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Klaus Nomi: The 'singing alien' loved by David Bowie, Lady Gaga and many more

Nick Levine
Features correspondent
Alamy Performance artist and singer Klaus Nomi in his famous black-and-white suit with two backing performersAlamy

Few pop stars have been quite as unique as the otherworldly maverick Nomi, who became the talk of the town in late-1970s New York. Forty years on from his untimely death, Nick Levine considers his legacy.

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