- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 19, 1957
- Place of Birth
- Vienna, Austria
- Died
- February 6, 1998
Falco
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 b…
Filmography
Falco - Forever Number One: 40 Jahre "Rock Me Amadeus"
movieFalco - Forever Number One: 40 Jahre "Rock Me Amadeus"
2026 · himself
movieFalco - In concert
2023 · Cantante
movieJeanny - The Fifth Girl
2022 · Music
Er war Superstar - Falco
movieEr war Superstar - Falco
2017
movieFalco - Die ultimative Doku
2017 · self (archive footage)
movieFalco - Forever Young
2017 · Self (archive footage)
movieOpus & Friends-Graz Liebenau 1985
2013 · Self - Singer
Austropop-Legenden
tvAustropop-Legenden
2012 · Self
tvToo Young to Die
2012 · Self (archive footage)
movieFalco - Muss ich denn sterben, um zu leben?
2011 · Self (archive footage)
movieRetro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol2
2004 · self
movieFalco - L.I.V.E Donauinsel + Stadthalle Wien
2004 · Self, Songs
movieFalco: Everything
2000 · Self (archive footage)
Falco - Hoch wie nie
movieFalco - Hoch wie nie
1998 · Self (archive footage)
tvDie Harald Schmidt Show
1995 · Self
movieFalco: Symphonic
1994 · Self
movieFalco: Donauinsel Live
1993 · Self
ECHO-Verleihung
tvECHO-Verleihung
1992 · Self
Mini Playback Show
tvMini Playback Show
1990 · Self
tvEin Schloß am Wörthersee
1990 · Self
Flitterabend
tvFlitterabend
1988 · Self - Singer
Na siehste!
tvNa siehste!
1987 · Self
movieGeld oder Leber!
1986 · Sänger Falco
movieFalco Live am Rathausplatz
1985 · Self
movieFeel the Motion
1985 · Falco, Music
movieHeroes of Today
1984 · Self
Die verflixte 7
tvDie verflixte 7
1984 · Self
Musik Convoy
tvMusik Convoy
1984 · Self
Leute
tvLeute
1983 · Self
Die Spielbude
tvDie Spielbude
1982 · Self
Na sowas!
tvNa sowas!
1982 · Self
tvChamps-Elysées
1982 · Self
tvWetten, dass..?
1981 · Self
tvHeut' abend
1980 · self
Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren
tvPeter Alexander: Wir gratulieren
1979 · Self
Okay
tvOkay
1979 · Self
tvNDR Talk Show
1979 · Self
tvAuf los geht's los
1977 · Self
movieMelodies and Rythms of Foreign Pop Music
1976 · Self
Ein Kessel Buntes
tvEin Kessel Buntes
1972 · Self - Musician
tvDisco
1971 · Self
Die ZDF-Hitparade
tvDie ZDF-Hitparade
1969 · Self