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).
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.