Otto Von Wernherr (born Ottheinrich Werner, Heidelberg, Germany) is a German singer. He is best known for working on some of his songs with singer-songwriter Madonna before her solo career.In 1981, due to financial difficulties, Madonna did backing vocals on three songs with von Wernherr: Cosmic Climb, We Are the Gods, and Wild Dancing. After Madonna became known, von Wernherr reworked the songs, leaving the backing vocals more evident, and re-released them with Madonna's photo on the cover.