Birth Name: Gabriele Susanne Kerner
Place of Birth: Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany (now part of Germany)
Date of Birth: 24 March 1960
Ethnicity: German
Nena is a German singer-songwriter, actress, and comedian. She is most well known for her band’s hit, 99 Luftballons of which they remade into an English version called 99 Red Balloons. She is the daughter of Ursula Griebner and Alfons Kerner.
Source: Obituary of Nena’s father – http://waz.trauer.de/Traueranzeige/Alfons-Kerner