Falco (musician)
Austrian musician (1957–1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Johann "Hans" Hölzel (German: [ˈjoːhan hans ˈhœltsl̩]; 19 February 1957 – 6 February 1998), better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian singer and musician. He had several international hits, including "Der Kommissar" (1981), "Rock Me Amadeus",[1] "Vienna Calling",[1] "Jeanny", "The Sound of Musik", "Coming Home (Jeanny Part II, One Year Later)", and posthumously "Out of the Dark".
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Birth name | Johann Hölzel |
Born | (1957-02-19)19 February 1957 Vienna, Austria |
Died | 6 February 1998(1998-02-06) (aged 40) between Villa Montellano and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
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Years active | 1975–1998 |
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Website | officialfalco |
"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.[lower-alpha 1] 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 creation of a successful non-English language rap music song ("Der Kommissar"), recorded in December 1981.[lower-alpha 2]