Daniel Küblböck
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Born | Daniel Dominik Küblböck 27 August 1985 Hutthurm, Lower Bavaria, West Germany |
Disappeared | 9 September 2018 (aged 33) Labrador Sea about 185 km north of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada[1] |
Status | Declared dead in absentia 10 March 2021 |
Other names |
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Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 2002–2018 |
Musical career | |
Genres | Pop |
Instrument | Vocals |
Daniel Dominik Kaiser-Küblböck[2] (born Küblböck; 27 August 1985 – 9 September 2018) was a German pop singer. He placed third in the television talent show Deutschland sucht den Superstar in 2003. In September 2018, he went missing at sea off Canada while travelling on a cruise ship. He was declared dead on 10 March 2021. Shortly before the disappearance, Küblböck stated he wanted to live a female identity and began using the name Lana Kaiser.[3]
Early life
Küblböck had four siblings[4] and was of German and Italian descent. He completed secondary school ("Hauptschule") in 2001.
Career
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Küblböck rose to stardom in late 2002 when he participated in the first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS). He gained the most viewer votes in three of the nine rounds of the competition and received the second-most votes in a further three rounds. He finished the season in third place overall.[5]
After DSDS, Küblböck signed a contract with BMG. By June 2004, he had released four singles and one album.[citation needed] In August 2004, the film Daniel – Der Zauberer (Daniel the Wizard) was released which starred Küblböck as a fictionalized version of himself. The film was critically panned and bombed at the box office.
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In 2005, Küblböck appeared in the sixth season of the German version of Big Brother, and in 2015, he took part in the eighth season of the German version of Let's Dance, where he finished sixth, together with his dancing partner Otlile Mabuse. In 2013, Küblböck wanted to participate in the German national final for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest with his new song Be a Man, but was rejected by the jury.[citation needed]
Küblböck invested the proceeds from his album Positive Energie amounting to around one million euros in a solar plant in Lower Bavaria, which brought him high profits.[6] In September 2003, he launched a perfume line for children in three fragrances under his name.[7]
Personal life
On 24 February 2004, Küblböck was injured when he collided with a truck while driving a car without a licence. He was fined €25,000 and sentenced to eight hours of community service.[citation needed]
In 2010, Küblböck came out as gay, after previously describing himself as bisexual.[8]
His older brother Michael, who was described as a neo-Nazi in German tabloids,[4] died on 3 January 2013 in Berlin due to a heroin overdose.[4]
2018 disappearance
Küblböck was a private passenger on the cruise ship AIDAluna that left Hamburg on 29 August 2018, bound for New York City. At around 5 a.m. (local time) on 9 September, he jumped overboard.[9] The vessel was in open waters about 185 km north of St. John's in the Labrador Sea. The water temperature was about 10 °C (50 °F).
The Canadian Coast Guard launched a search operation,[10][11][12] assisted by the cruise ships AIDAluna and MS Zuiderdam.[13] On 10 September, the search was abandoned, because the maximum survival time in cold water was exceeded.[14][15] Under German law, a person missing at sea can be declared dead after six months have elapsed and a motion is filed by an eligible party.[16] In August 2020 an application was submitted to declare Küblböck dead or to present evidence by 30 September 2020 that he is alive. On 10 March 2021, the Amtsgericht (district court) Passau declared Küblböck dead, setting his death date as 9 September 2018, 8:55 a.m. local time.[17]
Gender identity / Lana Kaiser
Before the disappearance, Küblböck talked about wanting to live out a female identity. The self-chosen name was "Lana Kaiser". Several posts were published on social media in which Küblböck announced that he "would have surgery as a woman" and also said that his hormone therapy had already started.[18][better source needed] Shortly before the disappearance, Küblböck created an Instagram account with the name rosa_luxem, on which hashtags such as #transformation, #transexuelle or #womenarestrong were used.[19]
In 2020, the artist Philipp Gufler created a 13-minute short film and a magazine about Lana Kaiser.[20] The film was shown among others at the 67th Short Film Festival in Oberhausen[21] and in the group exhibition Sweat in the Haus der Kunst, Munich.
Discography
Albums
Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | ||
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GER[22] | AUT[23] | SWI[24] | |||
2003 | Positive Energie | 2 | 11 | 13 | GER: Gold[25] |
2005 | Liebe Nation | 54 | - | - | |
2008 | From Zero to Sexy (Live) | - | - | - | |
2009 | Jazz Meets Blues... Wenn zwei sich verlieben | - | - | - | |
Leise rieselt der Schnee | - | - | - | ||
2010 | Best of 2003–2010 | - | - | - | |
Schrebergarten | - | - | - | ||
Küblböckische Weihnacht – 24 Termine | - | - | - | ||
2011 | Schrebergarten Live | - | - | - | |
2012 | El tiempo (Live) | - | - | - | |
Diez años Kúblbóck – Ich versteh' nur Spanisch | - | - | - | ||
Diez años Kúblbóck – Ich versteh' nur Spanisch – Live | - | - | - | ||
2014 | Die Küblböck Show Live | - | - | - | |
2016 | Jesus is My Lover | - | - | - |
Singles
Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | Certifications | |||
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GER[22] | AUT[23] | SWI[24] | THAI[26] | ||||
2003 | "You Drive Me Crazy" | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | Positive Energie | GER: Gold 150.000[citation needed] |
"Heartbeat" | 2 | 5 | 11 | - | Positive Energie | ||
2004 | "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" | 7 | 29 | 37 | - | - | |
"Teenage Tears" | 16 | 46 | - | - | - | ||
2005 | "König von Deutschland" | 29 | 67 | - | - | Liebe Nation | |
2007 | "Born in Bavaria" | 54 | - | - | - | - | |
2010 | "Bodenmais [moacht's eich auf]" | - | - | - | - | Best of 2003-2010 | |
2012 | "El tiempo" | - | - | - | - | Diez años Kúblbóck – Ich versteh' nur Spanisch | |
"No destroces mi corazón" | - | - | - | - | Diez años Kúblbóck – Ich versteh' nur Spanisch | ||
2013 | "Berlin" | - | - | - | - | Diez años Kúblbóck – Ich versteh' nur Spanisch | |
"Amo el mar (Sommer Mix)" | - | - | - | - | Diez años Kúblbóck – Ich versteh' nur Spanisch | ||
"Ein Stück von dir" | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2014 | "Angel" | - | - | - | - | Jesus is My Lover | |
2015 | "Save My Heart" | - | - | - | - | Jesus is My Lover |
DVDs
- My Life Is Magic (2004)
- Live on PE Tour 2003 (2004)
- Jazz Night (2007)
- Back to the Roots (2008)
- Jazz Meets Blues... wenn zwei sich verlieben (2009)
- Schrebergarten Berlin (2011)
- Diez años Kúblbóck – Ich versteh' nur Spanisch – Live (2013)
As member of "DSDS All-Stars" – season 1
Year | Format | Title | Chart positions | ||
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GER[22] | AUT[23] | SWI[24] | |||
2003 | Album | United | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2003 | Single | "We Have a Dream" | 1 | 1 | 1 |
As member of "4 United"
(project with Gracia Baur, Nektarios Bamiatzis and Stephanie Bruckmeyer)
Year | Format | Title | Chart positions | |
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GER[27] | AUT[28] | |||
2004 | Single | "Don't Close Your Eyes" | 18 | 50 |
Filmography
Films
- Daniel - Der Zauberer (starring)
- Crazy Race II (minor role)
TV series
- St. Angela (guest appearance)
- 2004: I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Bibliography
- Küblböck, Daniel in collaboration with Julia Boenisch (2003). Ich lebe meine Töne. Munich: Random House, 223 pages. ISBN 3-8090-3021-X.
- Küblböck, Daniel (2007). Daniel Küblböck - My Way: Konzertbildband August 2005 bis Dezember 2006. Positive Energie GmbH, 103 pages.
See also
References
- ^ Daniel Küblböck weiter vermisst – 'Aidaluna' setzt Reise fort. In: tagesspiegel.de, 9 September 2018, retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Daniel Küblböck: Darum adoptierte ihn die Millionärin!". BUNTE.de (in German). 2 January 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ Gufler, Philipp (2020). Lana Kaiser. Munich: Hammann Von Mier Verlag. pp. 7–8. ISBN 978-3-947250-33-2.
- ^ a b c "Neonazi-Bruder von Daniel Küblböck ist gestorben". Die Welt (in German). 4 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ "Ließ sich von Millionärin adoptieren: Das turbulente Leben von Daniel Küblböck". FOCUS Online (in German). 10 September 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ Daniel Küblböck ist Ökostrom-Millionär. In: spiegel.de, 2 April 2011.
- ^ Duften wie Küblböck Spiegel-online, 25 August 2003, accessed 18 September 2018.
- ^ "Küblböcks Herz 'schlägt für Jungs', nicht für Uschi". queer.de (in German). Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Daniel Küblböck vom Schiff gesprungen - 'DSDS'-Star wurde um 4 Uhr ausgerufen - dann ertönten Notfall-Signale". FOCUS Online (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Daniel Küblböck auf Kreuzfahrtschiff vermisst". Spiegel.de (in German). 9 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ AIDAluna: Daniel Küblböck wird auf Kreuzfahrtschiff vermisst. In: abendblatt.de, 9 September 2018.
- ^ Pressestatement. AIDA Cruises Press Release, 9 September 2018
- ^ "Daniel Küblböck bei Kreuzfahrt vermisst: Sprung über Bord?". Augsburger-allgemeine.de (in German). 9 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ Küstenwache stellt Suche nach Küblböck ein. In: faz.net, 10 September 2018.
- ^ "News – Daniel bleibt vermisst..." Daniel-kueblboeck.de (in German). Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ Brauer, Markus (12 September 2018). "Wie und wann kann ein Vermisster für tot erklärt werden?". Stuttgarter Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "Gericht erklärt Daniel Küblböck für tot". Der Spiegel (in German). 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Wir erinnern uns an die mutige Lana (Daniel Kaiser-Küblböck) verschollen seit 09.09.2018, archived from the original on 12 December 2021, retrieved 20 June 2021
- ^ @Rosa_Luxem. "rosa_luxemburg/Instagram". Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ Philippgufler (1 March 2021). "Philipp Gufler: Lana Kaiser film screenings". Philipp Gufler. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ gGmbH, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen. "Lana Kaiser". www.kurzfilmtage.de. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Daniel Küblböck - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ a b c Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Daniel K." austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ a b c Hung, Steffen. "Discography Daniel Küblböck". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Daniel Küblböck; 'Positive Energie')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ^ "Was macht eigentlich...? - Poparazzi". New.de.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ "4 United - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "4 United - Don't Close Your Eyes". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
External links
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- Official website
- Daniel Küblböck discography at Discogs
- Daniel Küblböck at IMDb
- 1985 births
- 2010s missing person cases
- Bisexual men
- Bisexual musicians
- Deutschland sucht den Superstar participants
- Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! participants
- English-language singers from Germany
- German autobiographers
- German male singers
- German people of Italian descent
- German pop singers
- Missing people
- Missing person cases in Canada
- LGBT singers from Germany
- People from Passau (district)
- People lost at sea
- People declared dead in absentia
- 20th-century LGBT people
- 21st-century LGBT people