New York, NY , U.S. Genre(s) New Wave , Synth pop , Experimental music , Dark Cabaret , Disco [1] Occupation(s)Vocalist: (Tenor - Falsetto) Instrument(s) Vocals Years active1977-1983 Label(s) RCA Records Klaus Sperber ( January 24 , 1944 - August 6 , 1983 ), better known as Klaus Nomi , was