1970s – 1980sHöhepunkt: 1980s
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Germany's new wave explosion of the early 1980s combined punk energy with synthesizers and German-language lyrics. Nena's '99 Luftballons' became a global anthem, while acts like DAF and Ideal pushed the underground edge. The movement burned bright and fast, collapsing by 1984.