RECENT DEATH

Friday February 6, 1998 Falco, best known for his 1986 hit "Rock Me Amadeus", died in a car crash. Age 40

nicked from NME HOLIDAY CAR CRASH KILLS FALCO (1957 – 1998)

                           FALCO, the Austrian musician
                           who had the massive electronic
                           Europop smash hit in 1986 with
                           'Rock Me Amadeus', has been
                           killed in a car crash while on
                           holiday in the Dominican
                           Republic. He was 40.

                           Falco died in hospital from head
                           injuries suffered when the vehicle
                           he was travelling in was involved
                           in collision in the Dominican Republic resort of Puerta
                           Plata on February 6.|

                           Born Johann Holzel, Falco was a gifted performer of
                           classical music during his childhood who decided to make
                           his career in pop music during the electro-friendly '80s.
                           Besides the worldwide chart-topper '...Amadeus' he also
                           scored a hit with 'Der Kommisar'.

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                        Pop musician Falco dies in car crash
                        SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) --
                      Falco, a classical music prodigy who turned to pop
                      music and had a 1986 hit with "Rock Me Amadeus,"
                      has died in a traffic accident, officials said Saturday.
                      He was 40.

                       The Austrian-born singer and songwriter, whose
                      original name was Johann Holzel, suffered a severe
                      head injury when his sport utility vehicle collided with
                      a bus as he was pulling onto a highway Friday
                      evening near the resort of Puerto Plata. He died at a
                      Puerta Plata hospital.

                       There were no other injuries in the crash. Police
                      detained the bus driver, but no charges have been
                      filed.

                       Police said Holzel was vacationing at the resort, one
                      of the most popular tourism destinations in this
                      Caribbean country, especially among Europeans.

                       Falco was a classical music child prodigy who
                      turned to pop music.

                       His albums featured the synthesizer-based pop rock
                      that was popular in the 1980s. His hits included "Der
                      Kommisar," "Rock Me Amadeus," and "Vienna
                      Calling."

                       Officials at the hospital where Holzel died said his
                      body was moved to Luis Eduardo Aybar Hospital in
                      Santiago, about 35 miles south of Puerto Plata where
                      an autopsy would be performed.

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