FALCO: Mozart of the '80s?
With “one named” stars like Prince, Madonna and Sting in the spotlight of popular music, along comes another: Falco. Actually, the name Falco has been around for a number of years, but it’s the current hit singles—“Rock Me Amadeus” and “Vienna Calling”—from Falco’s new LP, Falco 3, that has the name reaching higher on the pop charts than ever before.
FALCO: Mozart of the '80s?
With “one named” stars like Prince, Madonna and Sting in the spotlight of popular music, along comes another: Falco. Actually, the name Falco has been around for a number of years, but it’s the current hit singles—“Rock Me Amadeus” and “Vienna Calling”—from Falco’s new LP, Falco 3, that has the name reaching higher on the pop charts than ever before.
Johann Holzel was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1957 to parents that had the name Bridgette picked out for the girl they had anticipated. The name Johann would later evolve into John DiFalco, then John Hudson, and finally Falco. (The singular name came about when the singer was watching a ski jump competition on TV. A favorite skier, Falko Weisspflog, happened to be making his jump when Hans was struck by an inspiration: he could repace the “k” with a “c” and change his name to Falco.) So, after hanging out in bars as Falco Sturmer and Falco Guttehrer, he eventually settled on just Falco.