Robert Ponger

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Robert Ponger
Born1950 (age 74–75)
Vienna
GenresRock
Occupations Record producer, songwriter
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Robert Ponger (born 1950, Vienna) is an Austrian songwriter and record producer, most famous for his work with Austrian singer Falco. [1]

Ponger produced and shared writing credits on Falco's first two solo albums, 1982's Einzelhaft and 1984's Junge Roemer . [1] He co-wrote the song "Der Kommissar", which was a hit for both Falco in its original German and later for the British rock band After the Fire, whose English translation of the song became a top-ten Billboard hit in 1983. [1] [2]

Following his early work with Falco, Ponger co-wrote and produced music by Austrian singer Udo Jürgens. [3] He later reunited with Falco to co-write and produce the singer's 1990 album Data de Groove . [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Robert Ponger: credits". Allmusic . Retrieved February 19, 2010.
  2. ↑ "After the Fire: Billboard Singles". Allmusic . Retrieved February 19, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Various - Gute Laune Aus Südwest - Radiotreff (Vinyl, LP)". discogs.com. 1983. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
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