Sven Regener, born January 1, 1961 in Bremen, is a German musician and writer living in Berlin. In 1982 he recorded his first LP with the band Zatopek and in 1984 he joined Neue Liebe. In 1985 he founded the Berlin band Element of Crime together with Jakob Friderichs. He writes almost all their lyrics as well as playing trumpet. In 2001 he published his first novel, Berlin Blues, which achieved sales of around one million copies. The book takes place in autumn 1989 in Berlin. Regener was awarded the Deutscher Filmpreis for the screenplay to the film of the same name. His second novel, Neue Vahr S�d, was released in 2004 and follows the life of Frank Lehmann while serving in the Bundeswehr in 1980 in Bremen. In 2008 this was followed by a third novel, Der kleine Bruder which dealt with the time between 1980 and 1989. 

January 1st, 1961 in Bremen (Age 63)