Thirty years ago, a young woman sporting a perm and a wistful expression burst onto the music scene. Gabriele Susanne Kerner, or Nena, is still singing about life, love and red balloons, making her ...

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 ...

There’s a great pair of parallel scenes in the brilliant German television show Deutschland 83, where Martin (aka Moritz), the young East German spy, attends a party on his first day in the West and ...

German singer Nena rose to fame in the 1980s with her self-titled band. The star, real name Gabriele Susanne Kerner, formed the group with fellow musicians Rolf Brendel, Jurgen Dehmel, Uwe ...

You’ve probably heard this German popstar even if her monicker doesn’t ring a bell. Nena, which is both the name of the band and the stage name of its lead singer Gabriele Susanne Kerner, is ...