Nena
Nena (born March 24, 1960) is a German new wave (Neue Deutsche Welle) who became famous worldwide with the song "99 Luftballons".
She was born Gabriele Susanne Kerner in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The band "Nena" was formed with Nena (singer), Rolf Brendel (drums), Carlo Karges (guitar), Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen (keyboard) and Jürgen Dehmel (bass) in Berlin in 1981. Their first hit single, "Nur geträumt", came in 1982 after appearing on German television program "Musikladen".
The following year they released their self-titled first album, which contained the singles "99 Luftballons" and "Leuchtturm". "99 Luftballons" was a number 1 hit in many countries and an English version of the song "99 Red Balloons" was recorded, and retains some measure of cultural influence, being referred to in current music - the Guster track Amsterdam. "Nena" then released "?" (Fragezeichen) in 1984, "Feuer und Flamme" in 1985, "Eisbrecher" in 1986.
After that Nena released solo albums, including some children's albums, and gave birth to 5 children. In 2003, she returned to performing publicly.