1957 - 1998
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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Among singers, Falco ranks 177 out of 3,528. Before 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.
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 171
1619 - 1677
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 172
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 173
1943 - 2016
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 174
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 175
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 176
1957 - 1998
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 177
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 178
1936 - 1982
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 179
1957 - 2000
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 180
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 181
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 182
1907 - 1981
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 183
Among people born in 1957, Falco ranks 23. Before 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 23. Before 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.
1957 - 2020
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 17
1957 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 18
1957 - Present
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 19
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 20
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 21
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 22
1957 - 1998
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 23
1957 - 2000
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 24
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 25
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 26
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 27
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 28
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 29
1902 - 1998
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 17
1918 - 1998
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 18
1912 - 1998
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 19
1926 - 1998
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 20
1934 - 1998
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 21
1924 - 1998
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 22
1957 - 1998
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 23
1915 - 1998
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 24
1905 - 1998
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 25
1910 - 1998
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 26
1908 - 1998
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 27
1914 - 1998
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 28
1942 - 1998
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 29
Among people born in Austria, Falco ranks 233 out of 1,237. Before 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).
1586 - 1632
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 227
1887 - 1953
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 228
1766 - 1803
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 229
1893 - 1970
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 230
1884 - 1939
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 231
1960 - 1994
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 232
1957 - 1998
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 233
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 234
1891 - 1955
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 235
1892 - 1930
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 236
1911 - 1990
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 237
1869 - 1950
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 238
1762 - 1770
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 239
Among singers born in Austria, Falco ranks 1. After 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).
1957 - 1998
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 1
1934 - 2014
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 2
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 3
1872 - 1952
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 4
1744 - 1812
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 5
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 6
1929 - 2000
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 7
1768 - 1840
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 8
1872 - 1947
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 9
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 10
1931 - 2017
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 11
1936 - Present
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 12