Christian Kolonovits

Christian Kolonovits (born February 25, 1952) was an Austrian composer, conductor, and music producer from Rechnitz. Kolonovits studied at the Wiener Musikhochschule and performed as a studio musician before joining the group Milestones in 1972. He composed the hit single “Hollywood” (1974) for Waterloo & Robinson and collaborated with artists including Wolfgang Ambros, Rainhard Fendrich, and Maria Bill. In 1976, he released the solo album Life Is Just a Carnival. Kolonovits directed the orchestra for Austria’s Eurovision entries in 1977 and 1993. He arranged the Scorpions album Moment of Glory (2000) and composed the pop opera Antonia und der Reißteufel (2009). He received the Goldenes Verdienstzeichen des Landes Wien (2005) and a Platin-Romy (2018). Kolonovits joined the ORF Board of Trustees in 2022 and composed the score for the film Aufputzt is’ (2025).