Robert Ponger is an Austrian songwriter and record producer, most famous for his work with Austrian singer Falco

Falco (musician)

Johann Hölzel , better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian pop and rock musician and rapper. He had several international hits: "Der Kommissar", "Rock Me Amadeus", "Vienna Calling", "Jeanny", "The Sound of Musik", "Coming Home " and posthumously, "Out Of The Dark"...

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Ponger produced and shared writing credits on Falco's first two solo albums, 1982's Einzelhaft

Einzelhaft

Einzelhaft, , is the name of the first album by Falco. It was released in Austria, Germany, the United States, Japan, Spain, Italy, Canada, Sweden and Finland....

and 1984's Junge Roemer

Junge Roemer

Junge Roemer is the second album by Austrian pop rap artist Falco, released in 1984.- Production and success :The album was a #1 hit in his native Austria. The title track was a hit single there as well as in Switzerland, and most notably in Spain, where it peaked at #2...

. He co-wrote the song "Der Kommissar

Der Kommissar (song)

"'" is a song first recorded by Falco in Austria in 1981, covered a year later by After the Fire and reworked in 1983 by Laura Branigan. Originally written by Robert Ponger and Falco, the Falco version reached the top of the charts in many countries....

", which was a hit for both Falco in its original German and later for the British rock band After the Fire

After the Fire

After the Fire are a British rock band that progressed from playing progressive rock to new wave over their initial twelve-year career, while having only one hit in the United States, and one hit in the United Kingdom .-Early career:Keyboard player Peter Banks originally formed the band in the...

, whose English translation of the song became a top-ten Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

hit in 1983.

Following his early work with Falco, Ponger co-wrote and produced music by Austrian singer Udo Jürgens

Udo Jürgens

Udo Jürgens is an Austrian composer and singer of popular music whose career spans over fifty years...

. He later reunited with Falco to co-write and produce the singer's 1990 album Data de Groove

Data de Groove

Data de Groove is the sixth album by Falco, released in 1990 - a collaboration again with producer Robert Ponger. It was dedicated to the computer era and peaked #11 in Austria...

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