![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.
![dpa) - German pop star Nena ('99 Luftballons') sings during a dress rehearsal of the Aids gala 'Stars 2002' in Berlin, 1 December 2002. On the occasion of the World Aids Day dpa) - German pop star Nena ('99 Luftballons') sings during a dress rehearsal of the Aids gala 'Stars 2002' in Berlin, 1 December 2002. On the occasion of the World Aids Day](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/D3B9RJ/dpa-german-pop-star-nena-99-luftballons-sings-during-a-dress-rehearsal-D3B9RJ.jpg)
dpa) - German pop star Nena ('99 Luftballons') sings during a dress rehearsal of the Aids gala 'Stars 2002' in Berlin, 1 December 2002. On the occasion of the World Aids Day
![BAJAAO on Twitter: "1960, Born on this day, @nenaofficial, singer, who became a UK One Hit Wonders with the 1984 UK No.1 '99 Red Balloons'. #TDIM #Nena #Bajaao https://t.co/3P0LVfBcrN" / Twitter BAJAAO on Twitter: "1960, Born on this day, @nenaofficial, singer, who became a UK One Hit Wonders with the 1984 UK No.1 '99 Red Balloons'. #TDIM #Nena #Bajaao https://t.co/3P0LVfBcrN" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7rdbGbXUAEs2un.jpg)
BAJAAO on Twitter: "1960, Born on this day, @nenaofficial, singer, who became a UK One Hit Wonders with the 1984 UK No.1 '99 Red Balloons'. #TDIM #Nena #Bajaao https://t.co/3P0LVfBcrN" / Twitter
![NENA 99 RED BALLOONS / 99 LUFTBALLONS - SONG EXPLAINED | German lyrics and English version compared - YouTube NENA 99 RED BALLOONS / 99 LUFTBALLONS - SONG EXPLAINED | German lyrics and English version compared - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/F5FNF0nIWCk/maxresdefault.jpg)
NENA 99 RED BALLOONS / 99 LUFTBALLONS - SONG EXPLAINED | German lyrics and English version compared - YouTube
![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
![VideoScore 99 Luftballons (Red Balloons) Nena Trumpet Sheet music for Trumpet in b-flat (Solo) | Musescore.com VideoScore 99 Luftballons (Red Balloons) Nena Trumpet Sheet music for Trumpet in b-flat (Solo) | Musescore.com](https://cdn.ustatik.com/musescore/scoredata/g/e7676cd685e75bd077cc34e16898340a5575aed5/score_0.png@850x1100?no-cache=1582916992&bgclr=ffffff)