Falco
Pop music, Musical Artist
1957 – 1998
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Who was Falco?
Johann Hölzel, better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian pop and rock musician and rapper. He had several international hits: "Rock Me Amadeus", "Der Kommissar", "Vienna Calling", "Jeanny", "The Sound of Musik", "Coming Home" and posthumously, "Out of the Dark". "Rock Me Amadeus" reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts, making him the only artist whose principal language was German to score a number-one hit in the United States. His estate claims he has sold 20 million albums and 15 million singles, which makes him the best selling Austrian singer of all time.
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- Born
- Feb 19, 1957
Vienna - Also known as
- Johannes Holzel
- T»MA a.k.a. Falco
- T-MA aka Falco
- TMA a.k.a. Falco
- Johannes Hölzel
- T»MA
- Johann Hölzel
- T»MB
- Nationality
- Austria
- Profession
- Education
- University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna
- Lived in
- West Berlin
- Died
- Feb 6, 1998
Villa Montellano - Resting place
- Zentralfriedhof
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on July 23, 2013
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