Nena may refer to three things. It’s the name of a German new wave band, the title of their 1983 debut album and the nickname for the group’s frontwoman. Gabriele Susanne Kerner had earned the moniker ...

VH1 Classic will present a full hour of the English and German music videos for the 1984 hit “99 Luftballons,” aka “99 Red Balloons,” by German rock group Nena. The music video presentation, to air ...

Despite the recording company's initial doubts about the song's potential, "99 Red Balloons" topped charts worldwide. In January 1983, shallow pop music dominated the international charts. Phil ...

Nena’s “99 Luftballons” is one of the most unique classic rock songs of the 1980s. During an interview, one of the song’s writers said a Rolling Stones concert inspired him to craft “99 Luftballons.” ...

This election season, America isn’t the only country where disaffected, xenophobic voters are airing their grievances at the polls. Recent state elections in Berlin, Germany, brought heavy losses for ...

Berlin, in the 1980s, was divided and had been for over 20 years by a 96-mile, 13-foot wall. The Berlin Wall girdled the German city and separated the East from the West where the former was under ...

Nena will soon perform a show each in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York -- her first concerts in the U.S., aside from some promotional appearances in the '80s. Billboard talked with Nena before… ...

“99 Luftballons” was the iconic—and, it turns out, accidental—Cold War protest song that rang out on both sides of the Berlin Wall in 1983, and would become forever associated with the hair-trigger ...

In January 1983, shallow pop music dominated the international charts. Phil Collins was No. 1 in the United Kingdom with "You Can't Hurry Love." In the USA, Hall & Oates' "Maneater" and Men at Work's ...