„Ganz Wien ist so herrlich hin, hin, hin“

On Falco's Beginnings in the Spirit of the Late 1970s

Abstract

"Ganz Wien ist so herrlich hin, hin, hin": On Falco’s Beginnings in the Spirit of the Late 1970s: Peter Ernst opens the focus on 'Viennese Pulp' by tracing the background of Johann Hölzel's international career. How much does he owe to the influences of his time and of the Viennese music scene, what is genuinely his own? Did he have models, and if so, what was their influence on him? What can we deduce from his early work? The question discussed here is how much of the spirit of the late 1970s is in the persona 'Falco'.