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"99 Luftballons" (German: Neunundneunzig Luftballons, "99 balloons") is a song by the West German band Nena from their 1983 self-titled album. An English-language version titled "99 Red Balloons"(German: Neunundneunzig Rote Luftballons), with lyrics by Kevin McAlea, was also released by Nena on the album 99 Luftballons in 1984 after widespread success of the original in Europe and Japan.
Gabriele Susanne Kerner (born 24 March 1960), 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". [1]
Nena was a West 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.
99 Luftballons (German for "99 Balloons"), also known as International Album, is a compilation album by German pop band Nena, released in April 1984. It was their first album released worldwide following the success of " 99 Luftballons " [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and also the first with English lyrics.
The three singles released from the Nena album have enjoyed particular prominence in lead singer Nena's career. Although "99 Luftballons" is by far the most well known globally, the other two ("Nur geträumt" and "Leuchtturm") have for more than 30 years been ever-present features of the live concerts of firstly the band and then Nena in her subsequent solo career.
"99 Luftballons" Nena: 29 "I Can Dream About You" Dan Hartman: 30 "The Glamorous Life" Sheila E. 31 "Oh Sherrie" Steve Perry: 32 "Stuck on You" Lionel Richie: 33 "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" Elton John: 34 "She Bop" Cyndi Lauper: 35 "Borderline" Madonna: 36 "Sunglasses at Night" Corey Hart: 37 "Eyes Without a Face" Billy Idol: 38 ...
Title Album details Peak chart positions GER [3]AUT [4]SWI [6]Nena Live: Released: 1995; Recorded: Neu-Isenburg, 30 March 1993 — — — Nena Live '98: Released: 16 November 1998
In 1981 he joined Gabriele "Nena" Kerner, Rolf Brendel, Jürgen Dehmel, and Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen in establishing the eponymous band Nena.. He wrote the lyrics of the band's most famous song, "99 Luftballons", released in 1983.