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Electra

There is more than one band with the name Electra: an Israeli band, a German rock band, a band from Spain, and a Russian band.
1. One of the oldest still active German rock-bands is electra hailing from Dresden. Founded in 1969 they are known for their adaptations of classical music as well as progressive rock. One of their best known tracks is Nie zuvor, a rather soft ballad. Some members of the band that had left returned later. The only member who was with electra since their founding is Bernd Aust.

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Nina Hagen

Catharina Hagen (born on March 11, 1955) is a singer from East Berlin, Germany. She's a daughter of well-known East German actress Eva-Maria Hagen and writer Hans Oliva-Hagen. They divorced 5 years later due to the rising success of Eva-Maria (called "East Germany's Brigitte Bardot") as an actress on stage and in films. When Catharina (Nina) was 10 years old Eva-Maria had a partnership with dissident song-writer Wolf Biermann (see links at the end).

Read more about Nina Hagen on Last.fm.

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City

There is more than one band with this name. (1)
City was formed in the early 70s in East Berlin.
Members: Toni Krahl, Georgi Gogow, Fritz Puppel, Klaus Selmke, Manfred Hennig.
Their song "Am Fenster" from 1977 was the first song by an East German band to land a hit in the West German music charts. http://www.city-internet.de (2)
CITY is a new glaswegian rock band formed in the summer of 2003.

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