The Resume

(February 19, 1957-February 6, 1998)
Birth name was Johann Hölzl
Recorded 'Rock Me Amadeus' (rated #44 on VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders)

Why he might be annoying:

He went by a pretentious single name.
Though Austrian, he named himself after German skier Falko Weissflog.
He wrote 'Rock Me Amadeus' to capitalize on the successful 1984 Tom Hulce movie 'Amadeus.'
After 'Rock Me Amadeus' left the charts, his career was essentially over.
He had a child out of wedlock (1986).

Why he might not be annoying:

He graduated from the Vienna Conservatoire as a child prodigy in classical music.
He penned the Top 5 hit song 'Der Kommissar' recorded by After the Fire (1983).
A follow-up song, 'Jeanny,' was banned by almost every radio station (except in Germany) due to its prostitution theme.
'Rock Me Amadeus' topped both the US and UK charts (1986).
He died in a car wreck at age 40 (1998).

Credit: Scar Tactics

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alcohol Contributed to My Death
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [February] (Ranked: 2191957)
• Cleft Chins
• I Abused Cocaine
• I am from Vienna, Austria
• I Died in 1998 (Ranked: 40)
• I Died in a Car
• I Fathered Children Out of Wedlock
• I Performed on American Bandstand [E-K]
• I was Involved in a Car Accident in 1998
• I'm Buried at Zentralfriedhof [Central Cemetary] in Vienna, Austria
• Known By a Single Name
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Bow Tie
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Tux
• Men who Dress like Pimps
• MuchMoreMusic Listed: Top 20 Best One-Hit Wonders of the 80's (Ranked: 13)
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard's US Singles Chart [1980's] (Ranked: 1986)
• My Song was Banned on the BBC
• Profiles 14001-14250 (Ranked: 14042)
• Scar Tactics' Profiles [Series 01]
• Tops of the Pops [UK] Guest Performers
• Twins
• VH-1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders (Ranked: 44)
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (Ranked: 87)
• VH-1's 40 Most Awesomely Bad #1 Song Performers (Ranked: 22)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19980206)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 51 Votes: 49.02% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 26 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 73 Votes: 45.21% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 146 Votes: 49.32% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 76 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 53.57% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 53 Votes: 39.62% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 54 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 84 Votes: 54.76% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 103 Votes: 66.02% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 519 Votes: 43.55% Annoying