Karl Wolf Biermann 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.
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2019Markgräfler GutedelpreisAward2018Ernst-Toller-PreisAward2015Marion Samuel PrizeAward2008Honorary doctor of the Humboldt University of BerlinAward2007Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward2006Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft (Hamburg)Award2001Heinz-Galinski-AwardAward1998German National PrizeAward1991Georg Büchner PrizeAwardMörike-Preis der Stadt FellbachAward1979Deutscher KleinkunstpreisAward1977Deutscher SchallplattenpreisAward1973Deutscher SchallplattenpreisAward1969Fontane-PreisAward1936Born15 November 1936
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Country
Germany
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
living
Dates
Born 1936 · age 89
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