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Born in 1960 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Nena, whose real name is Gabriele Susanne Kerner, grew up under the influence of a father who encouraged her from childhood to follow her instincts. As a teenager, she tried her hand at music. It wasn't long before a band was formed, The Stripes. 99 Luftballons, their second single, launched Nenamania in Germany and around the world.
Directed by Heike Sittner

Sandrine Mittelstädt
Narrator (voice over)

Nena
Self (archive footage)

Kim Wilde
Self

Jim Rakete
Self

Zaho de Sagazan
Self

Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen
Self

Petra Zieger
Self

Reinhold Heil
Self

Rolf Brendel
Self

Uli Weissbrod
Self

Bernd Reisig
Self

Rita Flügge-Ti
Self
Adolescents
2020