Falco
Known For
Acting
Born
1957-02-19 in Vienna, Austria
Died
1998-02-06
Biography
Johann Hölzel (19 February 1957 – 6 February 1998), better known by his stage name Falco (from Falko Weißpflog), was an Austrian singer and musician. He had several international hits, including "Der Kommissar" (1981), "Rock Me Amadeus", "Vienna Calling", "Jeanny", "The Sound of Musik", "Coming Home (Jeanny Part II, One Year Later)", and posthumously "Out of the Dark". "Rock Me Amadeus" reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts in 1986, making Falco the only artist in history to score a number-one hit with a German language song in the United States. According to his estate, he has sold 20 million albums and 40 million singles, which makes him the best-selling Austrian singer of all time. Also notable was his very early, first notable, creation of a successful non-English language rap music song ("Der Kommissar"), recorded in December 1981. It was covered a year later by the British rock band After the Fire, hitting the US Billboard Hot 100 on 22 February 1983. Hölzel died of severe injuries received on 6 February 1998, at age 40, when his Mitsubishi Pajero collided with a bus on the road linking the towns of Villa Montellano and Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. At the time of his death, he was planning a comeback, which was successful with the posthumously released album Out of the Dark (Into the Light). His body was returned to Austria and buried at the Vienna Central Cemetery.
Most Known For
Die Harald Schmidt Show
as Self
NDR Talk Show
as Self
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
Champs-Elysées
as Self
Die ZDF-Hitparade
as Self
Ein Kessel Buntes
as Self - Musician
Heut' abend
as self
ECHO-Verleihung
as Self
Na sowas!
as Self
Mini Playback Show
as Self
Disco
as Self
Auf los geht's los
as Self
Okay
as Self
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
as Self
Too Young to Die
as Self (archive footage)
Musik Convoy
as Self
Flitterabend
as Self - Singer
Na siehste!
as Self
Falco: Everything
as Self (archive footage)
Die verflixte 7
as Self