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Biography
Gabriele Susanne Kerner, better known by her stage name Nena, is a German singer who rose to international fame in 1983 as the lead vocalist of the band Nena with the Neue Deutsche Welle song "99 Luftballons". In that 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 the most successful German pop singer in chart history.
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Awards & recognition
- Berliner Bär · 2015
- Caméra d'Or · 2012
- Amadeus Austrian Music Awards · 2004
- Bravo Otto · 2004
- Fred Jay Award · 2004
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- Women's World Award · 2004
- Echo Pop Award — the Best National Rock/Pop Female Artist · 2003
- Golden Hen · 2003
- VIVA Comet Awards · 2003
- 1 Live Krone · 2002
- Goldene Stimmgabel · 2002
- Goldene Stimmgabel · 1994
- Goldene Stimmgabel · 1990
- Bravo Otto · 1982
- Deutscher Fernsehpreis · 2012 · nominated
