Falco
Life Real name: Johann Hölzel Born: February 19, 1957 Died: February 6, 1998 Born in Vienna He was the only survivor of triplets He was buried in the Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery) in Vienna, Austria.
Education Recognized as a child prodigy and schooled in classical music Graduated from the Vienna Music Conservatory in 1997
Bands Spinning Wheel Hallucinogen Company Drahdiwaberl (1978-1983)
Discography 1982-Einzelhaft (Solitary Confinement or Incarceration) 1984-Junge Roemer (Young Romans) 1985-Falco 3 1986-Emotional 1988-Wiener Blut (Viennese Blood) 1990-Data de Groove 1991-The Remix Hit Collection 1992-Nachtflug (Night flight) 1996-Greatest Hits2 1997-Greatest Hits Vol. II 1998-Best Of 1998-Out Of The Dark (Into The Light) 1998-The Hit-Singles 1999-The Final Curtain - The Ultimate Best Of 1999-Verdammt wir leben noch (Damn it, we’re still alive) 1999-Live Forever (Live Album) 2007-Hoch wie nie (Best Of) (Higher than ever) 2007-Einzelhaft (25th Anniversary Edition)
Significant Achievements ‘Rock Me Amadeus’ reached number 1 in the US and remained in the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks His albums and singles have sold about 60 million copies worldwide
Quotes “When I die some day they will all give me three cheers, the buggers!” "He was a superstar, he was so popular, he was so exalted because he had style, he was a virtuoso, he was a rock idol, and everybody screamed…" "Look into my heart, I am an open book, I have nothing to hide."
Interesting Facts Changed his name to Falco in 1977 after the East German skier Falko Weisspflog
Bibliography http://www.wieninternational.at/en/node/2949?PHPSESSID=895aceb56d1ac3fdc249bd4771bdb8e0 http://www.wieninternational.at/en/node/2783 http://www.falco-fr.com/index.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falco_(musician) http://viennaconservatoryofmusic.com/ Made by Romy Erste Stunde Deutsch 1