Nina Hagen – born Catherina Hagen in the former German Democratic Republic on
March 11, 1955 – is an eccentric singer, songwriter, and actress who mixed punk
attitude and quirky new wave music with her unique artistic personality and
created some of the most riveting music of the late 1970s and 1980s. The
daughter of actress Eva-Maria Hagen (1934-2022), Nina Hagen grew up on the east
side of Berlin, Germany. She began a career as an actress and singer with the
group Automobil, who gained notoriety with their debut single, "Du hast den
Farbfilm Vergessen,” in 1974. After one more ...