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DJ BoBo

1968 - Today

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Peter René Baumann (born 5 January 1968), better known under his stage name DJ BoBo, is a Swiss singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, and music producer. He has sold 14 million records worldwide and has released 12 studio albums as well as several compilation albums which have included his previous hits in a reworked format. BoBo has also released 34 singles, some of which have charted high not only in German speaking countries, but also in other European territories. As a dance music producer, his first big success came with the single "Somebody Dance with Me", which borrows its melody from Rockwell's "Somebody's Watching Me". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. DJ BoBo is the 484th most popular musician (down from 414th in 2019), the 210th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 184th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swiss Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, DJ BoBo ranks 484 out of 3,175. Before him are George Young, Johnny Winter, Lisa Lopes, Mikkey Dee, Oliver Dragojević, and Varg Vikernes. After him are Joe Perry, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Baden Powell, Rocco Granata, Alexis Weissenberg, and Pat Metheny.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, DJ BoBo ranks 58. Before him are Aaron Eckhart, Ashley Judd, Sadyr Japarov, Mswati III, Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau, and Abdul Ghani Baradar. After him are Mathias Rust, Évariste Ndayishimiye, Josh Brolin, Hervé Renard, Mateusz Morawiecki, and Colin McRae.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, DJ BoBo ranks 210 out of 1,015. Before him are Edwin Fischer (1886), Pietro Lombardo (1435), Louis Zutter (1865), Pancho Vladigerov (1899), Jean Starobinski (1920), and Guy Parmelin (1959). After him are Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou (1420), Ivan Rakitić (1988), Bernard Tschumi (1944), Giuseppe Motta (1871), Jeremias Gotthelf (1797), and Jacob Sprenger (1435).

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Among MUSICIANS In Switzerland

Among musicians born in Switzerland, DJ BoBo ranks 3. Before him are Alfred Cortot (1877), and Edwin Fischer (1886). After him are Robert Miles (1969), Aurèle Nicolet (1926), Patrick Moraz (1948), Urs Bühler (1971), George Gruntz (1932), Emmanuel Pahud (1970), Mirwais (1960), Daniel Löble (1973), and DJ Antoine (1975).

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