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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]
Following the international success of the single "99 Luftballons", the band released 99 Luftballons, a compilation of tracks from its first two albums, with five of the songs in new English-language versions. It's All in the Game is the English-language version of Feuer und Flamme, with lyrics by Canadian singer Lisa Dalbello.
Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen (born 10 March 1960) [1] is a German keyboard player, producer and composer. He was the keyboardist of the band Nena and co-wrote their world famous hit "99 Luftballons" as well as another great hit entitled "Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann" (German for somehow, somewhere, sometime).
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.
This is the discography of German pop singer Nena. Studio albums. The Stripes 1980: The ... 99 Luftballons: Released: 8 April 1984; Label: Epic; 23 — 25 16 2 — 31 27
The lead single, "99 Luftballons", is the band's and lead singer Nena's most successful song to date. It reached number one in several countries worldwide, [2] but is considered a one-hit wonder [8] as other singles and albums performed poorly outside of Europe. "Just a Dream" reached number 70 on the UK Singles Chart.
Nena Live, released on 16 November 1998, is a live recording by German pop singer Nena.It features a show performed at the Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf on 21 August 1998 (the last track, Pur's "Lena", here rendered as "Nena", was recorded the following evening). [1]