SINGER

Falco

1957 - 1998

Photo of Falco

Icon of person Falco

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 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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Falco is the 163rd most popular singer (down from 136th in 2019), the 209th most popular biography from Austria (down from 189th in 2019) and the most popular Austrian Singer.

Falco is most famous for his song "Rock Me Amadeus" which is a parody of the song "Rock Me, Baby" by blues singer B.B. King.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Falco by language

Loading...

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Falco ranks 163 out of 4,381. Before him are Bryan Ferry, Georges Brassens, Tori Amos, Gloria Estefan, Maria Malibran, and Kenny Rogers. After him are Halla Margrét Árnadóttir, Toni Braxton, Sylvie Vartan, Manu Chao, Florence Foster Jenkins, and Tony Bennett.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Falco ranks 30. Before him are Melanie Griffith, Mukesh Ambani, William Kaelin Jr., Gloria Estefan, Paul Kagame, and Steve Buscemi. After him are Carole Bouquet, Ofra Haza, Qasem Soleimani, Dr. Alban, Richard E. Grant, and Spike Lee. Among people deceased in 1998, Falco ranks 27. Before him are Alan Shepard, Konstantinos Karamanlis, Tameo Ide, Theodore Schultz, George H. Hitchings, and Raymond Cattell. After him are Shoichi Nishimura, Kenichi Fukui, Nizar Qabbani, Julien Green, Helen Wills, and Kunitaka Sueoka.

Others Born in 1957

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1998

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Falco ranks 209 out of 1,424. Before him are Max Reinhardt (1873), Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1759), Joseph Joachim (1831), Maria Schell (1926), Johann Joseph Fux (1660), and Wilhelm Miklas (1872). After him are Otto Neurath (1882), Jörg Haider (1950), Maria Antonia of Austria (1669), Anton Diabelli (1781), Leopold Joseph von Daun (1705), and Franz Grillparzer (1791).

Others born in Austria

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among SINGERS In Austria

Among singers born in Austria, Falco ranks 1. After him are Udo Jürgens (1934), Freddy Quinn (1931), Conchita Wurst (1988), Marianna Martines (1744), Johann Michael Vogl (1768), Walter Berry (1929), Caroline Unger (1803), Hansi Hinterseer (1954), Leonie Rysanek (1926), Anna von Mildenburg (1872), and Eleonore Schwarz (1936).

Austrian born Singers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous