Carlo Karges (31 July 1951, Hamburg — 30 January 2002, Hamburg) was a German musician who became a guitarist and songwriter for the rock band, Nena. Karges grew up with his single mother in Hamburg, and began as a student to play guitar and to compose songs. After he had gathered experience playing live in several different groups, including Tomorrows’ It Poison and Release Music Orchestra, by 1971 he was the guitarist and keyboardist and founding member of Novalis. In 1981 he joined Gabriele "Nena" Kerner in establishing Nena. Karges co-wrote their most famous song, "99 Luftballons".
Karges died early in 2002 at the age of 50, in the clinic Eppendorf due to liver failure. He was buried in Hamburg's main cemetery, Ohlsdorf Beigesetzt.
