Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen

Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen
Birth nameJörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen
Born (1960-03-10) 10 March 1960 (age 64)
West Berlin, West Germany
GenresNeue Deutsche Welle, pop, rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, music producer
InstrumentKeyboards
Years active1974–present
LabelsCBS, BMI, Dsign

Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen (born 10 March 1960) is a German keyboard player, producer and composer. He was the keyboardist of the band Nena and co-wrote their world famous hit "99 Luftballons" as well as another great hit entitled "Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann" (German for somehow, somewhere, sometime).

Career

In 2011, Fahrenkrog-Petersen joined forces with former Modern Talking lead singer Thomas Anders as a dance-pop duo Anders/Fahrenkrog. The two released their first single "Gigolo" on 27 May 2011, followed by the album "Two" on 10 June. The album peaked at No. 11 in the German album charts.

References

  1. ^ Lost Idols: Nena Archived 7 September 2002 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Thomas Anders - Neue Band, alte Einflüsse | NDR.de - Unterhaltung - Musik & Konzerte". www.ndr.de. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011.