Kazim Akboga is dead
The "Is mir egal" star Kazim Akboga, known from the BVG campaign, took his own life at the age of 34.
Akboga finally became an Internet phenomenon in 2015 with his appearance in the viral commercial for the Berlin public transport company BVG. The agency Jung von Matt/Elbe had taken the song "Is mir egal" (I don't care), which had already been performed in the show "Deutschland sucht den Superstar" (Germany is looking for the superstar), and helped the trained copywriter to make a big appearance in the Berlin subway (Werbewoche.ch reported). On Tuesday, Akboga's management announced the death on his Facebook page, saying, "Sad news: Kazim is no longer alive."
The singer passed away last week, his manager told the Bild newspaper confirmed. He had psychological problems and had been in hospital for treatment. (hae)
"Robots with mustard,
I don't care"
