J�rn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen is a keyboard player, producer and composer. For two decades he has been one of the most known and successful international composers/music producers and artists coming from Germany. With a hit record of more than 60 gold and platinum record awards worldwide, multiple international #1 records. A total of over 65 mill. sold units in USA, UK, Japan and Germany. The last four years he has scored 6 X #1 single hits and 5 X #1 albums. He was nominated for the ?Echo Awards? as a producer of the year two times, and nominated for the German Emmy award as host/judge for the TV show ?Pop Stars?. 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, Uwe joined the band "Odessa" with the bassplayer J�rgen Dehmel winning the Berlin Music Contest award as "Best Rock Band". Uwe joined the band Nena in 1981, having his biggest success in the US with the #1 hitsong "99 Luftballons", while being even more successful in German-speaking countries throughout the 1980s. 

March 10th, 1960 in Berlin (Age 64)