Nina Hagen on DeBaser: punk icon, NDW diva, fearless shapeshifter

Nina Hagen

Musician

Forfans of punk/new wave, ndw devotees, adventurous pop listeners, and anyone curious about nina hagen’s wild stylistic range.
5 Reviews 5 Definitions 2 Charts

The Profile

Nina Hagen is a German singer and performer from Berlin whose theatrical voice and irreverent persona made her a seminal figure of punk and Neue Deutsche Welle. Breaking through in the late 1970s, she built a career of constant reinvention across punk, new wave, pop, spiritual music, and big‑band standards.

Iconic German singer and NDW pioneer; first came to prominence in the late 1970s; noted for dramatic vocal range and stylistic shapeshifting; collaborated with Giorgio Moroder on Fearless (Angstlos).

Four enthusiastic reviews chart Nina Hagen’s arc from DDR-era bubblegum pop to 80s Moroder-powered flamboyance, 90s genre collisions, Sanskrit devotionals, and big-band swing. They celebrate her reinvention, stage charisma, and singular voice. Highlights include Fearless, Revolution Ballroom, Om Namah Shivay!, and the early Automobil recordings.

Notable Quotes

❝ Yes, Nina can.

❝ Phenomenal is the only adjective suitable to describe Nina in such a state of grace, especially because this is just the beginning.

❝ This obscure compilation, probably something relatively common in the “everything for 2 Euro” bins or in German rest stops, is in fact the first, true debut album of Nina Hagen, a document of great historical value, a fragment of a past that should not be forgotten but also a truly pleasant listen.