Falco – Der Kommissar, 1981 (Video)

[ Falco – “Der Kommissar(1981 – Video) ]

“Der Kommissar” is a song recorded by Austrian artist Falco in 1981. The song was written by Robert Ponger and Falco. It reached the top of the charts in many European countries.

 

[ After the Fire – “Der Kommissar(1982 – EN Cover) ]

Der Kommissar is a compilation album released by the band After the Fire in 1982, featuring the new title track, an English-language cover of a Falco hit from earlier that year. The cover version as an English translation by the group After the Fire in 1982 had great success too.

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Falco (Johann ‘Hans’ Hölzel, 1957-1998) was an Austrian singer and musician. He had several international hits, including “Der Kommissar” (1981), “Rock Me Amadeus”, “Vienna Calling”, “Jeanny”, “The Sound of Musik”, “Coming Home (Jeanny Part II, One Year Later)”, and posthumously “Out of the Dark”.
“Rock Me Amadeus” reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts in 1986, making Falco the only artist in history to score a number-one hit with a German language song in the USA. According to his estate, he has sold 20 million albums and 40 million singles, which makes him the best-selling Austrian singer of all time.
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