Robert Ponger (born 1950,

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) is an Austrian songwriter and record producer, most famous for his work with Austrian singer Falco. Ponger produced and shared writing credits on Falco's first two solo albums, 1982's ''

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'' and 1984's '' Junge Roemer''. 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

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

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'' hit in 1983. Following his early work with Falco, Ponger co-wrote and produced music by Austrian singer

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

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