Klaus Lage

Klaus Lage is a German musician whose mixture of guitar-based pop/rock and singer/songwriter compositions in the liedermacher tradition became immensely popular in the 1980s. His biggest hit single, 1984's "1000 und 1 Nacht (Zoom!)" (1000 and 1 Night), is a staple of retro compilations and parties, but Lage has had more hits afterward, writing and performing songs for feature films and musicals, and even creating the official German versions of Randy Newman's Toy Story songs. Lage was born on June 16, 1950, in Soltau. He is a learned commercial clerk. After he moved to Berlin ...