Gabriele Susanne Kerner, better known as Nena, is a German singer-songwriter, actress, and comedian who rose to international fame in 1983 as the eponymous lead vocalist of the band Nena with the Neue Deutsche Welle song "99 Luftballons". In the same year the band re-recorded this song in English as "99 Red Balloons". Nena's re-recording of some of the band's old hit songs as a solo artist, produced by the co-composer of most of them, her former Nena band colleague and keyboard player Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, rekindled her solo career in 2002. Combined with the success of the Nena band years, she has sold over 25 million records, making her one of Germany's most successful music artists.
"I Will Always Love You" is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. Her country version of the track was released in 1974 as a single and was written as a farewell to her former partner and mentor of seven years, Porter Wagoner, following Parton's decision to leave The Porter Wagoner Show and pursue a solo career.
"All the Man That I Need" is a song written by Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore. The song was first recorded as "All the Man I Need" by Linda Clifford for her album I'll Keep on Loving You (1982).
Christina Stürmer is an Austrian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Linz, she rose to fame as the runner-up of the inaugural season of the ORF eins television talent series Starmania. Following her participation, she signed with Universal Music and released her debut single "Ich lebe" which spent nine weeks atop the Austrian Singles Chart. It was followed by the release of her first two albums, Freier Fall (2003) and Soll das wirklich alles sein (2004), both of which debuted atop the Austrian Albums Chart and produced eight top ten hits, including the number-one singles "Mama " and "Vorbei".
"The Winner Takes It All" is a song recorded by the Swedish pop group ABBA. Released as the first single from the group's Super Trouper album on 21 July 1980, it is a ballad in the key of F-sharp major, reflecting on the end of a relationship. The single's B-side was the non-album track "Elaine". It was the group's first single after a seven-month hiatus and peaked at No.1 in several countries, including the UK, where it became their eighth chart-topper. It was also the group's final top 10 hit in the United States.
"Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)" is a French-language song written by Luc Plamondon and Michel Berger for the 1978 cyberpunk rock opera, Starmania. In 1991, it was covered by Canadian singer Celine Dion for her album, Dion chante Plamondon. The song was released as the second commercial single in France in July 1993 and became a hit, reaching number two. Later, it was also featured on Dion's greatest hits albums, The Collector's Series, Volume One (2000) and On ne change pas (2005).
Nadine Beiler is an Austrian R&B and pop singer, who won the third season of the Austrian casting show Starmania in 2007. On 16 February 2007, she released her first single, "Alles was du willst". Currently, Beiler is a professional singer and songwriter based in both Vienna and Tyrol, where she lives in Innsbruck. Beiler represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with her entry "The Secret Is Love" and came 18th.
Komm doch mal rüber was Nadine's debut album, released on May 25, 2007. The album peaked to number 4 on the Austrian Albums Chart.
Starmania is an Austrian casting show, a talent show for would-be pop stars. It is broadcast on the Austrian TV channel ORF 1.
Gilla is an Austrian singer from the late 1970s disco era.
"Belle" is a 1997 song performed by the Francophone singers Patrick Fiori, Daniel Lavoie and Garou, from the musical Notre-Dame de Paris. Released as a single in 1998, it was a hit in France and Belgium, topping the charts for many months. To date, the song is one of the best-selling singles of all time in these countries.
Monice is a Bosnian-Austrian pop singer. She is best known for achieving fourth place in the fifth season of German casting show Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS). Monice released her first album I'm Gonna Make It in 2009. After the end of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, she had a specially published book released, that was sold in Germany and Austria.
Willst du mit mir gehn is a studio album by German pop singer Nena, released in 2005. It's a two-CD set, with the first CD recorded in studio and the second in jam sessions on Majorca. The album reached No. 2 in Germany, while the single "Liebe ist" reached No. 1. The other singles were title track and "Lass mich".
Austria returned to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, after previously entering in 2007 with Eric Papilaya singing "Get a Life – Get Alive", placing second to last in the semi-final. Austria selected their entry through a televised national final, organised by Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF).
Luise Gruber, better known by her stage name Saint Lu is an Austrian singer and songwriter. She currently lives and works in Berlin, Germany.
Nena was a German Neue Deutsche Welle band. In 1983 and 1984, their German-language song "99 Luftballons" reached number one in the singles charts of countries around the world.
"Willst du" is a song by German rapper Alligatoah from his third studio album Triebwerke (2013). The song was released in Germany as a digital download on 16 August 2013 and reached number 14 on the German Singles Chart and number 20 on the Austrian Singles Chart. The song's lyrics detail a couple, one of them asking the other if they want to take drugs together.
"Liebe ist" is a song by German recording artist Nena. It was co-written and produced along by Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen for her thirteenth studio album Willst du mit mir gehn (2005). Selected as the album's leading single, it served as the theme song for the Sat.1 telenovela Verliebt in Berlin. Upon its release, it reached the top of the German Singles Chart, becoming Nena's second number-one hit after 1983's "99 Luftballons" and her first chart topper as a solo artist.
"Willst du mit mir gehn" is a song by German recording artist Nena. It was co-written and produced along by Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen for her same-titled thirteenth studio album (2005). Released as the album's second single, the dance pop song reached the top ten of the German Singles Chart.
"Was du Liebe nennst" is a song recorded by German rapper Bausa for his first mixtape Powerbausa (2018). It was made available for digital download and streaming audio on 29 September 2017, through Downbeat Records and Warner Music Germany, as the records first single. The Track was written by Bausa and produced by him alongside the Jugglerz and The Cratez. "Was du Liebe nennst" is a R&B, pop and rap song, which features lyrics about fake love.
