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Falco
Vienna, Austria
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…
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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.
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2026
Falco - Forever Number One: 40 Jahre "Rock Me Amadeus"
Movie himself
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2023
Falco - In concert
Movie Cantante
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2022
Jeanny - The Fifth Girl
Movie Music
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2017
Er war Superstar - Falco
Movie
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2017
Falco - Die ultimative Doku
Movie self (archive footage)
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2017
Falco - Forever Young
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2013
Opus & Friends-Graz Liebenau 1985
Movie Self - Singer
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2012
Austropop-Legenden
TV show Self
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2012
Too Young to Die
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2011
Falco - Muss ich denn sterben, um zu leben?
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2004
Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol2
Movie self
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2004
Falco - L.I.V.E Donauinsel + Stadthalle Wien
Movie Self
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2000
Falco: Everything
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1998
Falco - Hoch wie nie
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1995
Die Harald Schmidt Show
TV show Self
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1994
Falco: Symphonic
Movie Self
More credits
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1993
Falco: Donauinsel Live
Movie Self
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1992
ECHO-Verleihung
TV show Self
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1990
Mini Playback Show
TV show Self
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1990
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee
TV show Self
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1988
Flitterabend
TV show Self - Singer
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1987
Na siehste!
TV show Self
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1986
Geld oder Leber!
Movie Sänger Falco
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1985
Falco Live am Rathausplatz
Movie Self
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1985
Feel the Motion
Movie Falco
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1984
Heroes of Today
Movie Self
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1984
Die verflixte 7
TV show Self
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1984
Musik Convoy
TV show Self
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1983
Leute
TV show Self
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1982
Die Spielbude
TV show Self
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1982
Na sowas!
TV show Self
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1982
Champs-Elysées
TV show Self
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1981
Wetten, dass..?
TV show Self
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1980
Heut' abend
TV show self
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1979
Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren
TV show Self
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1979
Okay
TV show Self
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1979
NDR Talk Show
TV show Self
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1977
Auf los geht's los
TV show Self
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1976
Melodies and Rythms of Foreign Pop Music
Movie Self
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1972
Ein Kessel Buntes
TV show Self - Musician
