Falco
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 19, 1957
- Died
- February 6, 1998 (aged 40)
- Birthplace
- Vienna, Austria
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"
Movie · as himself
Falco - In concert
Movie · as Cantante
Er war Superstar - Falco
Movie
Falco - Die ultimative Doku
Movie · as self (archive footage)
Falco - Forever Young
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Opus & Friends-Graz Liebenau 1985
Movie · as Self - Singer
Austropop-Legenden
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Too Young to Die
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Falco - Muss ich denn sterben, um zu leben?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Falco - L.I.V.E Donauinsel + Stadthalle Wien
Movie · as Self
Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol2
Movie · as self
Falco: Everything
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Falco - Hoch wie nie
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Die Harald Schmidt Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Falco: Symphonic
Movie · as Self
Falco: Donauinsel Live
Movie · as Self
ECHO-Verleihung
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Mini Playback Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Flitterabend
TV · as Self - Singer · 1 ep
Na siehste!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Geld oder Leber!
Movie · as Sänger Falco
Feel the Motion
Movie · as Falco
Falco Live am Rathausplatz
Movie · as Self
Heroes of Today
Movie · as Self
Musik Convoy
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die verflixte 7
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Leute
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Na sowas!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die Spielbude
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Heut' abend
TV · as self · 1 ep
Okay
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren
TV · as Self · 1 ep
NDR Talk Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Auf los geht's los
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Melodies and Rythms of Foreign Pop Music
Movie · as Self
Ein Kessel Buntes
TV · as Self - Musician · 1 ep
Disco
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die ZDF-Hitparade
TV · as Self · 3 eps