Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen |
| Born | 10 March 1960 West Berlin, Germany |
| Genres | Neue Deutsche Welle, pop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, music producer |
| Instruments | Keyboards |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Labels | 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 became well-known as the keyboardist of the band Nena in the 1980s, co-writing their world famous hit "99 Luftballons".
Career
Born in Berlin, he first played in a band called "Vanguard" in 1974–1977 composing their own Rock Opera. Concerts where conducted with compelling artistic video projections from a then young French artist. In 1978, Fahrenkrog-Petersen joined the band "Odessa" with the bass player Jürgen Dehmel winning the Berlin Music Contest award as "Best Rock Band". Fahrenkrog-Petersen joined the band Nena in 1981, having his biggest success internationally with the song "99 Luftballons", while being even more successful in German-speaking countries throughout the 1980s with other hits. Fahrenkrog-Petersen co-wrote a lot of the hits by Nena. When the band split in 1987 he moved to New York.
In New York he formed the band project VoodooX as a keyboard player and co-producer, together with frontman Jean Beauvoir formerly member of The Plasmatics and Little Steven's Disciples of Soul. The album "Vol. 1: The Awakening" was released in 1989. Metal Hammer UK called it the "Best Hard Rock album of the decade".
In the early 2000s, Fahrenkrog-Petersen worked as a composer for movie soundtracks in Hollywood. All the Queen's Men in 2001 was followed by 2002s original motion picture soundtrack for Igby Goes Down. He was nominated for the Echo Awards as a producer of the year two times, and nominated for the German Emmy award for his work as the host/judge in the TV casting show Popstars.
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.
References
- ^ Lost Idols: Nena Archived 7 September 2002 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.ndr.de/unterhaltung/musik_konzerte/andersfahrenkrog101.html
External links
- Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen on Facebook
- Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen discography at Discogs
- Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen at IMDb