Austrian 80s popstar Falco gets his own Vienna streetAustrian 80s pop-star Falco Falco a genus of the family Falconidae (birds of prey). Includes F. biarmicus—lanner falcon, F. columbaris—kestrel, pigeon hawk or merlin, F. mexicanus—prairie falcon, F. peregrinus—peregrine falcon, F. rusticolus—gyrfalcon, F. , famous for his hit "Rock Me Amadeus", will soon have a street named after him in his hometown home·town n. The town or city of one's birth, rearing, or main residence. Noun 1. hometown - the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown again" of Vienna, the city announced Tuesday. "Falcogasse", or Falco Lane, will be inaugurated on June 5 near where his mother used to live in Donaustadt, an outer district of the capital. Falco, who died at 40 in a car crash in the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (dəmĭn`ĭkən), republic (2005 est. pop. 8,950,000), 18,700 sq mi (48,442 sq km), West Indies, on the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola. The capital and largest city is Santo Domingo. in 1998, was one of the few Austrian artists to make it big in the international music scene, even topping the US charts in 1986 with "Rock Me Amadeus". Other international hits included "Der Kommissar Der Kommissar is:
During his career, the artist, whose real name was Johann Hoelzel, sold over 60 million records. 
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