Nina Tenge (born 6 April 1974 in

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), also known under her

stage names A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or nearly identical, to an individu ...

Nina and Nina MC, is a German former rapper and artist.

Life and work

Tenge was born to father Rahman Nadjafi, an Afghan teacher and activist, and mother Verena Tenge, a

eurythmist Eurythmy is an expressive performing art, movement art originated by Rudolf Steiner in conjunction with Marie Steiner-von Sivers, his wife, Marie, in the early 20th century. Primarily a performance art, it is also used in pedagogy, education, esp ...

. Nina Tenge gained stage experience in hip-hop clubs in Hamburg. In 2000 she became increasingly known by collaborating with Deichkind's hit single '' Bon Voyage''. In 2001 her solo single ''Doppel X Chromosome'' gained widespread media attention. The

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named her "Germany's best rapper". The

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repeated this judgment on its website in 2005. She entered the acting industry in 2003, playing guest roles in series and featured roles in films. Outside of music and acting, she has been involved with her father in an association for reconstruction programmes in

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

. She also trained in

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and now works as a yoga teacher in Berlin.

Discography

Albums

* ''Nikita'', 2001

Singles

Filmography

* ''Adam & Eve'' (2003) * ' (2004) * ''

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'' (episode ''Das Versprechen'') * ''Die Weisheit der Wolken'' (2008)

References

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