Cult singer Werner Böhm (1941-2020, "Polonäse Blankenese") is dead. The singer, who became famous for his pseudonym Gottlieb Wendehals, died on Wednesday night in his house in Gran Canaria. This is said to have been confirmed by his wife Susanne "Bild. According to the sheet, Susanne Böhm said:" Werner fell asleep peacefully in Gran Canaria. I am very sad."
No clarity about the cause of death yet
The married couple, who had been married since 1995, last lived separately; Werner Böhm only moved to Gran Canaria in early 2020. He is said to have had a girlfriend there, who found him dead in his apartment on Tuesday.
Werner Böhm became famous in Germany with his role as Gottlieb Wendehals in the 1980s. In 1981 he landed at number one on the German charts with the song "Polonäse Blankenese. He died three days before his 79th birthday. An autopsy is to clarify the exact cause of death.