Composer
Falco
Austrian musician (1957–1998)
1957–1998
10 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1957
- Died
- 1998
- Birthplace
- Vienna
- Place of death
- Luperon pto pta
- Citizenship / historical state
- Austria
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
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", "Jeanny", "The Sound of Musik", "Coming Home (Jeanny Part II, One Year Later)", and posthumously released "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, making him the best-selling Austrian singer of all time. Falco died in a traffic collision at the age of 40 in 1998.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; military personnel; pianist; singer; rapper; soldier; pop musician; actor
- Recorded memberships
- Drahdiwaberl
- Instruments played
- bass guitar; guitar; voice
- Genres
- pop music; rock music; hip-hop
- Notable works
- Rock Me Amadeus; Junge Roemer; Einzelhaft; Emotional; Out of the Dark (Into the Light); Falco 3; Der Kommissar
- Awards
- Decoration of Merit in Gold of the State of Vienna; Amadeus Austrian Music Awards; Echo Pop Honorary Award
- Official website
- https://www.officialfalco.com/; https://www.falco.at/
- Birth name
- Johann Hölzel
- Pseudonym
- Falco
- VIAF ID
- 7145971353832330279
- ISNI
- 0000000063036976
- GND ID
- 118821350
- Library of Congress ID
- n91077983
- MusicBrainz ID
- dcd95aa4-f3ff-492d-a621-8518ada0f58b
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Piano, Vocal, Voice
- Genres represented
- pop, Rock
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Me Amadeus | See work details |
1 more instruments
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| Der Kommissar | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Egoist | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Jeanny | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Mutter, Der Mann Mit Dem Koks Ist Da | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Out Of The Dark | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Push! Push! | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Sound Of Musik | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Vienna Calling | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Wiener Blut | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 7145971353832330279. Portrait: Kungfuman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.