This Day in Music - 3rd March 1984, Nena started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with '99 Red Balloons.' Originally sung in German, '99 Luftballons' was
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In 1984 German New Wave band Nena score a surprising No.1 on the UK singles charts with "99 Red Balloons" | Pop Expresso
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99 Luftballons” singer Nena on Trump, her first U.S. concerts, and the song's status as a karaoke staple.
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Prosecutors planned to get 99 Red Balloons singer Nena on stand over Celtic hanging sex dolls display
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