Robert Ponger | |
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Born | 1950 (age 74–75) Vienna |
Genres | Rock |
Occupation(s) | 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]
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