Falco

Johann (Hans) Hölzel (19 February 1957 – 6 February 1998), better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian rap, pop and rock musician and had four #1 Hits - "Der Kommissar," "Rock Me Amadeus," "Jeanny," and "Coming Home (Jeanny Part 2)." He is the first and so far only artist to score a #1 Hit in the U.S. with a German language song.

Early years

Born in Vienna, studying at the Vienna Music Conservatory in 1977 which he left after one semester to pursue a career in music, he lived for a short time in West Berlin while singing in a jazz-rock band. When he returned to Vienna he was calling himself "Falco," reportedly in tribute to the East German ski jumper Falko Weißpflog, and playing in the Austrian bands Spinning Wheel and Hallucination Company. En route to becoming an international rock star in his own right, he was bass player in the Austrian hard rock-punk rock band Drahdiwaberl (from 1978 until 1983). With Drahdiwaberl he wrote and performed the song "Ganz Wien," which he would also include on his debut solo album, Einzelhaft.

Falco's first hit was "Der Kommissar," from the 1982 album Einzelhaft

Death

Falco's grave at Vienna ZentralfriedhofFalco died of severe injuries received from a collision with a bus in his Mitsubishi Pajero near the city of Puerto Plata, in the Dominican Republic on 6 February 1998, just two weeks before his 41st birthday. While it was initially reported that the autopsy showed high blood levels of alcohol and cocaine, this was disputed. At the time of his death, he was working on a comeback into the music world.

He was buried in the Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery) in Vienna, Austria.

但儘管如此，父母卻從不鼓勵他往音樂方面發展，寧可要他走比較“正常”的路，最好能夠取得“博士”的頭銜，哪一種都好，只要不是生活不穩定的音樂家。當然，由於熱愛音樂，Falco 並沒有聽任父母的安排，並且決定進入維也納音樂學院，接受古典音樂的訓練。不過，學校畢業之後，Falco 卻愛上了流行音樂，轉往西柏林發展，加入一支爵士搖滾樂隊，擔任主唱。有一天他在電視上看到滑雪跳躍比賽的轉播，對其中一位選手大為崇拜，於是根據那位選手的名字，改名為 Falco 。1980年初期開始個人演唱生涯的 Falco ，以半説半唱的個人演唱風格震驚樂壇。1981年以一曲“ Ganz Wien ”正式踏入歌壇。儘管這是一首反毒的歌曲，卻因為歌詞中提到“今日的維也納，人人都在服食海洛因”遭到禁播。1983年 Falco 以個人首張專輯中“ Der Kommissar ”率先以德文表現出饒舌的風格，打入告示牌舞曲排行的前十名，成為歐洲地區的首席男歌手。但因為歌曲採用德文，並未真正流行，反而是一支英國新浪潮團體 After The Fire 改用英語灌錄的版本大為轟動，在全美排行榜拿到第五名，Falco 因此開始受到英美樂迷的注意，而這首“ Der Kommissar ”亦是首度由白人歌手完成的 Rap 歌曲。1986年 Falco 邀請來自荷蘭的 Bolland Brothers （波藍德兄弟）擔任製作人，推出個人第三張專輯《 Falco III 》，不但在歐洲颳起一陣旋風，其中揉合古典樂風與 Rap 説唱方式的單曲“ Rock Me Amadeus ”，不僅在歐陸形成一股狂潮，更挾着莫扎特之名，趁着電影《 Amadeus 阿瑪迪斯》的轟動，拿下奧斯卡多項大獎，為他在全球流行榜奪得冠軍，亦蟬聯美國單曲榜四周冠軍。揉合古典樂風與流行舞曲節奏，加上 Falco 獨特的念歌方式，真是帶給所有樂迷煥然一新的感受，就如同莫扎特的音樂當年所引起的震撼，亦使 Falco 成為第一位在美國榜上贏得冠軍寶座的歐洲本土藝人。Falco 緊接着從同專輯《 Falco III 》中，推出另一首帶着歇斯底里及詭秘意味的抒情曲“ Jeanny ”，但因為探討娼妓問題的主題而遭到封殺，不過仍然在德國勇奪冠軍。在“ Rock Me Amadeus ”之後幾年，Falco 陸續發行《 Emotional 》和《 Wiener Blut 》專輯，不過成績還是無法超越前作。不幸地，1998年2月6日，當 Falco 完成新專輯《 Out of the Dark, Into the Light 》時，卻發生車禍意外身亡，享年41歲。 o《 Out of the Dark, Into the Light 》是在 Falco 去世後才發行的，可以説是 Falco 的遺作。Falco 是二十世紀最成功的奧地利流行歌手之一，他的作品通常混合了朋克、搖滾、舞曲和古典；儘管他實際活躍的期間並不算太長，但他生前留下的那些作品卻由於風格特殊，至今依然深受懷念與喜愛。

推薦歌曲:jeanny三部曲

豪血寺一族種的Falco

Falco是一個老賭徒誰，擅長撲克，麻將或骰子之類，只要代價是高昂的賭博。好像是Goketsuji姐妹的老朋友。

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