Nena

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nena
Occupation	Pop Singer
Date Of Birth	Mar 24, 1960(1960-03-24)
Age	64
Birthplace	Hagen
Country	Germany
Birth City	North Rhine-Westphalia
Horoscope	Pisces

Nena Biography

Nena is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on March 24, 1960 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. German New Wave singer, best known for the 1983 hit song “99 Luftballons.” Her solo albums include Bongo Girl and Chokmah.

On her 2007 album Cover Me, she covered “Starman”, She covered the David Bowie song “Starman” on her 2007 album Cover Me.’s song.

Gabriele Susanne Kerner (born 24 March 1960), better known as Nena, is a German singer-songwriter, actress, and comedian who rose to international fame in 1983 as the eponymous lead vocalist of the homonymous band Nena with the Neue Deutsche Welle song “99 Luftballons”. In the same year the band re- recorded this song in English as “99 Red Balloons. Nena’s re-recording of some of the band’s old hit songs as a solo artist, produced by the co-composer of most of them, her former Nena band colleague and keyboard player Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, rekindled her solo career in 2002. Combined with the success of the Nena band years, she has sold over 25 million records, making her one of Germany’s most successful music artists.

Her musical career began on 2 July 1979 when guitarist Rainer Kitzmann founded the band The Stripes and, on the basis of having seen her dancing at a local disco, asked her to audition for the position of the lead singer. The group, based in Hagen, performed songs with English lyrics and had a minor hit with the song “Ecstasy”, but never achieved mainstream success and disbanded on 3 March 1982. However The Stripes’s record company, CBS, offered Nena a record deal if she would move to Berlin and make music with German lyrics. In May 1982 Nena and her then-boyfriend Rolf Brendel moved to West Berlin, where they met future band members guitarist Carlo Karges, keyboard player Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, and bass player Jürgen Dehmel. Together, they formed the band Nena. In June 1982 “Nena” released their first single, “Nur geträumt”, which became an instant hit in Germany after the band appeared on the German television show Musikladen on 21 August 1982. The single reportedly sold 40,000 copies the day after the song appeared on the show and reached No. 2 in the German charts.

She was raised in Hagen and Breckerfeld, West Germany. Later, she had three children with Benedict Freitag (Swiss film actor). Christopher passed away at the age of 11 months. Phillipp Palm and Simeon had two more children.

Nena Net Worth

Nena is one of the richest Pop Singer from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nena 's net worth $15 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She performed in a German pop band, The Stripes, early in her career.

Her private German school, Neue Schule Hamburg, was founded by her.

Gabriele Susanne Kerner (Nena) was born on 24 March 1960 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany while her family lived in the nearby town of Breckerfeld. She spent the earliest part of her childhood in Breckerfeld and later lived in Hagen. She acquired her nickname while on a vacation to Mallorca, Spain with her parents. (Nena is a Spanish word meaning ‘little girl’.) In 1977 she left high school before graduation, and in the three following years she was trained as a goldsmith.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Nena height 5 ft 6 in Nena weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Nena Dating?

According to our records, Nena is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Nena’s is not dating anyone.

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Although Nena said she disliked the English version of “99 Luftballons” because it was too “blatant” and that the Nena band was neither political nor a protest band, she has occasionally publicly lent her name in support of political causes. She supports “Ehe für alle” (marriage for everyone) and, as a mother of five, a campaign against the German government’s plans to scale back the state provision of midwifery services. Nena has been a member of various charity ensembles and supergroups including “Band für Afrika” (Germany’s equivalent of Band Aid) in 1985 and “Marlon und Freunde” in 2006, whose Top 10 hit in Germany “Lieber Gott” raised funds for flood victims. Nena also supports local causes and in 2015 ran (in socks) 2.5 kilometres (approximately 1.5 miles) in aid of a Stuttgart children’s hospice.

Facts & Trivia

Nena Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Nena celebrates birthday on March 24 of every year.

Nena’s first solo album Wunder gescheh’n was released on 5 November 1989. The title track (German for “Miracles Happen”), composed by Nena herself, relates to the fact that Nena was at the time pregnant with twins, but release of the album that appeared just four days before the fall of the Berlin Wall (on 9 November) and the fact that she performed the song at the end of the Konzert für Berlin three days later has ever since associated it with that historic event. It was to prove to be her last major hit of the 20th century as throughout the 1990s her albums and singles – although often critically acclaimed – were less commercially successful. In 1993, following the indifferent performance of her second solo album Bongo Girl, Sony decided not to renew Nena’s recording contract, and the label which distributed her third, RMG Music Entertainment, disappeared shortly afterwards. In 1995 Nena and her growing family moved from Berlin to Hamburg, borrowing money from a family friend in order to do so since her bank declined to extend credit.

What does Nena stand for?

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Does Nena speak English?

Nena speaks better English than she thinks , but her fears of miscommunication make total sense—especially in light of her signature hit.

What is Nena doing now?

In recent years, Nena has done it all, from acting to writing an autobiography to recording songs for children and becoming a television personality. She even co-founded a school when she was not satisfied with the education her four kids were getting in Germany.

Is Nena popular in Germany?

Nena
Birth name| Gabriele Susanne Kerner
Born| 24 March 1960 Hagen, West Germany
Genres| Neue Deutsche Welle, new wave, synth-pop, pop
Occupation(s)| Singer songwriter

What do Nene mean in Spanish?

In Spanish, it is generally a masculine term of endearment and an affectionate nickname meaning “baby”. Alternative variations such as Néné, Nené, Nenê and Nenè are used within Latin America, with Nenê being more common in Brazil. The feminine form of this nickname is Nena.