Nena (band)
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Nena was a German Neue Deutsche Welle
band, consisting by Gabriele Susanne Kerner (aka Nena
), Rolf Brendel, Carlo Karges
, Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen
and Jürgen Dehmel
. The band was active from 1982 to 1987. Their most recognized song was "99 Luftballons
", which also became successful internationally.
The band is named after Kerner's stage name.
Neue Deutsche Welle
Neue Deutsche Welle is a genre of German music originally derived from punk rock and New Wave music...
band, consisting by Gabriele Susanne Kerner (aka Nena
Nena
Gabriele Susanne Kerner , better known by her stage name Nena, is a German singer and actress. She rose to international fame in 1983 with the New German Wave song "99 Luftballons". In 1984, she re-recorded this song in English as "99 Red Balloons". Nena was also the name of the band with whom she...
), Rolf Brendel, Carlo Karges
Carlo Karges
Carlo Karges was a German musician who became a guitarist and songwriter for the rock band, Nena. He wrote the lyrics of Nena's most famous song, "99 Luftballons", released in 1983...
, Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen
Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen
Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen is a keyboard player and songwriter, known for his work with the German rock group Nena.Born in Berlin he first played in a band called "Vanguard"in 1977 - 1979 with bassist Sven Bode, Guitarist Fritz... and drummer Didier, composing an amazing Rock Opera. Concerts...
and Jürgen Dehmel
Jürgen Dehmel
Jürgen Dehmel is a German bass player and songwriter.-Biography:Dehmel was brought by keyboardist Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen to join the rock band Nena in 1981. Fahrenkrog-Petersen and Dehmel had previously been together in a band called Odessa, releasing a self-titled album in 1980...
. The band was active from 1982 to 1987. Their most recognized song was "99 Luftballons
99 Luftballons
"99 Luftballons" is a protest song by the German pop-rock band Nena from their 1983 self-titled album. Originally sung in German, it was later re-recorded in English as "99 Red Balloons" for their album 99 Luftballons in 1984...
", which also became successful internationally.
The band is named after Kerner's stage name.
Studio albums
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| GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
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SWI Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
AUT Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
IRE Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically... |
SWI Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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| 1983 | Nena Nena (album) Nena is the debut album of German pop-rock band Nena. It was released in 1983 and brought the breakthrough in the German pop music. It was part of the music genre called Neue Deutsche Welle movement in the German music....
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| 1984 | ? ? (Nena album) ? is the second album by German pop-rock band Nena. It was released in 1984 just a few months before the band's first international album99 Luftballons, which contains songs from their previously album Nena and this album, re-recorded with English lyrics.-Track listing:-Singles:*"? "/ B Side:... CBS Records CBS Records is a record label founded by CBS Corporation in 2006 to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The initial label roster consisted of only three artists; rock band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey and P.J... |
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- 1984: 99 Luftballons99 Luftballons (Nena Album)-Personnel:*Nena: vocals*Carlo Karges: guitars*Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen: keyboards*Jürgen Dehmel: bass*Rolf Brendel: drums, percussion-External links:**...
(1984) No. 1 GER, No. 27 US - 1984: Feuer und FlammeFeuer und FlammeFeuer und Flamme is German pop band Nena's fourth album, released in 1985. It was another success for Nena.- Informations :...
No. 2 GER, GER: Gold - 1985: It's All In The GameIt's All In The Game (Nena Album)It's All in the Game is the fifth and first completely English album by German pop band Nena, released in 1985. The songs are translations from the band's previously album Feuer und Flamme.- Background :...
No. 17 GER, No. 168 US - 1986: EisbrecherEisbrecher (Nena album)Eisbrecher is the sixth and final album by German pop rock band Nena. After the split-up the following year, the band's lead singer Gabriele Kerner went an a solo career in pop music...
No. 45 GER