Jürgen Dehmel

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Jürgen Dehmel (b. August 12, 1958) is a bass player and songwriter, born in Berlin, Germany.

Jürgen was brought by keyboardist Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen to join the rock group Nena in 1981. Uwe and Jürgen had previously been together in a band called Odessa, releasing a self-titled album in 1980. The band also included Helmut Hirt on vocals, Otto Schneider on drums, Bernd Däumichen on guitar and sax, and Andreas Römer on guitars.

He joined the band Nena in 1981 and he remained in the band till the band split in 1986. He continued to collaborate with Nena in her solo career and on tour, co-writing several songs for her solo albums. Nena and Jürgen produced a band the "Time Boys" in 1986 under the name of JD and Susie K. He also wrote songs and produced soundtracks for German films, and toured frequently with singer Nina Hagen. In 1988-89 he also wrote 3 songs with his girlfriend, Ilonka Breitmeier for a German pop star called Tinka. In 1991, he coproduced the album "The Band" (a collection of Nena's best songs). He usually works from his home-built studio.

Jürgen was married to Nena's sister, Christiane, from 1985 to 1987. Christiane was a nurse in an hospital in Berlin. Jürgen and Christiane don't have any children, but after they split up she had a daughter, Lisa, born in April, 1989.

Jürgen has a brother Karl-Heinz, who is three years older.