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Nena
12+ albums
popgermannew wave80sfemale vocalists
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There are multiple artists named Nena: 1) Nena was a German Neue Deutsche Welle band formed in West Berlin in 1981. In 1983 and 1984, their German-language song "99 Luftballons" (and its English version, "99 Red Balloons") reached number one in the singles charts of countries around the world. The band released four studio albums: Nena (1983), Fragezeichen (1984), Feuer und Flamme (1985) and Eisbrecher (1986). With two english language albums: 99 Luftballons (1984) and It's All In The Game (1985). The band disbanded in 1987 without ever officially announcing their end. 2) Nena is the stage name of German singer and actress Gabriele Susanne Kerner (born 24 March 1960 in Hagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany). Nena was also the name of the band with whom she released the 1984 English recording of the eponymous band's most well-known song "99 Red Balloons" (orginally released in Germany in 1983 as "99 Luftballons") Nena acquired her nickname, which means "baby girl" in Spanish, at the age of 3 during a vacation to Spain. Her first band was called The Stripes (1979). They had a very minor hit with the song "Ecstasy", but never managed to achieve broad success. 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" ("Only In Dreams"), came in 1982 after appearing on the German television program Musikladen. The following year
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99 Luftballons
995,253299 Red Balloons
315,9813Nur geträumt
133,9504Irgendwie, Irgendwo, Irgendwann
115,5475Leuchtturm
81,518699 Red Balloons - club mix
63,0947Irgendwie, Irgendwo, Irgendwann (Special 12" Dance Mix)
39,612899 Red Balloons (club mix)
34,750999 Luft Balloons
29,55110Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann - Special 12" Dance Mix
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