Happy Birthday NINA HAGEN

The Godmother of Punk Nina Hagen celebrates her 69th birthday today. We wish her all the best!

Did you know?
– Nina Hagen actually wanted to become an actress. However, her application for admission to an acting school in the GDR was rejected. Nevertheless, she took on a few smaller roles.
– After a year of vocal training, she sang in various bands, and in 1974 she released the song “Du hast den Farbfilm vergessen” (You forgot the color film), which is still well-known today.
– In 1976, she emigrated to the West, lived in Great Britain for a while, where she came into contact with the punk scene, and then moved to West Germany.
– In the 1970s, Nina Hagen caused a scandal during a television appearance on the program “III nach neun”: she gave vivid instructions on female masturbation.
– Her daughter Cosma Shiva Hagen was born in 1981. The name Cosma came to Nina’s mind when she claims to have seen a UFO on the beach in Malibu during her pregnancy.