René Baumann (born January 5, 1968 in Kölliken, Switzerland,
to Italian father Luigi Cipiriano and Swiss mother Ruth Baumann) also known as DJ
Bobo, is a successful eurodance musician.As a dance music producer, his first
big success came with the single Somebody Dance With Me, which is similar in
sound to Rockwell’s, “Somebody’s Watching Me”. The single hit number one in
Switzerland. After this, he charted well with the singles Keep on dancing and Take
control.René has received numerous golds and platinums for his songs and has
found success in Europe (primarily Germany and Switzerland) and South America.
René’s more recent songs are a departure from eurodance, but he still produces
decent eurodance tracks such as Moscow (2001), No More Pain (2003), and Amazing
Life (2005).One of his singles, Chihuahua, was used in a Spanish Coca-Cola
commercial. In 2003 it was re-released due to its huge success and it ended
being the second best selling single of the year world wide. In December 2004,
the Cantonese version of Chihuahua was written by Wyman Wong as the theme song
of the same product. This version was performed by Joey Yung.In 2004, as a
result of the success of Chihuahua, René was awarded the Swiss award for
Showbusiness at the Swiss awards, an annual event meant to recognise high
achieving Swiss people.As well as being a eurodance performer and producer,
René is also a talented choreographic dancer.During 1993 René met Nancy
Rentzsch; she joined his team in 1995. René and Nancy became a couple and in
2002 they married and had two children, Jamiro Rene (born October 8, 2002) and
Kayley Nancy (born September 29, 2006).DJ Bobo’s became a United Nations World
Food Programme National Ambassador Against Hunger in October 2006, becoming the
first Swiss celebrity to take up the role. He was also a participant in the
2006 Geneva Walk the World event.On October 11, 2006 DJ Bobo announced in a
press conference that he has applied to represent Switzerland at the Eurovision
Song Contest 2007 with his song “Vampires are alive”.UPDATE - Swiss broadcaster
SF have announced that René Baumann (DJ BoBo), will represent the country at
the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest. A jury made up of music professionals will
select his song for Helsinki out of 60 potential entries.Listen song here:YouTube
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