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 known for the hit song 99 Luftballons, from her band, also called Nena, which they remade into an English version called 99 Red Balloons. Nena is the daughter of Ursula Griebner and Alfons Kerner.
Source: Obituary of Nena’s father – http://waz.trauer.de