Ellen Allien

Ellen Allien is one of those artists who feels inseparable from her city, and I mean that as the highest compliment. Born in West Berlin and shaped by the euphoria of reunification, she didn't just ride Berlin's techno wave, she helped define its texture, founding BPitch Control and operating fluently as DJ, producer, and singer across German and English. What I respect most is her refusal to chase trends; her sound stays rooted in a real place and a real history. That kind of artistic consistency over decades is rare, and it's why I trust her catalogue far more than flashier names that burn out fast.

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Name (English)

Ellen Allien

Name (Japanese)

エレン・アレン

Reading

えれん・あれん

Born

September 16, 1968 (age 58)

Origin

West Berlin, Germany

Occupation

singer / disc jockey / songwriter / record producer / recording artist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Monkey

• Official sitehttps://www.ellenallien.de/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ellen.allien/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen%20Allien
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60760

Tags

• singer
• disc jockey
• songwriter

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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