Andrea Berg (born 28 January 1966) is a German singer in the Schlager genre… Read Full Bio ↴Andrea Berg (born 28 January 1966) is a German singer in the Schlager genre.
Berg was born in Krefeld. As a child she would experiment with performing short sketches at carnivals and other celebrations. She later played with a band, and also worked backstage on stage set-up and drove the band's van. During this time she supported herself working as a nurse in the intensive care and oncology departments of a hospital.
Berg's musical career began in 1992 when the producer Eugen Römer obtained a cassette of her performing. He was enthused by her voice, and within a week the first tracks had been recorded for her debut album Du bist frei ("You Are Free"), which contained the singles "Kilimandscharo" and "Schau mir noch mal ins Gesicht". Römer also produced her second album, Gefühle ("Feelings"), which proved her commercial breakthrough. The singles from the album, "Wenn du mich willst, dann küß mich doch" and "Einmal nur mit dir alleine sein", were hits. The album also featured one of her most popular songs, "Die Gefühle haben Schweigepflicht".
In 1997 she released her third album, Träume lügen nicht ("Dreams Don't Lie"), which reached #71 on the German album charts. The first single, "Warum nur träumen", was a #1 hit on some radio playlists and stayed in the charts for 15 weeks.
In summer 1998 the birth of her daughter Lena-Maria was followed by the release of the album Zwischen tausend Gefühlen ("Between a Thousand Feelings"), with twelve songs. The singles from this album were "Diese Nacht soll nie enden", "Insel der Nacht" and "Jenseits der Zärtlichkeit" (1999).
The next album was Weil ich verliebt bin ("Because I'm in Love") in 1999, with the single "Vielleicht ein Traum zu viel". This reached #3 in the ZDF-Hitparade in November 1999. Berg also reached #3 in "Hits of the Year" in January 2000 and was #1 for several weeks in the German airplay charts.
In October 2001 a best-of was released, featuring twelve of her most popular songs. The album went five-times platinum and has been in the German top 100 album chart for a record-breaking stay of over 300 weeks. Two million copies have been sold.
She has at times had as many as four releases in the German charts simultaneously.
She won the ECHO award in the German-language Schlager category in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007. From 2002 to 2007 she won Germany's prestigious Goldene Stimmgabel six times consecutively, as well as the Amadeus Austrian Music Award for best Schlager album in 2004 and 2005. Her CD Nah am Feuer went gold.
The 2006 album Splitternackt ("Stark Naked") went straight to #1 in Germany and remained there for several weeks.
The hit "Du hast mich tausendmal belogen" reached #2 in the GEMA chart of collected international sales.
Berg is known not only for her music but also increasingly for her stage outfits. She favours short miniskirts, suspenders, and knee-highs reminiscent of Pretty Woman. She has been quoted (in the Neuen Post) as saying "When you reach 40 you do have to make an effort to keep the men looking in your direction". ("Wenn man auf die 40 zugeht, muss man sich eben anstrengen, damit die Männer einem noch hinterherschauen.")
From 2002 to 2004 Berg was married to the Schlager singer Olaf Henning. In 2007 she married the football manager and hotelier Ulrich Ferber. They currently live together with her daughter in Aspach, Baden-Württemberg.

Nein!
Andrea Berg Lyrics

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Wie ein Wolf
In einer Vollmondnacht.
Ich schlaf nie mehr,
hab Angst mein Traum erwacht.
Niemandsland,
sucht meine Seele hart.
Du kommst von ihr.
Dein Blick ist leer und kalt.

Und ich schrei dich an,
weil es mein Herz zerfetzt.
Sag mir bitte warum du

mich so verletzt.
Unsern Traum verlier

Overall Meaning

Andrea Berg's song "Nein!" is a heartbreaking ballad about a woman who is struggling to come to terms with the end of a relationship. The first verse paints a bleak picture of the singer's emotional state, comparing her to a wolf howling in the moonlight. She can't sleep because she's afraid to confront the painful truth of her situation. The second verse suggests that the man she's singing to has left her for someone else. She sees the emptiness in his eyes and feels devastated by his betrayal.

The chorus is a plea for the man to explain why he's hurt her so badly. She begs him to tell her the truth about their relationship and why he's chosen to break her heart. The final lines of the chorus are a poignant acknowledgement that their dreams have been shattered, and that she's struggling to cope with the loss.

The bridge of the song is a haunting section that adds to the emotional weight of the lyrics. The singer reflects on the happy times they shared, and admits that she's still drawn to the man, despite his cruel treatment of her. The final verse returns to the theme of the wolf, with the singer acknowledging that she's become a lone wolf since the breakup. The final line of the song is a defiant refusal to continue to be hurt, as she declares "No, I won't let you hurt me again".

Line by Line Meaning

Wie ein Wolf
Like a wolf

In einer Vollmondnacht.
In a full moon night.

Ich schlaf nie mehr,
I never sleep again,

hab Angst mein Traum erwacht.
I am afraid my dream is awake.

Niemandsland,
No man's land,

sucht meine Seele hart.
Looking for my soul hard.

Du kommst von ihr.
You come from her.

Dein Blick ist leer und kalt.
Your gaze is empty and cold.

Und ich schrei dich an,
And I shout at you,

weil es mein Herz zerfetzt.
Because it tears my heart apart.

Sag mir bitte warum du
Please tell me why you,