Falco: Feb. 19, 1957 - Feb. 6, 1998

Falco (Johann Hoelzl) was a superstar!
Today is his 10th obit.
His early death left a hole in the heart of music-fans.
He was the only Austrian musician who had real international success with hits like 'Der Kommissar' and 'Rock me Amadeus'.
Of course he also had to deal with all the ups and downs coming along with that business.
His style and attitude were so unique nobody will ever replace him.

Just on time the movie 'Falco - Verdammt wir leben noch!' (Damn it, we're still alive!) comes to theaters tomorrow. I am going to watch it as soon as I can.

Another tribute to his great work is the newly released DVD 'Falco Symphonic' where you can see a concert he gave in 1994 in Wiener Neustadt (my hometown) together with the Symphonic Orchestra of our conservatory. In long hours the video snippets were put together and the track of the orchestra was brought in new, because of the low quality of the original recording. But Falcos voice is from the genuine concert recording. On the according CD even his voice was taken from studio recordings to make it better.

Websites: Falco (official site in German), Wikipedia
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MC listened to: Falco - Emotional
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