Daniel Boemle
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Daniel Christian Manuel Boemle — also called Dänu Boemle, Sleepy Dan, or Öml — was a Swiss radio DJ, singer, author, culture critic, and painter. Born 7 November 1960 in Bern, he presented shows on DRS3 between 1988 and 1994, becoming one of the station's legendary voices alongside Reeto von Gunten and François Mürner. Boemle had been living with AIDS for many years and chose to end his life with the help of a euthanasia organisation on 21 February 2007 in Les Ponts-de-Martel, where he is buried.
Quick Facts
- Full name
- Daniel Christian Manuel Boemle
- Also known as
- Dänu Boemle
- Sleepy Dan
- Öml
- Born
- 7 November 1960 in Bern
- Died
- 21 February 2007 in Les Ponts-de-Martel
- Occupation
- Radio DJ
- singer
- author
- culture critic
- painter
- Burial place
- Les Ponts-de-Martel
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Did You Know?
- Boemle's artistic mentor was Werner Schwarz, who made church windows from old glass bottles.
- He owned his first studio in an old farmhouse near Bern by age 22.
- He lived in Les Ponts-de-Martel from 2003 until his death in 2007.
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- Wikipedia: Daniel Boemle (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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