from "Samson et Delilah," an opera by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns.

Before going into the music business, he sang counter-tenor in classic German opera.

His ashes were scattered by airplane over New York City.

Was a close acquaintance of Joey Arias.

The future is now. People are always waiting for the future to come. I think we start right now, at this moment. This is where the future is. The future has begun. (TV interview, 1981)