NINA HAGEN (1955 - )
MUSIC ::: PUNK ::: NEW WAVE :::

Operatically trained East Berliner whose family went West in a cloud of political dissidence during the waning years of the Cold War. She soon found herself smack-dab-in-the-middle of the London punk explosion where she made new friends with with people like the Sex Pistols. Generation MTV was exposed to a great run of videos from her solo debut, NunSexMonkRock. Her schtick sailed over much of the American audience's head while she still remains an icon overseas.