![99 Luftballons” singer Nena on Trump, her first U.S. concerts, and the song's status as a karaoke staple. 99 Luftballons” singer Nena on Trump, her first U.S. concerts, and the song's status as a karaoke staple.](https://compote.slate.com/images/9cfc15b3-5373-4421-864c-723580ba8005.jpg)
99 Luftballons” singer Nena on Trump, her first U.S. concerts, and the song's status as a karaoke staple.
![In 1984 German New Wave band Nena score a surprising No.1 on the UK singles charts with "99 Red Balloons" | Pop Expresso In 1984 German New Wave band Nena score a surprising No.1 on the UK singles charts with "99 Red Balloons" | Pop Expresso](https://www.popexpresso.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mainNENA.jpg)
In 1984 German New Wave band Nena score a surprising No.1 on the UK singles charts with "99 Red Balloons" | Pop Expresso
99 RED BALLOONS (English version) | 99 RED BALLOONS (English version) NENA (original, 1984) 7 SECONDS (cover, 1985) ---------------------------------------- Following in the footsteps of... | By Decade 77-87 - a grown up disco: new wave, punk, postpunk ...
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I❤️80s on Twitter: "You know you are old when you realise 99 Red Balloons Nena is 55 and looks younger than you! http://t.co/qkJfFNVavK" / Twitter
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