Gabriele Susanne Kerner (born 24 March 1960), better known by her stage name Nena is a German singer and actress. She rose to international fame in 1983 with the New German Wave song "99 Luftballons", re-recorded in English as "99 Red Balloons". "Nena" was also the name of the band with whom she released the song. With the re-recording and subsequent release of some of her old songs, her career re-emerged in 2002. In 2007, she co-founded the school "Neue Schule Hamburg".
Nena has 32 screen credits in a career dating back to 1964. Signature works include Nena, vom Teenie-Idol zur Poplegende, NENA - Nichts versäumt LIVE, 99 Luftballons über Hagen - Nena, Extrabreit und die Anderen. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
