Rainhard Fendrich

Rainhard Fendrich (born February 27, 1955) is an Austrian musician, actor and entertainer. One of the leading figures of the Austropop genre, his lyrics are mostly written in Viennese German.

He was also a member of the supergroup Austria 3, along with Wolfgang Ambros and Georg Danzer.

In Austria, Fendrich is one of the most admired and influential native musicians, only topped by Falco and Udo Jürgens. Fourteen albums reached number one of the Austrian albums chart, the latest being Starkregen (2019). As of 2019, Fendrich sold more than 900 thousand records in Austria.

Outside Austria, he only scored a major hit in Germany and Switzerland with his 1988 single Macho Macho, while other singles reached lower chart positions.