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: ''This article is about 'Nena' the singer. See also nena (disambiguation).''
'Nena' (born March 24, 1960 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German singer who became famous with the New German Wave song "99 Luftballons" ("99 Red Balloons" in the English version). Nena is also the name of the band she played with. With the re-release of her own hits, Nena's career saw a second wind in the year 2002.
Nena was born 'Gabriele Susanne Kerner' in 1960 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She acquired her nickname, "Nena", a term of endearment for "little girl", at the age of three. In 1977 she left high school prior to her graduation to receive training as a goldsmith. Around the same time guitarist Rainer Kitzmann offered her the position of lead singer of his band, ''The Stripes''. The group had a minor hit with the song "Ecstasy" but never achieved broad success, and soon split.
Nena is known to be very talented and can play many instruments such as the Piano, drums, and many others. (Will be listed later)
In 1981 Nena and her boyfriend Rolf Brendel moved to West-Berlin, where they met their later band members: guitarist Carlo Karges, keyboard player Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen and bass player Jürgen Dehmel. A year later the band, Nena, released their first single, "Nur geträumt" ("Only dreamt"), which came to fame after the band appeared on the German television show "Musikladen".
The following year the band released its first album, which contained the singles "Leuchtturm" ("Lighthouse") and "99 Luftballons" ("99 Balloons"). The single became a world-wide hit, becoming Nena's most popular song to date. ''Nena'' then released ''? (Fragezeichen)'' in 1984, ''Feuer und Flamme'' ("Fire and Flame") in 1985, ''It's All In The Game'' (featuring English versions of the songs on ''Feuer und Flamme'') and ''Eisbrecher'' ("Icebreaker") in 1986. Despite (or because of) these successes, the group decided to go their separate ways in 1987.
Nena started dating Swiss actor Benedict Freitag shortly after the band separated in 1987. The couple had three children together, the first one being Christopher Daniel, who was born disabled due to alleged medical mistakes made during the birth that caused Nena to go into cardiac arrest. He died at the age of 11 months. In 1990 they had twins, Larissa Maria and Sakias Manuel.
After splitting with Freitag, Nena started a relationship with drummer and music producer Philipp Palm from Stuttgart, with whom she had two children, Samuel Vincent (1995) and Simeon Joel (1997). The couple and the four children live in Hamburg today.
Throughout the late 1980s and the 1990s, Nena released a wide range of solo albums, a number of them consisting of songs for children. Simultaneously, she hosted several TV shows, including ''Metro'' and the German preselection ''Countdown Grand Prix'' of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998.
In 2002 Carlo Karges -- the songwriter of the most successful Nena songs including "''99 Luftballons''" and "''Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann''" -- died of liver failure.
In that same year, Nena celebrated her 20th stage anniversary with the album ''"Nena feat. Nena"'', a disc consisting of newly arranged recordings her hits from the 1980s. The jubilee album became a 'comeback' for Nena, which spawned a number of successful chart entries. The remake of "Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime" as an English-German duet with Kim Wilde was a hit in various European countries, reaching the Number 1 spot in the Netherlands and Austria, and Number 3 in Germany in 2003. A DVD followed: the 2005 album ''"Willst du mit mir gehn"'' ("Do You Wanna Go with Me?") which quickly achieved platinum status. The first single from the album, "Liebe ist" ("Love Is"), reached number 1 on the German charts in early 2005 and was used as the theme song for a German telenovela, ''Verliebt in Berlin''. Nena's 2005 tour in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in November and December 2005 had several sold-out concerts.
The song 99 Luftballons is featured in the 2002 videogame as part of the New Wave radio station Wave 103.
In 2004, Nena took the stage during the Howard Jones 20th Anniversary concert at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London. Nena sung '99 Luftballons' with a combination of German and English lyrics.
The Sudbury school in Hamburg, founded by Nena, will open in August 2007.
In October 2007, Nena will release a new album entitled "Cover Me", an album composed entirely of cover songs. She also recently voiced Saphira for the German dub of Eragon and the role of the Princess for the German version of Arthur and the Invisibles. The first single for this album, Caravan of Love (feat. Duncan Townsend) was placed #29 on some chart. She released a new single, "Ich Kann nix Dafür" (It's Not My Fault) on April 14th, 2007 for a movie, Vollidiot.
★ ''The Stripes'' (1980) as The Stripes
★ ''Nena'' (1983) #1 GER
★ ''? (Fragezeichen)'' (1984) #1 GER
★ ''99 Luftballons'' (1984)
★ ''Feuer und Flamme'' (1985) #2 GER
★ ''It's All In The Game'' (1985)
★ ''Eisbrecher'' (1986) #45 GER
★ ''Wunder gescheh'n'' (1989) #23 GER
★ ''Komm lieber Mai...'' (1990) #45 GER
★ ''Nena Die Band'' (1991)
★ ''Bongo Girl'' (1992) #32 GER
★ ''Und alles dreht sich'' (1994) #53 GER
★ ''Nena singt die schönsten Kinderlieder'' (1994)
★ ''Nena Live'' (1995)
★ ''Unser Apfelhaus'' (1995) #69 GER
★ ''Nena und die Bambus Bären Bande'' (1996)
★ ''Jamma nich'' (1997) #29 GER
★ ''Nenas Weihnachtsreise'' (1997) #28 GER
★ ''Wenn alles richtig ist, dann 'Stimmt' was nich'' (1998) #42 GER
★ ''Nena macht... Rabatz'' (1999)
★ '' Chokmah'' (2001) #18 GER
★ ''Nenas Tausend Sterne'' (2002)
★ ''Nena feat. Nena'' (2002) #2 GER
★ ''Madou und das Licht der Fantasie'' (2002)
★ ''Nena Live Nena'' (2004) #31 GER
★ ''Willst du mit mir gehn'' (2005) #2 GER
★ The 12 inch Collection
★ The Magic Sound Of Deep Presents Nena
★ ''Gib Gas ich will Spaß'' (1983)
★ ''Richy Guitar'' (1985)
★ ''Der Unsichtbare'' (1987)
★ ''Tobias Totz und sein Löwe'' (1999)
★ ''Die Abrafaxe - Unter schwarzer Flagge'' (2001)
★ ''Madou und das Licht der Fantasie'' (2003)
★ ''Eragon'' (2006)
★ '' Arthur und die Minimoys
★ Official Web Site
★ Comprehensive Nena fansite
★ Nena fan community
★ Nena CDs + DVDs at Amazon
'Nena' (born March 24, 1960 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German singer who became famous with the New German Wave song "99 Luftballons" ("99 Red Balloons" in the English version). Nena is also the name of the band she played with. With the re-release of her own hits, Nena's career saw a second wind in the year 2002.
| Contents |
| Biography |
| Discography |
| Albums |
| Bootleg Albums |
| Singles |
| Group |
| Solo |
| Filmography (for the lead singer) |
| External links |
Biography
Nena was born 'Gabriele Susanne Kerner' in 1960 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She acquired her nickname, "Nena", a term of endearment for "little girl", at the age of three. In 1977 she left high school prior to her graduation to receive training as a goldsmith. Around the same time guitarist Rainer Kitzmann offered her the position of lead singer of his band, ''The Stripes''. The group had a minor hit with the song "Ecstasy" but never achieved broad success, and soon split.
Nena is known to be very talented and can play many instruments such as the Piano, drums, and many others. (Will be listed later)
In 1981 Nena and her boyfriend Rolf Brendel moved to West-Berlin, where they met their later band members: guitarist Carlo Karges, keyboard player Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen and bass player Jürgen Dehmel. A year later the band, Nena, released their first single, "Nur geträumt" ("Only dreamt"), which came to fame after the band appeared on the German television show "Musikladen".
The following year the band released its first album, which contained the singles "Leuchtturm" ("Lighthouse") and "99 Luftballons" ("99 Balloons"). The single became a world-wide hit, becoming Nena's most popular song to date. ''Nena'' then released ''? (Fragezeichen)'' in 1984, ''Feuer und Flamme'' ("Fire and Flame") in 1985, ''It's All In The Game'' (featuring English versions of the songs on ''Feuer und Flamme'') and ''Eisbrecher'' ("Icebreaker") in 1986. Despite (or because of) these successes, the group decided to go their separate ways in 1987.
Nena started dating Swiss actor Benedict Freitag shortly after the band separated in 1987. The couple had three children together, the first one being Christopher Daniel, who was born disabled due to alleged medical mistakes made during the birth that caused Nena to go into cardiac arrest. He died at the age of 11 months. In 1990 they had twins, Larissa Maria and Sakias Manuel.
After splitting with Freitag, Nena started a relationship with drummer and music producer Philipp Palm from Stuttgart, with whom she had two children, Samuel Vincent (1995) and Simeon Joel (1997). The couple and the four children live in Hamburg today.
Throughout the late 1980s and the 1990s, Nena released a wide range of solo albums, a number of them consisting of songs for children. Simultaneously, she hosted several TV shows, including ''Metro'' and the German preselection ''Countdown Grand Prix'' of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998.
In 2002 Carlo Karges -- the songwriter of the most successful Nena songs including "''99 Luftballons''" and "''Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann''" -- died of liver failure.
In that same year, Nena celebrated her 20th stage anniversary with the album ''"Nena feat. Nena"'', a disc consisting of newly arranged recordings her hits from the 1980s. The jubilee album became a 'comeback' for Nena, which spawned a number of successful chart entries. The remake of "Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime" as an English-German duet with Kim Wilde was a hit in various European countries, reaching the Number 1 spot in the Netherlands and Austria, and Number 3 in Germany in 2003. A DVD followed: the 2005 album ''"Willst du mit mir gehn"'' ("Do You Wanna Go with Me?") which quickly achieved platinum status. The first single from the album, "Liebe ist" ("Love Is"), reached number 1 on the German charts in early 2005 and was used as the theme song for a German telenovela, ''Verliebt in Berlin''. Nena's 2005 tour in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in November and December 2005 had several sold-out concerts.
The song 99 Luftballons is featured in the 2002 videogame as part of the New Wave radio station Wave 103.
In 2004, Nena took the stage during the Howard Jones 20th Anniversary concert at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London. Nena sung '99 Luftballons' with a combination of German and English lyrics.
The Sudbury school in Hamburg, founded by Nena, will open in August 2007.
In October 2007, Nena will release a new album entitled "Cover Me", an album composed entirely of cover songs. She also recently voiced Saphira for the German dub of Eragon and the role of the Princess for the German version of Arthur and the Invisibles. The first single for this album, Caravan of Love (feat. Duncan Townsend) was placed #29 on some chart. She released a new single, "Ich Kann nix Dafür" (It's Not My Fault) on April 14th, 2007 for a movie, Vollidiot.
Discography
Albums
★ ''The Stripes'' (1980) as The Stripes
★ ''Nena'' (1983) #1 GER
★ ''? (Fragezeichen)'' (1984) #1 GER
★ ''99 Luftballons'' (1984)
★ ''Feuer und Flamme'' (1985) #2 GER
★ ''It's All In The Game'' (1985)
★ ''Eisbrecher'' (1986) #45 GER
★ ''Wunder gescheh'n'' (1989) #23 GER
★ ''Komm lieber Mai...'' (1990) #45 GER
★ ''Nena Die Band'' (1991)
★ ''Bongo Girl'' (1992) #32 GER
★ ''Und alles dreht sich'' (1994) #53 GER
★ ''Nena singt die schönsten Kinderlieder'' (1994)
★ ''Nena Live'' (1995)
★ ''Unser Apfelhaus'' (1995) #69 GER
★ ''Nena und die Bambus Bären Bande'' (1996)
★ ''Jamma nich'' (1997) #29 GER
★ ''Nenas Weihnachtsreise'' (1997) #28 GER
★ ''Wenn alles richtig ist, dann 'Stimmt' was nich'' (1998) #42 GER
★ ''Nena macht... Rabatz'' (1999)
★ '' Chokmah'' (2001) #18 GER
★ ''Nenas Tausend Sterne'' (2002)
★ ''Nena feat. Nena'' (2002) #2 GER
★ ''Madou und das Licht der Fantasie'' (2002)
★ ''Nena Live Nena'' (2004) #31 GER
★ ''Willst du mit mir gehn'' (2005) #2 GER
Bootleg Albums
★ The 12 inch Collection
★ The Magic Sound Of Deep Presents Nena
Singles
Group
| 'Year' | 'Title' | 'Chart Positions' | 'Album' |
|---|---|---|---|
| GER Singles | |||
| 1982 | "Nur geträumt" | #2 | ''Nena'' |
| 1983 | "99 Luftballons" | #1 (also #1 UK, #2 USA, #1 MEX) | ''Nena'' |
| 1983 | "Leuchtturm" | #2 | ''Nena'' |
| 1983 | "? (Fragezeichen)" | #3 | ''? (Fragezeichen)'' |
| 1984 | "Rette mich" | #11 | ''? (Fragezeichen)'' |
| 1984 | "Lass mich dein Pirat sein" | #53 | ''? (Fragezeichen)'' |
| 1984 | "Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann" | #3 | ''Feuer und Flamme'' |
| 1985 | "Feuer und Flamme" | #8 | ''Feuer und Flamme'' |
| 1985 | "Haus der drei Sonnen" | #43 | ''Feuer und Flamme'' |
| 1985 | "Jung wie du" | #47 | ''Feuer und Flamme'' |
| 1986 | "Du kennst die Liebe nicht" | -- | ''Feuer und Flamme'' |
| 1986 | "Mondsong" | #37 | ''Eisbrecher'' |
| 1987 | "Engel der Nacht" | -- | ''Eisbrecher'' |
Solo
| 'Year' | 'Title' | 'Chart Positions' | 'Album' |
|---|---|---|---|
| GER Singles | |||
| 1989 | "Wunder gescheh'n" | #19 | ''Wunder gescheh'n'' |
| 1990 | "Du bist überall" | #54 | ''Wunder gescheh'n'' |
| 1990 | "Im Rausch der Liebe" | - | ''Wunder gescheh'n'' |
| 1992 | "Manchmal ist ein Tag ein ganzes Leben" | #48 | ''Bongo Girl'' |
| 1992 | "Ohne Ende" | ''Bongo Girl'' | |
| 1992 | "Conversation" | ''Bongo Girl'' | |
| 1993 | "Viel zuviel Glück" | ''Und Alles Dreht Sich'' | |
| 1993 | "N Zentimeter Liebe" (feat. Kralle Krawinkel) | ||
| 1994 | "Hol mich zurück" | ''Und Alles Dreht Sich'' | |
| 1994 | "Ich halt dich fest" | ''Und Alles Dreht Sich'' | |
| 1995 | "Weißes Schiff" | '' Wunder Gescheh'n'' | |
| 1997 | "Ganz gelassen..." | #75 | ''Jamma Nich'' |
| 1997 | "Jamma Nich" | ''Jamma Nich'' | |
| 1997 | "Alles Was Du Willst" | ''Jamma Nich'' | |
| 1997 | "Auf Dich Und Mich" | ''Jamma Nich'' | |
| 1998 | "Was hast du in meinem Traum gemacht" | #91 | ''Wenn alles richtig ist, dann 'Stimmt' was nich'' |
| 1998 | "Dann Fiel Mir Auf" | ''Wenn alles richtig ist, dann 'Stimmt' was nich'' | |
| 1998 | "Das Ist Normal?" | ''Wenn alles richtig ist, dann 'Stimmt' was nich'' | |
| 1999 | "Ich umarm' die ganze Welt" | #98 | ''Tobias Totz und sein Löwe'' |
| 2001 | "Carpe diem" | #66 | ''Chokmah'' |
| 2002 | "Oldschool Baby" (with Westbam) | #21 | ''Alles Gute - Die Singles 1982-2002'' |
| 2002 | "99 Luftballons (New Version)" | #28 | ''Nena feat. Nena'' |
| 2003 | "Leuchturm (New Version)" | #7 | ''Nena feat. Nena'' |
| 2003 | "Wunder gescheh'n" (New Version) (with Friends) | #9 | ''Nena feat. Nena (2003 Edition)'' |
| 2003 | "Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime" (feat. Kim Wilde) | #3 | ''Nena feat. Nena'' |
| 2003 | "Nur geträumt (New Version)" | #79 | ''Nena feat. Nena'' |
| 2004 | "Bang Bang" (feat. Toktok) | #51 | |
| 2004 | "Schade" (feat. Sam Ragga Band) | #37 | ''The Sound of Sam Ragga'' |
| 2005 | "Liebe ist" | #1 | ''Willst du mit mir gehn'' |
| 2005 | "Willst du mit mir gehn" | #6 | ''Willst du mit mir gehn'' |
| 2005 | "Lass Mich" | #44 | ''Willst du mit mir gehn'' |
| 2006 | "Caravan of Love"(feat. Duncan Townsend) | #29 | '' '' |
| 2007 | "Ich kann nix dafür"(feat. Olli and Remmler) | #10 | '' '' |
| 2007 | Mach die Augen Auf | #19 | '' '' |
Filmography (for the lead singer)
★ ''Gib Gas ich will Spaß'' (1983)
★ ''Richy Guitar'' (1985)
★ ''Der Unsichtbare'' (1987)
★ ''Tobias Totz und sein Löwe'' (1999)
★ ''Die Abrafaxe - Unter schwarzer Flagge'' (2001)
★ ''Madou und das Licht der Fantasie'' (2003)
★ ''Eragon'' (2006)
★ '' Arthur und die Minimoys
External links
★ Official Web Site
★ Comprehensive Nena fansite
★ Nena fan community
★ Nena CDs + DVDs at Amazon
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