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The woman the world knows simply as NENA was born in the small German town of Hagen in 1960 as Gabriele Susanne Kerner. But "Nena" was not simply a stage name she would assume later on. The wunderkind of the German new wave scene got the name at the age of three while on vacation with her family in Spain when the name stuck. Always a child of rock'n'roll, NENA's career began in her hometown at 17 as the singer of her first band, The Stripes. English was still lingua franca for pop music at the time and their first single "Ecstasy" appeared in 1979, with their self-titled debut following in 1980. The energy of the small town band was pure and simple rock'n'roll but was a playful sample of what NENA would be capable of. After the Stripes broke up in 1981 and NENA moved to West Berlin with Stripes' drummer Rolf Brendel, she formed her eponymous band NENA with Brendel, Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, Carlo Karges and Jürgen Dehmel. Along with a band change, came a language change as well. NENA's songs were from then on sung in German - at that time relatively new for pop, new wave and rock music in Germany. In May of 1982, the band performed their first single "Nur geträumt" ("Just a Dream") on German music TV program Musikladen and sold 40,000 copies of the single within one day. NENA became the biggest name in German new wave in little over a heartbeat. But It was their second single "99 Luftballons" that pushed NENA out of West Germany and into the wider world. The German-language hit struck a chord everywhere it landed, securing a number one spot in the US Cashbox charts, as well as top chart spots in Europe, Japan, Mexico, Canada and Australia. The two singles proved no fluke and their first two albums Nena and ? (Fragezeichen) (Question Mark) were smash hits making them the poster children of German new wave and opening up the rest of the world's eyes not only to NENA but Germany's music scene in general. The English version of "99 Luftballons", known as "99 Red Balloons", hit #1 in the UK and held there fast for four weeks, two English-language albums (99 Luftballons and It's All In the Game) from the band followed and then almost endless world touring. But their meteoric rise to fame, paired with the endless touring and the demands of the media began to wear on the band and soon after their fourth record the band quietly split up. To this day, "99 Luftballons" remains the most successful German-language song in international pop history. After the band split, NENA starred in German film Der Unsichtbare (The Invisible) in 1987 where she met Swiss actor Benedict Freitag. In 1988, their first son Christopher Daniel was born, but sadly suffered a brain injury during birth. He tragically died 11 months later. Working through her grief, NENA released her first solo record Wunder Gescheh'n (Miracles Happen), released in 1989. A single of the same name was released and just three days later the world saw the fall of the Berlin Wall. NENA, again pregnant, sung the appropriately titled "Wunder Gescheh'n" as the final song before midnight at the legendary Concert for Berlin on November 12, 1989. In April of 1990 her twins Larissa and Sakias were welcomed into the world. At the same time NENA released her first children's record "Komm lieber Mai..." (Come dear May...) showcasing classic children songs with a NENA twist. The album went gold. NENA and Benedict Freitag broke up in 1992 and shortly after NENA met drummer and producer Philipp Palm with whom she had two children: Samuel in 1995 and Simeon in 1997. But even with four children NENA remained NENA and every two to three years released a new album, landing in the German charts each time. At the beginning of the new millennium NENA released the single "Oldschool Baby", sung half in English, half in German, with legendary techno-DJ and Love Parade-stalwart Westbam, giving NENA yet another club hit. The single's video took home the prize for video of the year from the German Dance Awards. Twenty years after the start of her monumental career, NENA reached a new zenith. In 2002, she celebrated the musical anniversary by releasing Nena feat. Nena - reaching number one in the Austrian charts and number two in the German. Among several hits, her duet with British singer Kim Wilde ("Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime") was a success well beyond the German-language speaking countries, and the album as a whole went on to receive multiple gold and platinum certifications. The video for the new version of NENA's very first single, "Nur geträumt", was then recorded in legendary New York punk club CBGB's. In October 2005 NENA released her autobiography Willst du mit mir gehen (Will You Go With Me?) and landed promptly at #3 on Germany's top bestseller list. The album of the same name achieved multiple gold status and the single "Liebe ist" (Love Is) found her another number one in the charts. Her stadium tour to support the record sold out city after city. In 2009, the record Made In Germany followed. The album and its single "In meinem Leben" (In My Life) put NENA back at the top of the German charts just in time for her 50th birthday. Another record, Du bist gut (You Are Good), in 2012 brought NENA gold once more. But NENA's career in pop music isn't the only field that's kept her busy. The singer lends her voice to more than just music - frequently to several beloved children's films including Eragon, Arthur and the Invisibles, Peter Pan 2 and many more. Making records for children also remains important to NENA - she's recorded nine in total to the date (most recently a 2014 concept album in which children learn the multiplication tables through her hits). In 2007 she co-founded the Neue Schule Hamburg (New Hamburg School) with her partner Philipp Palm and in 2008 she founded her own record label Laugh + Peas, realizing a new artistic freedom and independence for herself and her work. Shortly thereafter NENA helped launch the German edition of The Voice, sitting in the female coach chair for the first three seasons and instantly making it the most successful music format show on German television. Music is and remains for NENA a family affair - not only with her partner Philipp Palm who handles a large share of the production, but NENA's children are writing pop history along with her as they share the stage with their mom on tour. With her most recent record Oldschool (2015) NENA adeptly bridges past and present. Produced by German Hip-Hop giant Sammy Deluxe, NENA merged her signature sound with electro beats, mirroring the marriage of styles with lyrics that deal with the passage of time. The video for "Berufsjugendlich" (Professionally Young) was shot in SO36 - Berlin's equivalent to CBGB's and NENA's punk playground in the early 1980s - bringing things full circle for the singer. NENA was never one to stand still and that still applies today: with her 30+ year career (and showing no signs of stopping), her loyal fan base, over 25 million records sold and success in her own language abroad, NENA as a singer and songwriter remains something completely inimitable - in Germany, and worldwide. That's proven all over again in 2018 as NENA embarks on her "Nichts Versäumt Tour 2018: 40 Years on Stage", celebrating an ongoing career of hits reaching all the way back to her STRIPES years through today, taking her fans on the most epic of journeys. And she's adding one more hit to her repertoire. In 2018, she and Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, two rebels of the pop-rock world, released their explosive single "Be My Rebel!", inviting fans to join their rebellion. Celebrating forty years on stage doesn- Henning Wehn was born on 10 April 1974 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for The Alternative Comedy Experience (2013), 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2012) and QI (2003).
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Born in 1978 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia. In 2000, Jan-Ole Gerstner moved to Berlin, where he did an internship at the production company "X-Films Creative Pool" ("Run Lola Run", "The White Ribbon"). He then became Wolfgang Becker's personal assistant in the production of "Good Bye, Lenin!" Gerster began his studies in writing and directing in 2003 at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin. During his studies he directed several short films and co-wrote with Wolfgang Becker the script of the "Krankes Haus" episode for the collective film "Deutschland 09". His first film "Oh Boy" was an unexpected success at the German box office. He also won numerous awards, are six Lola (the German equivalent of the Oscars). His second feature film, "Lara", a remarkable psychological study which, like "Oh Boy" is set over a 24-hour period, also won numerous awards, including the well-deserved Best Actress Award for Corinna Harfouch.- Lina Beckmann was born in 1981 in Hagen, Germany. She is an actress, known for Do You Sometimes Feel Burned Out and Empty? (2017), Sörensen fängt Feuer (2023) and Young Light (2016). She is married to Charly Hübner. They have one child.
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- Producer
Tor Iben was born in 1959 in Hagen, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for Orpheus' Song (2019), Where Are You Going, Habibi? (2015) and Das Phallometer (2013).- Jörg Hartmann was born on 8 June 1970 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for The Weissensee Saga (2010), Tatort (1970) and Bella Block (1993). He was previously married to Simone.
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- Director
- Editor
Tobias Schönenberg was born on 17 August 1986 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Zehn Sekunden Himmel (2014), The All Is One (2023) and Unter uns (1994).- Ingrid Kötter was born on 23 June 1934 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is a writer, known for Den lieben langen Tag (1976), Neues aus Uhlenbusch (1977) and Denkste!? (1972).
- Herbert Reinecker was born on 24 December 1914 in Hagen, Westphalia, Germany. He was a writer, known for Der Kommissar (1969), Deadly Decision (1954) and Wer erschoß Boro? (1987). He was married to Brunhilde 'Holly' Reinecker and Angela Schmikowski. He died on 27 January 2007 in Kempfenhausen, Bavaria, Germany.
- Maria Ketikidou was born on 9 June 1966 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress, known for Soul Kitchen (2009), Großstadtrevier (1986) and Leonie Löwenherz (1991).
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- Music Department
Her parents soon lived apart. The girl first grew up with her mother, but then attended a high school in Itzehoe. Hummer was also on Trebe for some time and was placed in a youth home. After the 11th grade she dropped out of school to go to Hamburg. Hummer came to film by chance: after her portrait appeared on the cover of "jetzt" magazine in 1998, director Sebastian Schipper discovered her. Hummer appeared in front of the camera for the first time in Schipper's comedy "Absolute Giganten" (1999). In the same year, although she had never attended drama school, she also appeared in the TV crime film "Stahlnetz: The Witness". The following year, Hummer was seen in Sören Voigt's comedy "Tolle Lage" and in Hans-Christian Schmid's film "Crazy" (2000). For television she took on a role in "Tatort - The Little Witness" (2000), for which she was awarded the Günter Strack Television Prize the following year.
At the same time, Hummer also celebrated her first major success in 2000 with her role as the terrorist's daughter "Jeanne" in "Internal Security": for her performance in Christian Petzold's terrorist film, the actress received a nomination for the German Film Prize as Best Young Actress. Hummer was subsequently seen in 2001 in the television crime drama "Tatort - Dead sind du!", in the children's film "Heidi" and in the episodic film "Honolulu". "Because I'm good!" followed in 2002. and "99 Euro Films". Hummer then starred in the tragic comedy "Eierdiebe" in 2003; She also took on the lead role in the film "Northern Star", appearing on screen for the first time as a singer. In the meantime, Hummer had also turned to music by teaching herself to play the guitar and sing.
In the fall of 2004, the singer undertook her first tour of Germany with the Julia Hummer Band, where the pieces she wrote herself are primarily folk music. In London, Hummer had their first single "Boxy, Where Are the Spangles" produced, which was released at the end of 2004. The first long CD was released in spring 2005. Even though Hummer discovered music as her true artistic medium, she did not turn away from film. In 2005, Petzold once again turned to the proven actress to cast a leading role: in "Ghosts", Julia Hummer played the daughter of a French woman who was kidnapped as a toddler in Berlin. The film was shown as one of the three German competition entries at the 55th Berlinale in February 2005.- Rick Traeger was born on 14 December 1912 in Hagen, Germany. He was an actor, known for Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971), Combat! (1962) and Hitler (1962). He was married to Siegrid. He died on 14 November 1987 in Lakewood, California, USA.
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- Actress
Jasmina Kuhnke was born in 1982 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is a writer and actress, known for Andere Eltern (2019), Shapira Shapira (2019) and Die Carolin Kebekus Show (2020).- Farid was born in 1981 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Patrizia Carlucci was born in 1986 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996) and Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (1992).
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- Production Manager
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sybille Herwig was born and raised in Germany. Before coming to the States in 1999 to study Communication and Film in San Diego, she worked as a dance choreographer in Spain, producing little stage shows in several hotel resorts. Before making the big leap to Hollywood she jumped on the opportunity to see the world and travel to more than 60 countries working as a tour and excursion manager aboard of several cruise ships. Sybille came to Los Angeles in 2002. Inspired by her long term goal of becoming a producer/director she worked her way from being a Production Assistant, to Production Coordinator to managing the office of Kismet Entertainment Group, a Hollywood-based film production company. She then boarded the world of commercial production as Director's Assistant of award winning director George Jecel. In 2007 she finished her work as Production Manager on a feature documentary about a former child soldier from Uganda that is premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York in April 2008. After completing her work as Production Supervisor on the feature comedy 'Playboys' in December 2007, she is now back in the commercial world freelancing as Production Coordinator & Manager for Believe Media.- Margret Homeyer was born on 7 October 1927 in Hagen, Germany. She was an actress, known for Pygmalion (1957), Tatort (1970) and Sommer in Lesmona (1987). She died on 17 January 2018 in Berlin, Germany.
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This German-born, Platinum certified record producer, film composer and international dj of Turkish descent's discography reads like a "Who's Who" of the music scene. His songs "Horny" and "Sex Bomb" exploded onto the charts, being officially proclaimed hits around the World.
Mousse T.'s production work for Michael Jackson, Ziggy Marley, Mezzoforte and Randy Crawford, etc. resulted in both a Grammy nomination for "Best Remixer" and for the prestigious Ivor Novello award.
After two albums ("Gourmet De Funk" and "All Nite Madness") with numerous hits, his love for film then moved him seamlessly into creating film music, beginning this facet of his career with the film score for "Pornorama" (Germany).
A further highlight in his career was presenting his songs with a full orchestra. True to the title "Re- Orchestrated", he performed his biggest hits live together with the Filmorchestra Babelsberg at the Nikolaisaal Potsdam, just outside of Berlin. The recording remained Top 10 in the iTunes album charts for several weeks.
When he's not producing, Mousse T. can be found all around the globe, making music in this recording studio in that city, making wine and olive oil at his Tuscan villa, walking fashion week red carpets and/or spinning records in the hottest and most prestigious dance and private clubs. His love of music can also be found in his monthly podcasts and radio DJ shows for prestigious German radio programs 1LIVE and N-JOY.
In 2012, Mousse T. sourced and scored the film "The Girl With The 9 Wigs (Heute bin ich blond)", the biopic of Dutch model Sophie van der Stap. He also completed his third album, collaborating with several international music stars.- Editor
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Gabriele Voss was born in 1948 in Hagen, Germany. She is an editor and director, known for Nachlass (2017), Vom Ende eines Zeitalters (2023) and Das Alte und das Neue (1998).- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Stefan Barth was born on 5 April 1967 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a writer and director, known for Motown (2003), Blood & Gold (2023) and Ein Schnitzel für drei (2009).- Actress
- Music Department
- Composer
Inga Humpe was born on 13 January 1956 in Hagen, West Germany. She is an actress and composer, known for Revolver (2005), Super (1984) and KaDeWe (2021).- Director
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- Cinematographer
Hansjörg Thurn was born on 25 January 1960 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for Barefoot to the Neck (2009), The Harpist (1999) and Treasure Island (2007).- Composer
- Actress
- Director
Annette Humpe was born on 28 October 1950 in Hagen, Germany. She is a composer and actress, known for Ghosted (2009), Haus Vaterland (1983) and Rotwang muß weg! (1994).- Producer
- Director
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Joshua J. Krull was born on 25 February 1993 in Hagen, Germany. He is a producer and director, known for The Heavy Load (2015), The Sands of Summers Past (2017) and Verpasst... (2011).- Composer
- Soundtrack
Hansheinrich Dransmann was born on 12 April 1894 in Hagen am Teutoburger Wald, Germany. Hansheinrich was a composer, known for Das grüne Monokel (1929), Unter der Laterne (1928) and La storia di una piccola Parigina (1928). Hansheinrich died in 1964.- Michael Link was born on 29 March 1967 in Hagen, Germany. He is an actor, known for SOKO München (1978), Siska (1998) and Die Johannes B. Kerner Show (1998).
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
Alfred E. Sistig was born on 19 October 1909 in Hagen, Germany. Alfred E. was a director and assistant director, known for Die Andere (1949), Die tödliche Sekunde (1950) and Jede Frau kann zaubern (1952). Alfred E. died on 8 September 1980 in Duisburg, Germany.- Peter Jürgensmeier was born on 2 April 1960 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a writer and director, known for Thrill - Spiel um dein Leben (2000), Wolffs Revier (1992) and Faust (1994).
- Karin Mai was born on 16 March 1940 in Hagen, Germany. She was an actress, known for Le bon roi Dagobert (1984), Per un viaggio in Italia (1983) and Der Fluggast (1964). She died on 30 September 2006.
- Ariane Krampe was born in 1961 in Hagen, Germany. She is a producer, known for The Tunnel (2001), Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker (2001) and Grenzgang (2013).
- Sandra Quellmann was born on 20 November 1977 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Liselotte Funcke was born on 20 July 1918 in Hagen, Germany. She died on 2 August 2012 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Karl Dönch was born on 8 January 1915 in Hagen, Germany. He was an actor, known for Eine Nacht in Venedig (1974), Tatort (1970) and Hallo - Hotel Sacher... Portier! (1973). He died on 16 September 1994 in Vienna, Austria.
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Klaus Hagen Latwesen was born on 26 June 1944 in Hagen, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Der Schatz im Silbersee (1981), Timm Thaler (1979) and Der Illegale (1972).- Hildegard Wensch was born on 21 November 1926 in Hagen, Germany. She was an actress, known for The Democratic Terrorist (1992), Verwirrung der Liebe (1959) and Z.B. ... Otto Spalt (1988). She was married to Joachim Wensch. She died on 27 May 2004 in Kassel, Hesse, Germany.
- Marcel Hagen was born on 29 April 1990 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He is an actor, known for Past Due (2019), The Long Way Home and Red Heart, Blank Face (2018).
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Jennah Karthes was born on 13 April 1982 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress, known for The Founder (2012), Quasselschnitte (2020) and Goblin - Das ist echt Troll (2019).- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actress
Abisag Tüllmann was born on 7 October 1935 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She was an actress, known for Die allseitig reduzierte Persönlichkeit - Redupers (1978) and Blind Spot (1981). She died on 24 September 1996 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.- Eddy Kante was born on 8 October 1959 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Kein Sex ist auch keine Lösung (2011) and Morden im Norden (2012).
- Ralf Waldmann was born on 14 July 1966 in Hagen, Germany. He was an actor, known for Tierarzt Dr. Engel (1998) and Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995). He died on 10 March 2018 in Ennepetal, Germany.
- Anneliese Fleyenschmidt was born on 14 November 1919 in Fley [now Hagen], Northrhine-Westfalia, Germany. She was an actress and writer, known for Das letzte Paradies (1973), Geschäft mit der Schönheit - Beobachtungen bei der Wahl der Miss Germany 1962 (1963) and Was bin ich? (1955). She was married to Otto Arneth. She died on 22 May 2007 in Munich, Germany.
- Christian Solmecke was born on 13 November 1973 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Mambo Kurt was born on 11 April 1967 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a composer, known for NBC GIGA (1998), Spassmacher (2019) and SWR3 Latenight (2006).- Willi Weyer was born on 16 February 1917 in Hagen, Westphalia, Germany. He died on 25 August 1987 in Juist, Lower Saxony, Germany.
- Hermann Hiesgen was born on 17 July 1912 in Hagen, Germany. He was an actor, known for Der nackte Mann auf dem Sportplatz (1974), Stülpner-Legende (1973) and Wege übers Land (1968). He was married to Elfriede. He died on 19 May 1978 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Marco Spohr was born in 1973 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Verbotene Liebe (1995), Akte Europa (1997) and Sylvia - Eine Klasse für sich (1998).
- Nuri Yildiz was born on 29 September 1993 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. Nuri is an actor, known for Perfekt Verpasst (2024) and Habibi Baba Boom (2023).
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- Producer
Dieter Hirschberg was born in 1949 in Hagen, Germany. He is a writer and producer, known for Großstadtrevier (1986), Tatort (1970) and Peter Strohm (1989).- Thomas Weber was born on 29 April 1974 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Mick Schnelle was born in 1964 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for GameStar: Die Redaktion (2004), Raumschiff Gamestar (1997) and Akte Gamestar (1998). He died on 28 July 2022 in Bavaria, Germany.