Wolf Biermann

Wolf Biermann
Wolf Biermann photographed by Oliver Mark, Hamburg 2007
Background information
Born
Karl Wolf Biermann

(1936-11-15) 15 November 1936
GenresFolk music, political ballads
OccupationsSinger-songwriter, poet, and dissident
Years active1960–present
LabelBroadside 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.