Dieter Meier

With his dark vocal croon, distinctive moustache, and mixed-media skills as a filmmaker and conceptual artist, Yello co-founder Dieter Meier cuts a striking figure in the world of pop. As a Yello's frontman and video director, Meier helped bring the Swiss-based electronic outfit considerable acclaim in the 1980s, broadening their appeal both critically and commercially. Born in Zurich, Switzerland in 1945, Meier grew up in a wealthy family, and by the '70s he was making his way as an experimental filmmaker. Although interested in music since his youth, by his thirties, Meier ...