Daniel Küblböck

Daniel Dominik Kaiser-Küblböck^[2] (born Daniel Dominik Küblböck; 27 August 1985 – 9 September 2018) was a German pop singer. His popularity came from late 2002 until 2004. He 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 Hutthurm, Lower Bavaria, Germany
Disappeared	9 September 2018 (aged 33) Labrador Sea near Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Status	Declared dead in absentia 10 March 2021[1]
Other names	Daniel K. Lana Kaiser
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2002 (2002)–2018
Musical career
Genres	Pop
Instruments	Vocals

In 2005, Küblböck appeared in 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.

Personal life and disappearance

In 2010, Küblböck came out as gay.^[3] Before his disappearance, he opened up about possibly transitioning into a woman. He began using the name Lana Kaiser.^[4][5]

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.^[6] On 10 September 2018, the coast guard abandoned its search due to the slim chance of survival in the cold water.^[7][8][1]

References

1. "Search called off for German pop singer who went overboard from cruise ship". CBC News. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
2. "Daniel Küblböck: Darum adoptierte ihn die Millionärin!". BUNTE.de (in German). 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
3. "Küblböcks Herz "schlägt für Jungs", nicht für Uschi". queer.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-09-09.
4. Gufler, Philipp (2020). Lana Kaiser. Munich: Hammann Von Mier Verlag. pp. 7–8. ISBN 978-3-947250-33-2.
5. 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
6. "Seit heute Morgen vermisst: Daniel Küblböck bei Kreuzfahrt über Bord gegangen". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
7. "Vermisster TV-Star: Küstenwache stellt Suche nach Küblböck ein". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
8. "Vermisster Sänger: Küstenwache stellt Suche nach Kaiser-Küblböck ein". Spiegel Online. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2018-09-10.

Other websites

• Official Homepage of Daniel Küblböck
• Official Fan Club of Daniel Küblböck
• Official Myspace of Daniel Küblböck
• Daniel Küblböck on IMDb