FALCO (Feb 19, 1957 ??? Feb 6, 1998) was the stage name of the classical music prodigy turned Austrian rock star, Johann (Hans) H??lzel. Born in Vienna, he studied at the Vienna Music Conservatory. Before becoming an international pop star, he was bass player in the Austrian hard rock band Drahdiwaberl. As a solo artist, Falco had taken an interest in the sounds and rhythms of rap music, and was one of the first Europeans to incorporate rap stylings into pop and rock music. He is best known internationally for the rap-styled "Rock Me Amadeus" (inspired in part by the Oscar-winning film Amadeus) from his album Falco 3, which became a worldwide hit in 1986 and reached #1 on the US charts (arguably the first "rap" song to achieve this feat, notwithstanding Blondie's success with their 1981 hit "Rapture" and the fact that "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice from 1990 being cited as the first "true" rap record to top the Billboard Hot 100). It was the first German-language song to reach #1 in the USA. Falco's first hit was "Der Kommissar" (a partial rap song about drug consumption) from the 1982 album
1 | Rock Me Amadeus Club Remix | The Remix Hit Collection |
2 | Nothing Sweeter Than Arabia (Relevant Madhouse Dan | Falco 3 |
3 | Vienna Calling (Wait For The Extended Mix) | Falco 3 |
4 | Männer des Westens-Any Kind Of Land (Wilde Bube Ve | Falco 3 |
5 | Jeanny (Sus-Mix-Spect Crime Version) | Falco 3 |
6 | It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (No Mix) | Falco 3 |
7 | Wiener Blut Club Remix | The Remix Hit Collection |
8 | The Sound Of Musik | The Remix Hit Collection |
9 | America (City Of Grinzing Version) | Falco 3 |
10 | Munich Girls (Lookin' For Love) | Falco 3 |
11 | Vienna Calling | The Remix Hit Collection |
12 | Rock Me Amadeus | Falco: Greatest Hits |
13 | Macho Macho (Sensible Boy's Song) | Falco 3 |
14 | Tango The Night (Love Mix) | Falco 3 |
15 | America (The City Of Grinzing Version) | Falco 3 |
16 | Rock Me Amadeus (Gold Mix) | Falco 3 |
17 | Munich Girls (Just Another Paid One) | Falco 3 |
18 | Der Kommisar | Einzelhaft |