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Wolf Biermann | |
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 Wolf Biermann photographed by Oliver Mark, Hamburg 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Karl Wolf Biermann |
| Born | 15 November 1936 Hamburg, Germany |
| Genres | Folk music, political ballads |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, poet, and dissident |
| Years active | 1960–present |
| Labels | Broadside Records |
| Website | wolf-biermann |
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.