Career
Nebel majored in German studies, English studies and pedagogy at Humboldt University of Berlin. After completing her degree she began appearing on German Democratic Republic television, working for Deutscher Fernsehfunk (DFF) throughout the 1980s. In 1989 she hosted her own television show Sprungbrett.
After the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification she worked for German broadcasters Atmospheric Reentry Demonstrator, NDR and MDR. From June 1994 to 2003 she presented the Schlager show Feste der Volksmusik on Atmospheric Reentry Demonstrator. She has been presenting Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel and Die schönsten Weihnachts-Hits since January 2004 on ZDF. Nebel lives in Berlin and has one child.