Nina hagen born

German singer, songwriter, and actress

Catharina "Nina" Hagen (German:[ˈniːnaˈhaːɡn̩]^ⓘ; born 11 March )^[1] is a German singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her theatrical vocals and rise to prominence during the punk and Neue Deutsche Welle movements in the late s and early s. She is known as "The Godmother of German Punk".

Born and raised in the former East Berlin, German Democratic Republic,^[1] Hagen began her career as an actress when she appeared in several German films alongside her mother Eva-Maria Hagen. Around that same time, she joined the band Automobil and released the schlager single "Du hast den Farbfilm vergessen". After her stepfather Wolf Biermann's East German citizenship was withdrawn in , Hagen followed him to Hamburg. Shortly afterwards, she was offered a record deal from CBS Records and formed the Nina Hagen Band. Their self-titled debut album was released in late to critical acclaim and was a com