Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen Explained

Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen
Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Date:10 March 1960
Birth Name:Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen
Birth Place:West Berlin, West Germany
Genre:Neue Deutsche Welle, pop, rock
Occupation:Musician, songwriter, music producer
Instrument:Keyboards
Years Active:1974–present
Label:CBS, BMI, Dsign
Associated Acts:Nena, Kim Wilde, Thomas Anders

Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen (born 10 March 1960)[1] 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.[2] The album peaked at No. 11 in the German album charts.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lostidols.com/files/n/nena.html Lost Idols: Nena
  2. Web site: Thomas Anders - Neue Band, alte Einflüsse NDR.de - Unterhaltung - Musik & Konzerte . www.ndr.de . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110522094910/http://www.ndr.de/unterhaltung/musik_konzerte/andersfahrenkrog101.html . 2011-05-22.