Gabriele susanne kerner biography of martin
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At 55, NENA has remained Germany’s queen of pop, probably the most recognisable German musician to this day.
Gabriele susanne kerner biography of martin
We chatted with her about her new album Oldschool, punk attitude, SO36 in the 1980s and much more.
Hast du etwas Zeit für mich?” may be the most famous German lyric in international pop-culture history.
In 1983, Nena (real name: Gabriele Susanne Kerner), a 23-year-old brunette with bangs covering contemplative eyes, crashed MTV and radio stations across Europe and America with “99 Luftballons” – a smash hit that was to bring German New Wave to the rest of the world.
The German-language song became a cultural touchstone both here in Europe and, surprisingly, in America (in England they preferred the English version). Although subsequent efforts to translate her songs proved unsuccessful, Nena remained popular in Germany – first with her band and then solo.
&#Why?
I can’t answer that because there’s never been a why in my life.