The Resume

(March 24, 1960- )
Last name is Kerner
Sung the nuclear war protest song '99 Red Balloons'
Original German version is '99 Luftballons' (1983)

Why she might be annoying:

She smokes.
She has a tattoo of parallel lines on her left upper arm.

Why she might not be annoying:

The song was inspired by the U.S. falsely identifying a flock of geese as a possible nuclear strike.
The English version of '99 Luftballons' is less political and toned down.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [March] (Ranked: 3241960)
• FHM-Germany's 100 Unsexiest Women [2009] (Ranked: 97)
• I Covered a Pink Floyd Song (Ranked: 5)
• I Outlived My Child
• I Performed at Live Aid [July 13, 1985]
• I Sing About 99
• I Sing About Balloons
• Known By a Single Name
• Look at Me, I'm Knocked Knees
• Look at My Guitar
• MuchMoreMusic Listed: Top 20 Best One-Hit Wonders of the 80's (Ranked: 12)
• My Song is on Rhino's 'Like Omigod! The 80's Pop Culture Box'
• My Song was Temporarily Banned After 9/11
• Power Pop Artists
• Profiles 2001-2250 (Ranked: 2228)
• VH-1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders (Ranked: 10)
• VH-1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s (Ranked: 16)
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (Ranked: 73)
• Vocalists Who Sing Anti-War Songs
• Weird Al's Polka

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 12 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 20 Votes: 15.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 22 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 23 Votes: 39.13% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 27 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 42 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 53 Votes: 45.28% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 150 Votes: 48.67% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 170 Votes: 44.12% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 253 Votes: 53.36% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 381 Votes: 52.23% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 637 Votes: 48.35% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1890 Votes: 45.66% Annoying
In 2001, Out of 4522 Votes: 53.89% Annoying