Acting
Falco
Born 1957-02-19 · Vienna, Austria
Johann Hölzel (19 February 1957 – 6 February 1998), better known by his stage name Falco (from Falko Weißpflog), 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. 1 on the Billboard charts in 1986, making Falco the only artist in history to score a number-one hit with a German language song in the United States. According to his estate, he has sold 20 million albums and 40 million singles, which makes him the best-selling Austrian singer of all time. Also notable was his very early, first notable, creation of a successful non-English language rap music song ("Der Kommissar"), recorded in December 1981. It was covered a year later by the British rock band After the Fire, hitting the US Billboard Hot 100 on 22 February 1983. Hölzel died of severe injuries received on 6 February 1998, at age 40, when his Mitsubishi Pajero collided with a bus on the road linking the towns of Villa Montellano and Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. At the time of his death, he was planning a comeback, which was successful with the posthumously released album Out of the Dark (Into the Light). His body was returned to Austria and buried at the Vienna Central Cemetery.
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3.4Young Tina has a big dream, she wants to become a successful pop singer. That's why she tries her luck in the music show 'Formel Eins'. There she meets all kinds of stars like Falco, Meat Loaf, Die Toten Hosen and Pia Zadora and of course the presenter Ingolf Lück. The result is a colorful mix-up and the question arises as to whether Tina can make her dream come true.
Feel the Motion
1985
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Melodies and Rythms of Foreign Pop Music
1976
4.6Mike and Susanne are a loving couple who keep afloat through petty crime. When they are pursued by the police following a robbery at a jewelry store, they seek refuge in a slaughterhouse.
Geld oder Leber!
1986
NRWith hits like "Vienna Calling, "Jeanny, and "Der Kommissar", the Austrian popstar Falco shaped the music scene of the '80s. He is the only Austrian pop singer to gain international success, and he achieved the first #1 German-language song on the US charts with "Rock Me Amadeus". His success, turbulent years, and early death made him a music legend. Director Patrick Hibler accompanied Falco's career himself as a journalist for a while, and here he forms a portrait which shows Falco's personal side.
Falco - Forever Young
2017
4.0A cheerful music film with the Austrian pop star Johann Hölzel (better known as Falco), in which he travels around the world.
Heroes of Today
1984
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Er war Superstar - Falco
2017
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol2
2004
7.3No synopsis available yet.
Falco: Everything
2000
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Falco - Hoch wie nie
1998
9.0Falco in 1993 on the Danube Island in Vienna in front of 100,000 fans—an impressive concert has found its way onto DVD. Viewers can quickly understand why the "Falcon" became Austria's number one pop legend. With minimal effort and subtle theatrical gestures, he captivates the audience -- not only with his hits "Der Kommissar," "Jeanny," "Vienna Calling," and "Sound of Music." The atmosphere is perfect — despite, or perhaps because of, the thunderstorm that rolled in during the famous concert. The fact that lightning struck right next to the stage during "Nachtflug" and temporarily knocked out the sound system is, so to speak, a sign of the energetic atmosphere of that evening.
Falco - L.I.V.E Donauinsel + Stadthalle Wien
2004
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Falco - Forever Number One: 40 Jahre "Rock Me Amadeus"
2026
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Opus & Friends-Graz Liebenau 1985
2013
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Falco - In concert
2023
5.2Falcos einziger Auftritt mit grossem Orchester Ein posthumes Geschenk zum 10. Todestag. Und ein Wunder moderner Tontechnik, mit deren Hilfe aus einem fragmentarischen Live-Mitschnitt ein Werk realisiert wurde, dass des Falken würdig ist. Ob "Jeanny", "Ganz Wien" oder "Amadeus" - Die Hits des Weltstars aus Österreich sind bis heute legendär. Doch das frühe Ableben des Künstlers machte viele Pläne und Hoffnungen zu Nichte. Auch jene, ein ganz besonderes Event noch einmal zu erleben, mit dem Falco im Jahr 1994 überraschte. Zum ersten und letzten Mal: Begleitet vom 80-Mann-Orchester des Wiener Neustädter Konservatoriums und vor mehr als 10'000 begeisterten Fans liess Falco damals den Domplatz erbeben. Niemand ahnte, dass dies das einzige Konzert dieser Art bleiben würde... Der Wunsch, Falco noch einmal in symphonischer Begleitung zu erleben, geht mit dieser DVD in Erfüllung
Falco: Symphonic
1994
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Falco - Muss ich denn sterben, um zu leben?
2011
NRFor the 60th birthday of the early-deceased Austropop legend, music filmmaker Rudi Dolezal reflects on Falco. He sketches a loose portrait of the artist persona and the person behind it, offering new insights into Hans Hölzel's final years.
Falco - Die ultimative Doku
2017
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Falco Live am Rathausplatz
1985
8.7No synopsis available yet.
Falco: Donauinsel Live
1993