Falco Rock Me Amadeus EP (2020)

With this Hit, Falco has made chart history: it is the only German-language Hit to date to climb both the top position of the American Billboard Charts and the British Top 40. That the Hit also went to Number 1 in Germany and in Falco's home country Austria is almost self-evident. But that's not all: Falco also became the first white man to enter the American Black music Charts with a"Rap" Hit. There it reached at least Place 6. this record was valid at least until the appearance of Eminem in 2002.

Falco was the most internationally successful pop artist ever to come out of Austria, best known for his 1986 chart-topping hit "Rock Me Amadeus." Born Johann Holzel in Vienna on February 19, 1957, he was a classically trained child prodigy, but after graduating from the Vienna Conservatoire, he relocated to West Berlin and began fronting a jazz-rock band. Rechristening himself Falco in honor of the German skier Falko Weissflog, he returned to Vienna in time to play bass on the punk outfit Drahdiwaberl's 1979 album Psycho Today, penning their best-known song, "Ganz Wein." Falco began his solo career in 1982 with the LP Einzelhaft; his "Der Kommissar," which fused techno-pop with rapped German lyrics, became a major European hit and a club favorite in the U.S., with a cover version by the group After the Fire reaching the Top Five in 1983. The follow-up, "Jeanny," was banned outright by radio as a result of its theme of prostitution, but nevertheless went on to top the German charts. While 1984's Junge Roemer attracted little attention, in 1986 Falco issued Falco 3, highlighted by the single "Rock Me Amadeus," a campy blend of classical music and synth pop which topped both the American and British charts. While the rock ballad "Vienna Calling" was a minor hit, Falco's subsequent efforts, including 1986's Emotional and 1988's Wiener Blut, fared poorly; he had been long out of the spotlight when he died in a car accident on February 6, 1998 at the age of 40.

NOW Music is proud to present the next instalment in our ongoing ‘Yearbook’ series, NOW – Yearbook 1986; 80 tracks from a fantastic year in pop!Opening with two stellar #1s, ‘A Different Corner’ from George Michael and ‘The Sun Always Shines On T.V.’ from a-ha, before leading into huge hits from Duran Duran (‘Notorious’), Kate Bush (‘Hounds Of Love’) and ‘Thorn In My Side’ from Eurythmics.

Recorded Live At Rock City, Nottingham, November - 1986 Named by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the Top 20 Guitarists of All Time, Richard Thompson is also one of the world's most critically acclaimed and prolific songwriters. He has received Lifetime Achievement Awards for Songwriting on both sides of the Atlantic - from the Americana Music Association in Nashville to Britain's BBC Awards and the prestigious Ivor Novello.In 2011, Thompson was the recipient of the OBE (Order of the British Empire) personally bestowed upon him by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. Most recently, the Americana Music Honors & Awards nominated him for ''Artist of the Year''.

6.Februar 2025 - FALCO - “Ultimate Hits – A New Experience“ EP mit Dolby Atmos-Mixen seiner größten Hits - (VÖ 7.2.2025). Zum 27.Todestag von Falco veröffentlicht SONY MUSIC zum ersten Mal Der Kommissar, Junge Roemer, Rock Me Amadeus, Vienna Calling und Jeanny in atemberaubenden Dolby Atmos-Mixen auf Apple, Amazon Music und Tidal.
DOLBY ATMOS ist ein immersives Klangerlebnis, das die Art und Weise, wie Musik erzeugt und genossen wird, verändert. Es bringt Musik auf eine neue Ebene, indem es den Hörer in den Song eintauchen lässt, um Details mit unvergleichlicher Klarheit und Tiefe zu enthüllen. Ob es darum geht, die Schichten von Instrumenten zu hören, die sich rundherum bewegen, den subtilen Atem eines Sängers zwischen den Texten wahrzunehmen oder von einer Welle von Melodien umhüllt zu werden - nichts ist mit dem Hören von Musik in Dolby Atmos vergleichbar. ( @Ronald Seunig Wolfgang Kosmata

6.Februar 2025 - FALCO - “Ultimate Hits – A New Experience“ EP mit Dolby Atmos-Mixen seiner größten Hits - (VÖ 7.2.2025). Zum 27.Todestag von Falco veröffentlicht SONY MUSIC zum ersten Mal Der Kommissar, Junge Roemer, Rock Me Amadeus, Vienna Calling und Jeanny in atemberaubenden Dolby Atmos-Mixen auf Apple, Amazon Music und Tidal.
DOLBY ATMOS ist ein immersives Klangerlebnis, das die Art und Weise, wie Musik erzeugt und genossen wird, verändert. Es bringt Musik auf eine neue Ebene, indem es den Hörer in den Song eintauchen lässt, um Details mit unvergleichlicher Klarheit und Tiefe zu enthüllen. Ob es darum geht, die Schichten von Instrumenten zu hören, die sich rundherum bewegen, den subtilen Atem eines Sängers zwischen den Texten wahrzunehmen oder von einer Welle von Melodien umhüllt zu werden - nichts ist mit dem Hören von Musik in Dolby Atmos vergleichbar. ( @Ronald Seunig Wolfgang Kosmata