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Nina Hagen

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Nina Hagen

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Overview

  • Born
    March 11, 1955 · East Berlin, East Germany
  • Birth name
    Nina Catharina Hagen
  • Height
    5′ 6¼″ (1.68 m)

Biography

    • Has performed throughout the world for over forty years. Born March 11, 1955 in the former East Berlin, East Germany, to Hans and Eva-Maria Hagen. At the age of four began to study ballet and at an early age was considered to be an "opera prodigy". In 1979, appeared with Herman Brood, and Lene Lovich in the film Cha-Cha (1979). The three composed the film's soundtrack.
      - IMDb mini biography by: anonymous

Family

  • Spouses
      Lucas Alexander Breinholm(January 2004 - 2005) (divorced)
      David Lynn(May 1996 - 2000) (divorced)
  • Parents
      Hans Oliva
      Eva-Maria Hagen

Trademarks

  • Punk style
  • Very eccentric and outspoken personality

Trivia

  • Was already a opera singer at the age of 13.
  • Her song "Du hast den Farbfilm vergessen" (1974, lit. engl.: "You forgot the color film") was one of the biggest hits in the German Democratic Republic.
  • Her song "Schön ist die Welt," a cover of Zarah Leander's "Der Wind hat mir ein Lied erzählt," became the official song of Expo 2000 in Hanover.
  • Her album "Nina Hagen in Ekstasy" featured a hardcore punk version of Frank Sinatra's "My Way".
  • Her fashion was, among others, designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier.

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