

Daniel Dominik Kueblboeck Passenger Overboard Death AIDAluna – On Sunday, September 9, 2018, Daniel Dominik Küblböck, 33, from Hutthurm, Lower Bavaria, Germany, who was a German pop-singer and actor, was reported missing after going overboard from AIDA Cruises ship AIDAluna, while the cruise ship was located about 185 km north of St. John’s in the Labrador Sea of Canada.
According to a passenger that resided in the neighboring cabin, Küblböck had called himself Dana, wanted to be recognized as a woman and was heard talking to himself, screaming and kicking. Some passengers also recalled him wearing women’s clothes.
Daniel Küblböck was born on August 27, 1985 in Hutthurm, Bavaria, Germany as Daniel Dominik Küblböck. He is an actor, known for Daniel the Wizard (2004), Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2002) and Hella & Dirk (2004).
Kueblboeck is survived by a younger sister: Jasmin, two older half brothers: Andreas and Michael and two younger half brothers: Günther and Dennis.
Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS) Performances
- Audition: “Proud Mary” by Tina Turner
- Top 30: “Papa Don’t Preach” by (Madonna)
- Top 10: “Another Day in Paradise” (Phil Collins)
- Top 9: “Unchained Melody” (The Righteous Brothers)
- Top 8: “Everytime” (The Flames)
- Top 7: “Tragedy” (Saturday Night Fever)
- Top 6: “99 Luftballons” (Nena)
- Top 5: “My Way” (Frank Sinatra)
- Top 4: “Dancing Queen” (ABBA)
- Top 4: “Night Fever” (Bee Gees)-
- Top 3: “Oh, Pretty Woman” (Roy Orbison)
- Top 3: “Born to Be Wild” (Steppenwolf)
Performance Awards
Received a 2003 Gold Record award for his debut single “You Drive Me Crazy” (over 250.000 sold copies)
Winner of the New Faces Award (presented by Bunte magazine) as Newcomer of the Year 2003.
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