Daniel Küblböck

German singer (1985–2018)

Lana Kaiser[2] (27 August 1985 – 9 September 2018), known throughout her career as Daniel Dominik Kaiser-Küblböck and identifying as male, was a German pop singer. Her popularity came from late 2002 until 2004. She was known for appearing in the first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS), the German version of Pop Idol, in which he came third.

Daniel Küblböck
Born
Daniel Dominik Küblböck

(1985-08-27)27 August 1985
Disappeared9 September 2018 (aged 33)
Labrador Sea near Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
StatusDeclared dead in absentia
10 March 2021[1]
Other namesDaniel K. Daniel Kaiser-Küblböck
Occupation
  • Singer
Years active2002 (2002)–2018
Musical career
Genres
Instruments

She was briefly promoted as Daniel K, but reverted to Daniel Küblböck as this name had already been trademarked.

In August 2004, the motion picture Daniel – Der Zauberer (Daniel The Wizard), which she starred in, was released as one of the worst movies of all time.

In 2005, she appeared in the German version of Big Brother, and in 2015, she took part in the eighth season of the German version of Let's Dance, where she finished sixth.

In 2010, she came out as homosexual.[3] Before her disappearance, she opened up about being transgender and was about to transition into a woman.[4]

Küblböck was reported missing on 9 September 2018 after falling overboard at a cruise ship on the Labrador Sea near Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The Canadian coast guard started a search operation on site and assisting.[5] On 10 September 2018 the coast guard abandoned its search due to the slim chance of survival in the cold water.[6][7][1]

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Search called off for German pop singer who went overboard from cruise ship". CBC News. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  2. Gufler, Philipp (2020). Lana Kaiser. Munich: Hammann Von Mier Verlag. pp. 7–8. ISBN 978-3-947250-33-2.
  3. "Küblböcks Herz "schlägt für Jungs", nicht für Uschi". queer.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  4. Wir erinnern uns an die mutige Lana (Daniel Kaiser-Küblböck) verschollen seit 09.09.2018, archived from the original on 2021-12-12, retrieved 2021-06-20
  5. "Seit heute Morgen vermisst: Daniel Küblböck bei Kreuzfahrt über Bord gegangen". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  6. "Vermisster TV-Star: Küstenwache stellt Suche nach Küblböck ein". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  7. "Vermisster Sänger: Küstenwache stellt Suche nach Kaiser-Küblböck ein". Spiegel Online. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2018-09-10.

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