Falco (musician)

. She is also noted for her trademark long hair, which reaches right down to the floor. The spoken intro jokingly refers to Falco as "a gang bangin' thug" and "money makin' playa". While the tribute may have been less than 100% sincere, there is no denying that Falco's combination of pop melody with rap-styled vocal delivery has proven highly influential in recent years. From October 1987 until March 1996, her duet was the theme song for the serial. In 2002, the American comic rock group, The Bloodhound Gang dedicated their song, "Mope" to him. In 1987, she guest-starred on the soap opera Another World and sang a duet with Gary Morris. In 2000, the musical Falco Meets Amadeus was produced and staged in Germany. Gayle continues to record and perform, but has not achieved the same level of commercial success she enjoyed in the late 1970s.

. She continued achieve success on the country charts, with such songs as Why Have You Left The One You Left Me For, and achieved several hits on the pop charts including Talking In Your Sleep, Half The Way and a duet with Eddie Rabbitt, You And I. He died of severe head injuries received following his SUV's collision with a bus near the resort of Puerto Plata, in the Dominican Republic at age 40. She won a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for this single. Because it was told from the point of view of a rapist, several DJs and radio stations refused to play it. Fuelled by the worldwide hit single Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue, which reached number two on the US pop charts, the album became the first album by a female country and western artist to achieve platinum sales in the US. The song Jeanny became somewhat of a controversy when it was released in Germany and the Netherlands. Her fourth album, We Must Believe in Magic (released in 1977) brought her to a wide audience.

An English cover version of Der Kommissar by After the Fire became a Top 5 hit in the United States. Born Brenda Gail Webb in Paintsville, Kentucky, Gayle began performing and recording during the early 1970s. Other well-known international hits include Der Kommissar (a partial rap song about drug consumption) from the 1982 album Einzelhaft and Vienna Calling from Falco 3. She is also the sister of singer Loretta Lynn. ("Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice from 1991 is usually cited as the first true rap record to top the Billboard Hot 100.). Crystal Gayle (born January 9, 1951) is an American country and western singer. He was best known internationally for the rap-styled Rock Me Amadeus (inspired in part by the Oscar-winning film Amadeus) from his album Falco 3, which became a worldwide hit in 1986 and reached Number 1 on the US charts, arguably the first rap song to achieve this feat.

As a solo artist, Falco had taken an interest in the sounds and rhythms of rap music, and was one of the first Europeans to incorporate rap stylings into pop and rock music. Before becoming an international popstar, he was bass-player in the Austrian hard-rock band Drahdiwaberl. He was born in Vienna and studied at the Vienna Music Conservatory. Falco (February 19, 1957 - February 6, 1998) was the stage name of the classical music prodigy turned Austrian rock star, Johann Hölzel (also Hans Hölzel).

Verdammt wir leben noch (2000). Out Of The Dark (1998). Nachtflug (1992). The Remix Hit Collection (1991).

Data de Groove (1990). Wiener Blut (1988). Emotional(1986). Falco 3 (1985).

Junge Römer (1984). Einzelhaft (1982).