Nena — the German artist who sang the ’84 hit single “99 Luftballons” — never toured the States even after the track became a smash hit, peaking at #2 and losing first place to Van Halen’s “Jump.” ...

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 ...

Singer Nena is nervous and giddy all at once. The German rocker, best known for her 1980s smash “99 Luftballons” (later re-recorded in English as “99 Red Balloons”) is about to take the stage and play ...

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 ...

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