Gabriele Susanne Kerner (stage name Nena) is a famous German singer and actress. She became popular in 1983 with the New German Wave (Neue Deutsche Welle) song "99 Luftballons". In 1984, she re-recorded this song in English ("99 Red Balloons"). Nena was also the name of the band with whom she released the song. At the moment she is active as a solo singer.