Wolf Biermann

Wolf Biermann
Wolf Biermann photographed by Oliver Mark, Hamburg 2007
Wolf Biermann photographed by Oliver Mark, Hamburg 2007
Background information
Birth nameKarl Wolf Biermann
Born (1936-11-15) 15 November 1936 (age 88)
Hamburg, Nazi Germany
GenresFolk music, political ballads
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, poet, and dissident
Years active1960–present
LabelsBroadside Records
Websitewolf-biermann.de

Karl Wolf Biermann (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlf ˈbiːɐ̯ˌman] ⓘ; born 15 November 1936) is a German singer-songwriter, poet, and former East German dissident. He is perhaps best known for the 1968 song "Ermutigung" and his expatriation from East Germany in 1976.