German singer nena 99 red balloons new version

Oct 03, 2016 although nena recorded an englishlanguage version of the single called 99 red balloons, american listeners, unusually, preferred the original german. In a 1994 interview with spiegel tv, she said the death of her son marked a new life for her. Nena was born in hagen, north rhinewestphalia, west germany in march 1960. Cover versions of 99 red balloons by nena secondhandsongs. As 99 luftballons became an american hit, the record label commissioned a new version sung by kerner in english although written by someone outside of the band, kevin mcalea. The inspiration for the lyricist, carlo karges, was a rolling stones concert. Nena was also the name of the band with whom she released the song.

Neunundneunzig luftballons, 99 balloons is a song by the german band nena from their 1983 selftitled album. But haydeen tees version had a little bit of both, making it hard to delineate whether it was a cover of 99 luftballons or 99 red balloons. She rose to international fame in with the new german wave song 99 luftballons. Well known in and entitled 99 red balloons is the english version, written by kevin mcalea, of 99 luftballons, the second single of the new wave german singer nena with her band, released by cbs in 1983. Gabriele susanne kerner born 24 march 1960, better known as nena, is a german singersongwriter, actress, and comedian who rose to international fame in 1983 with the neue deutsche welle song 99 luftballons. Nena herself never loved the english version, which sounds more like a. Though nena the band and singer had a few hits after this song, 99 luftballons was by far its most significant. Licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of bmg rights management gmbh. As a new wave german band who sung german, nena had very little chances to breakthrough the u. Nena 99 red balloons english version of 99 luftballons. You may have heard the 1980s pop song 99 red balloons, but you may not. Nena is the stage name of german singer and actress gabriele susanne kerner.

Nena recorded a version of the song in english titled 99 red balloons, but the german version remained popular in the us for a long time. In 1984 german new wave band nena score a surprising no. Nena is the stage name of german singer and actress gabriele susanne kerner born 24 march 1960 in hagen, nordrheinwestfalen, germany. As the lead singer for the german new wave band nena, she had a string of hits during the 1980s, even topping the us hot 100 to no. All the while, nena were having sort of parallel careers between german speaking europe and the englishspeaking world. Likable as 99 red balloons and 99 luftballons were, their international success was not to be repeated, even though tracks like kino and just a dream have a. It became successful in britain and the united states soon after. The german pop singer and group, nena, released the international hit song.

Mar 26, 2018 the use of german or english is important with these covers, because that helps us decide whether the cover is a cover of 99 luftballons or 99 red balloons. Like a lot of folks, i always enjoyed the german side of the album as much or more than the english side, even if i barely understood it. The german version topped the australian charts for five weeks and the new. Before her hit single 99 red balloon, german pop star nena thought shed be making jewelry for the rest of her life. Gabriela nena kerners american debut combines tracks from her first two european releases, including everyones favorite antinuclear dancepop single in both english and german. Originally written in german by the band nena, this protest song set in 1983 tells the story of a couple who releases a group of 99 red balloons and their effect on. Updated and verified solutions for all the levels of codycross board games. Gabriele susanne kerner, better known as nena, is a german singer songwriter, actress, and comedian who rose to international fame in 1983 with the neue deutsche welle song 99 luftballons. Learn the german lyrics to 99 luftballons thoughtco. She rose to international fame in 1983 with the new german wave song 99 luftballons, rerecorded in english as 99 red balloons. Neunundneunzig luftballons, 99 balloons is an antiwar protest song by the german band nena from their 1983 selftitled album. Pop singer nena is best known for fronting the german newwave pop band of the same name in the 80s.

Nena was also the name of the band with whom she released the 1984 english recording of her most wellknown song 99 red balloons orginally released in germany in 1983 as 99 luftballons. They had a global smash in 1984 with 99 luftballons. But nena was not simply a stage name she would assume later on. Originally written in german by the band nena, this protest song set in 1983 tells the story of a couple who releases a group of 99 red balloons and their effect on cold war germany. In the 80s 99 luftballons, side by side comparison. It is one of the most successful pop songs by a german artist in the world. The wunderkind of the german new wave scene got the name at the age of. Nena was also the name of the band with whom she released the 1984 english recording of her most wellknown song 99 red balloons orginally released in germany in 1983 as 99 luftballons nena acquired her nickname, which means baby girl in spanish, at.

Originally lead singer of littleknown band the stripes, her. She rose to international fame in 1983 with the new german wave song 99 luftballons. Gabriele susanne kerner born march 25, 1960, in the city of hagen, better known by her stage name nena, is a german singer. The german song reached number 1 on charts all over the world, and number 2 in the united states. The use of german or english is important with these covers, because that helps us decide whether the cover is a cover of 99 luftballons or 99 red balloons. Nena 99 red balloons single version lyrics genius lyrics. An english version titled 99 red balloons, with lyrics by kevin mcalea, was also released on the album 99 luftballons in 1984 after widespread success of the original in europe and japan. We look back at her life her career on the day she turns 60 german singer nena turns 60 today. She is best known for her new german wave song 99 luftballons in 1983 which was rerecorded as 99 red balloons in english in 1984 with the band nena. She is best known for her 1983 hit song 99 luftballons 99 red balloons in english. Fahrenkrogpetersen moved to new york, formed another band.

However, nena, the german singer of 99 luftballons which hit no. In the same year she rerecorded this song in english as 99 red balloons. Feb 11, 2011 she acquired her nickname, based on the spanish word nena same meaning as nina, or little girl, at the age of three, while on a vacation to spain with her parents. We look back at her life her career on the day she turns 60. Nena herself never loved the english version, which sounds more like a protest song than the charming and absurdist original. Originally sung in german, it was later rerecorded in english as 99 red balloons. The wunderkind of the german new wave scene got the name at the age of three while on vacation with her family in spain when the name stuck.

The west didnt know who was in charge or what was going to happen next. It was covered by sleeping at last, akiko, radio star, sublevel 03 and other artists. She rose to international fame in 1984 with the new german wave song 99 luftballons, whose english version is called 99 red balloons. Neunundneunzig luftballons, 99 balloons is a song by the german ndw band nena from their 1983 selftitled album. Inshe rerecorded this song in english as 99 red balloons. Gabriele susanne kerner born 24 march 1960, better known by her stage name nena, is a german singer and actress. K music markets, but surprisingly, in 1984 they entered the story of pop music, and delivered one of the 1980s most memorable songs worldwide. A new post about a different song is posted each monday. Oct 03, 2016 nena recorded a version of the song in english titled 99 red balloons, but the german version remained popular in the us for a long time. Nena 99 red balloons english version of 99 luftballons lyrics.

My one complaint is that the english version of 99 red balloons was remixed with some sort of technodance sound effects added, which dont do much to make the song any better. The version of 99 luftballons here combines the original recording with a live recording. Nena miscellaneous 99 red balloons english version of 99 luftballons you and i in a little toy shop buy a bag of balloons with the money w. Though nena the band and singer had a few hits after this song, 99 luftballons was by far its most significant success and remains a favorite in both languages. While american audiences surprisingly stuck to the german version, 99 red balloons went to no.

Nena was the stage name of the groups lead singer gabriele susanne kerner as well as the group itself. Nena originally released 99 red balloons written by carlo karges, uwe fahrenkrogpetersen and kevin mcalea and nena released it on the single 99 red balloons in 1983. The german pop singer and group, nena, released the international hit song in 1983 and the english version a year later. Causality is the relation between an event the cause and a second event the effect, where the first event is understood to be responsible for the second. An englishlanguage version titled 99 red balloons, with lyrics by kevin mcalea, was also released on the album 99 luftballons in 1984 after widespread success of the original in europe and japan. K music markets, but surprisingly, in 1984 they entered the story of pop music, and delivered one of the 1980s most memorable songs.

An english version titled 99 red balloons, written by kevin mcalea, was also released after widespread success of the original in europe and japan. In 1984, she rerecorded this song in english as 99 red balloons. Nena met udo lindenberg at a checkin counter at berlins tegel airport in the 80s and romance blossomed on the flight. So 99 red balloons was a perfect song for those uncertain times. Widely regarded as a onehitwonder, nena had other successes in her native german market, but nothing came close to the worldwide attention generated by 99 luftballons. Gabriele susanne kerner, better known as nena, is a german singersongwriter, actress, and comedian who rose to international fame in 1983 with the neue deutsche welle song 99 luftballons. Ndw deutsche liedermacher german singer by boertl1967.

At the time, karges was the guitarist for the band nena, which got its name from. The woman the world knows simply as nena was born in the small german town of hagen in 1960 as gabriele susanne kerner. Nenas career began in her hometown at 17 as the singer of her first band, the. The song, though difficult to understand, is about the dreams of the german people that were lost after world war ii. Despite the success of 99 red balloons, kerner preferred the german original. The first track, lass mich dein pirat sein, is a remix. Although nena recorded an englishlanguage version of the single called 99 red balloons, american listeners, unusually, preferred the original german. Nena 99 luftballons official music video the 80s ruled. Gabriele susanne kerner born 24 march 1960, better known as nena, is a german singer songwriter, actress, and comedian who rose to international fame in 1983 with the neue deutsche welle song 99 luftballons.

The remake of anyplace, anywhere, anytime as an englishgerman duet. The rerecording of some of her old songs rekindled her. The english lyrics focused on nuclear war, but werent a direct translation stipulating the balloons color as red to synch up properly and making a star trek reference. You and i in a little toy shop buy a bag of balloons with the money weve got set them free at the break of dawn til one by one they were gone. While there was an english version, the german version of the song proved to be much more successful. Widely regarded as a onehitwonder, nena had other successes in her native german market, but nothing came close to the worldwide.