Birth Name: Johann Hölzel
Date of Birth: 19 February 1957
Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria
Date of Death: 6 February 1998
Place of Death: between Villa Montellano and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Ethnicity: Austrian
Falco was an Austrian musician. He was the son of Maria (Saurer) and Alois Hölzel. He was married to Isabella Vitkovic.
Falco’s stage name derived from East German former ski jumper Falko Weißpflog.
Falco’s paternal grandparents were ? Hölzel and Cäcilia.
Falco’s maternal grandparents were Johann Rehling (the son of Tobias “Toberl” Rehling and Maria Beigelbeck) and Maria Saurer. Tobias was the son of Johann Rehling and Maria Amtmann. Falco’s great-grandmother Maria was the daughter of Josephus Beigelbeck and Maria Hahn.
Source: Genealogy of Falco (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.myheritage.com