Editing Vienna (section)

=== Popular music ===
Vienna has made significant contributions to [[pop music]], with pioneers of [[Austropop]] such as [[Georg Danzer]], [[Rainhard Fendrich]], [[Wolfgang Ambros]], and [[Peter Cornelius (singer-songwriter)|Peter Cornelius]]. [[Willi Resetarits]] lived in the city from the age of three. The internationally best-known Viennese artist was [[Falco (musician)|Falco]], whose song ”[[Rock Me Amadeus]]” is the only German-language song to reach [[Lists of Billboard number-one singles|number 1]] on the [[Billboard Hot 100|American Billboard Hot 100]], which it held for three weeks in [[List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1986|1986]]. His other hits, such as “[[Der Kommissar (song)|Der Kommissar]]” and “[[Jeanny (song)|Jeanny]]” also charted internationally. The founder of the American [[jazz fusion]] band [[Weather Report]] and [[Miles Davis]] [[Bitches Brew|collaborator]], [[Joe Zawinul]], was born in Vienna and studied music at the [[University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna|Conservatory of Vienna]]. [[File:Vienna 2007-04-16 Stadthalle Georg Danzer und Freunde (A3).jpg|thumb|Rainhard Fendrich, Georg Danzer, and Wolfgang Ambros (L-R) performing in the [[Wiener Stadthalle|Stadthalle]] in 2007.]]Current artists include [[Rapping|Rapper]] [[RAF Camora]], who grew up in the district of [[Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus]] and often emphasizes his ties to his home in his lyrics, as well as [[Hip hop music|hip-hop-musician]] [[Yung Hurn]] and [[Independent music|indie pop band]] [[Wanda (band)|Wanda]].

Multiple popular songs have been written about Vienna, such as [[Vienna (Billy Joel song)|"Vienna" (1977)]] by [[Billy Joel]], [[Vienna (Ultravox song)|"Vienna" (1981)]] by [[Ultravox]], and "[[Vienna Calling]]" by [[Falco (musician)|Falco]].

The [[Wienerlied]] is a unique song genre from Vienna. They are sung in [[Viennese German|Viennese dialect]] and often center around the city. There are approximately 60,000 – 70,000 Wienerlieder.

Every year the Donauinsel stages the ''[[Donauinselfest]]'', the largest open-air music festival in the world, with approximately 3 million attendees over three days.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 July 2018 |title=Music festivals: What's the world's biggest? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-44697302 |access-date=18 March 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB |archive-date=21 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921205721/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-44697302 |url-status=live }}</ref> The festival is organized by the [[SPÖ Vienna|SPÖ Wien]] and is free to enter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Willkommen |url=https://donauinselfest.at/willkommen/ |access-date=18 March 2024 |website=Donauinselfest 2023 vom 23. – 25. Juni 2023 |language=de |archive-date=30 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930055720/https://donauinselfest.at/willkommen/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Jazz Fest Wien|Vienna Jazz Festival]] has taken place almost every year since 1991 and has featured artists such as [[Nina Simone]], [[Miles Davis]], [[Dizzy Gillespie]], and [[Ravi Shankar]].