Biography

After completing elementary school, Baumann began an apprenticeship as a baker and confectioner in 1984. Meanwhile, he found his passion for music. In 1985 he became a disc jockey at the Flösserplatz youth center in Aarau and made his nickname BoBo his stage name. Already in 1986 he achieved second place at the Swiss DJ Championships. In the coming years he earned his living as a DJ in various discos, where he most recently worked in Lucerne. In 1989, he produced his first single titled "I Love You".

"Ladies in the House" followed in 1991 and "Let's Groove On" in 1992. In November 1992 he celebrated his breakthrough with the single "Somebody dance with me". His album "Dance With Me", released in 1993, was able to build on his success and was certified platinum for the first time in Switzerland. From 1996 onwards, DJ BoBo was the opening act for the American singer Michael Jackson. In the same year he was a guest on the game show "Wetten Dass?". With the tracks "Freedom" and "Pray," DJ BoBo became one of the most successful musicians of the decade.

The first Swiss tour in 1996 confirmed his success with 40,000 visitors. From then on he was represented in the charts with commercial and catchy melodic hits, in which the main theme of the pieces was mostly sung by women. DJ BoBo sold around 14 million records internationally. His best-known and most successful hits included "Everybody" and "Chihuahua", which were listed at number 1 in many countries for weeks. He has been awarded over 250 gold and 20 platinum records worldwide. He received the World Music Award ten times in a row.

The successful album "World in Motion" (1996) included, among others: to hear the voices of Jocelyn Brown and Natascha Wright, whose solo career was produced by BoBo. In 2000 he covered the song "What a feeling" together with the original singer Irene Cara, and in 2006 the duet "Secrets of Love" with the 80s icon Sandra was released. Meanwhile, DJ BoBo shone with lavishly designed tours. These take place every two years. Until February 25, 2006 he could be seen with "Pirates of Dance" in Germany, Switzerland and Poland.

Peter René Baumann lives privately in Hergiswil near Lucerne. He has been married to Nancy for the second time since 2001. Together they are parents of two children born in 2002 and 2006.