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Falco

1957 - 1998

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Johann "Hans" Hölzel (German: [ˈjoːhan hans ˈhœltsl̩]; 19 February 1957 – 6 February 1998), better known by his stage name Falco, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Falco has received more than 353,583 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Falco is the 177th most popular singer (up from 180th in 2019), the 233rd most popular biography from Austria (up from 256th 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.

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  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Falco ranks 177 out of 3,528Before him are İbrahim Tatlıses, Barbara Strozzi, Chris Rea, Esma Redžepova, Manu Chao, and Sofia Rotaru. After him are David Coverdale, Anna German, Ofra Haza, Bryan Ferry, Neil Diamond, and Zarah Leander.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Falco ranks 23Before him are Qasem Soleimani, Melanie Griffith, Aki Kaurismäki, Stefan Löfven, Steve Buscemi, and Carole Bouquet. After him are Ofra Haza, Paul Kagame, Richard E. Grant, Dr. Alban, Ai Weiwei, and Kelly McGillis. Among people deceased in 1998, Falco ranks 23Before him are Theodore Schultz, Frederick Reines, Otto Kretschmer, Vasily Arkhipov, Alfred Schnittke, and Allan MacLeod Cormack. After him are Bob Kane, George H. Hitchings, Galina Ulanova, Martha Gellhorn, Alan Hodgkin, and Conrad Schumann.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Falco ranks 233 out of 1,237Before him are Leopold V, Archduke of Austria (1586), Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick (1887), Franz Xaver Süssmayr (1766), Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma (1893), Otto Rank (1884), and Roland Ratzenberger (1960). After him are Klaus Ebner (1964), Alexander Wienerberger (1891), Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (1892), Bruno Kreisky (1911), Karl Seitz (1869), and Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria (1762).

Among SINGERS In Austria

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