Falco (musician)

Early career

In May 1979, he recorded demos and early sketches in a recording studio, from which a single was released posthumously 28 years later.


Falco (musician)

Johann "Hans" Hölzel (German: [ˈjoːhan hans ˈhœltsl̩]; 19 February 1957 – 6 February 1998), better known by his stage name Falco (from Falko Weißpflog), was an Austrian musician. He had several international hits, including "Der Kommissar)" (1981), "Rock Me Amadeus", "Vienna Calling", which reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, "Jeanny)", "The Sound of Musik", "Coming Home (Jeanny Part II, One Year Later))", and posthumously released "Out of the Dark)".


Falco (musician)

"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.

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