![Today is Their Birthday-Musicians: March 24: German singer Nena - "99 Luftballons" ("99 Red Balloons") - is 53-years-old today. Today is Their Birthday-Musicians: March 24: German singer Nena - "99 Luftballons" ("99 Red Balloons") - is 53-years-old today.](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-IZML0J5FdmU/TYtaH36f3WI/AAAAAAAAG_0/dYx0v2rJznQ/s1600/Nena-sitting.jpg)
Today is Their Birthday-Musicians: March 24: German singer Nena - "99 Luftballons" ("99 Red Balloons") - is 53-years-old today.
![Today is Their Birthday-Musicians: March 24: German singer Nena - "99 Luftballons" ("99 Red Balloons") - is 53-years-old today. Today is Their Birthday-Musicians: March 24: German singer Nena - "99 Luftballons" ("99 Red Balloons") - is 53-years-old today.](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-R-EmH7mhX7g/TYtaLFNMXqI/AAAAAAAAG_4/A9f7gYg1-FI/s1600/Nena-LEAD.jpg)
Today is Their Birthday-Musicians: March 24: German singer Nena - "99 Luftballons" ("99 Red Balloons") - is 53-years-old today.
![Singer Nina Hagen who was denaturalised by the GDR in 1976 pictured in July 1980 in New York Stock Photo - Alamy Singer Nina Hagen who was denaturalised by the GDR in 1976 pictured in July 1980 in New York Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/D37PK3/singer-nina-hagen-who-was-denaturalised-by-the-gdr-in-1976-pictured-D37PK3.jpg)
Singer Nina Hagen who was denaturalised by the GDR in 1976 pictured in July 1980 in New York Stock Photo - Alamy
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![TIL that in the original German version of 99 Red Balloons by Nina, the balloons aren't red. The German lyrics make no mention of balloon colours anywhere in the song. : r/todayilearned TIL that in the original German version of 99 Red Balloons by Nina, the balloons aren't red. The German lyrics make no mention of balloon colours anywhere in the song. : r/todayilearned](https://preview.redd.it/11s8p6j9uh561.jpg?auto=webp&s=984e9ea3629e46dfb0cdaa0a207ea8d1b56182a5)