DJ BOBO
After having graduated from high school René Baumann decided to become a
confectioner's and baker's apprentice (`84).
But at this time, the time of breakdance and electric boogie, he more and
more felt his calling to music…
In '87 he reached the top 10 of the German "Disco Kings'" with his acrobatic
dance style. In Switzerland he even won the Swiss Championship in
showdancing.
In the year '85 DJ BoBo began his career as a DJ. Only one year after that he
was runner-up in the Swiss DJ Championships.
He worked as a DJ at the discotheque Don Paco (Wohlen) and later, at the
Hazyland (Luzern), he was able to pursue his interests and gather a lot of
experience until he decided to produce his own record.
The first DJ BoBo single "I Love You" was created (at the end of '89). This was
followed by the first DJ BoBo tour which led him through various Swiss discos.
After the two singles "Ladies In The House" ('91) and "Let's Groove On", there
also was a second (clubs) and third (small arenas) DJ BoBo Swiss tour.
After this enormous success in his native country, he had his unforeshadowed
breakthrough with the smash hit "Somebody Dance With Me": The song which
was released in early November '92 hit number one in the Swiss Single Charts
in March '93. DJ BoBo was the first artist to achieve this in the last 16 years.
Being in the top 10 in many countries all over the world, his extraordinary
success was rewarded with a Golden Record in Germany, Austria and
Switzerland as well as in Israel and Australia.
With his second hit "Keep On Dancing" (summer '93) DJ BoBo proved that he
was not only a so called 'one hit wonder': the song was number one in
Finland, top 10 in many other countries, and received gold in Germany
(250.000 sold singles).
The long expected album "Dance With Me" was awarded a platinum record in
Switzerland and remained in the charts all over Europe for quite a while. The
single "Take Control" went gold in Germany and reached top positions in the
charts of many countries.
In the summer of '94, DJ BoBo had a big hit with the single "Everybody" which
climbed up to number 2 in the German Single Charts, stayed there for many
weeks, and was awarded a platinum record for 500,000 sold units in
Germany. In the fall of the same year the second album "There Is A Party" was
released containing the smash hit "Let The Dream Come True" which, of
course, reached gold, too. In January '95, "Love Is All Around" was released; it
reached top 10 positions in many countries all over the world, and in
Germany was awarded with the sixth Golden Record in a row!
Within the scope of his tour in South America, which took place in February
and March, DJ BoBo earned great response from his fans. At the beginning of
May '95, he was presented the World Music Award in Monaco for being the
'World's best selling Swiss Artist of the Year'.
The summer hit "There Is A Party" also went storming through the charts,
accompanied by the fantastic video which was shot by the Miami Vice camera
team.
In the summer of '95, DJ BoBo went on a tour which led him through most
parts of Asia. Among other locations he also performed in the Olympic
Stadium of Seoul. Then he did a promotion tour in Australia.
Later that year DJ BoBo traveled all over Europe (this time accompanied by 25
technicians with extremely fancy tour equipment), fascinating more than
400,000 spectators with his new live crew of eight people and a perfect
choreography.
On 14th January, 1996, DJ BoBo introduced his first ballad "Love Is The Price"
in Thomas Gottschalk's TV show 'Wetten Dass. . .'.
In March '96 he began his first tour in Switzerland with more than 40,000
people to enjoy ten concerts in ten days.
The "Backstreet Boys" were special guests on this tour!
"Freedom" was another DJ BoBo single to be awarded gold in Germany, which
made him a record holder in Germany as he was the first artist in the field of
'Dance' Music who received eight Golden Records in a row.
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Kontaktperson: Sebastian Krupmann
Mobil: +46-723294656
sebastian@umbrellaartist.se
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