Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 19, 1957
Died
Feb 06, 1998
Place of Birth
Vienna, Austria
Credits
42 titles
Falco
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.
Known For
Filmography
Falco - Forever Number One: 40 Jahre "Rock Me Amadeus"
himself
Falco - In concert
Cantante
Jeanny - The Fifth Girl
Music
Er war Superstar - Falco
Falco - Die ultimative Doku
self (archive footage)
Falco - Forever Young
Self (archive footage)
Opus & Friends-Graz Liebenau 1985
Self - Singer
Austropop-Legenden
Self
Too Young to Die
Self (archive footage)
Falco - Muss ich denn sterben, um zu leben?
Self (archive footage)
Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol2
self
Falco - L.I.V.E Donauinsel + Stadthalle Wien
Self
Falco: Everything
Self (archive footage)
Falco - Hoch wie nie
Self (archive footage)
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self
Falco: Symphonic
Self
Falco: Donauinsel Live
Self
ECHO-Verleihung
Self
Mini Playback Show
Self
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
Self
Flitterabend
Self - Singer
Na siehste!
Self
Geld oder Leber!
Sänger Falco
Falco Live am Rathausplatz
Self
Feel the Motion
Falco
Heroes of Today
Self
Die verflixte 7
Self
Musik Convoy
Self
Leute
Self
Die Spielbude
Self
Na sowas!
Self
Champs-Elysées
Self
Wetten, dass..?
Self
Heut' abend
self
Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren
Self
Okay
Self
NDR Talk Show
Self
Auf los geht's los
Self
Melodies and Rythms of Foreign Pop Music
Self
Ein Kessel Buntes
Self - Musician
Disco
Self
Die ZDF-Hitparade
Self