
Holly Johnson
ActingBorn 1960-02-09 · Liverpool, England, UK
Biography
William Holly Johnson (born 9 February 1960) is an English artist, musician, and writer, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, who achieved huge commercial success in the mid-1980s. Prior to that, in the late 1970s he was a bassist for the band Big in Japan. In 1989, Johnson's debut solo album, Blast, reached number one in the UK albums chart. Two singles from the album – "Love Train" and "Americanos" – reached the top 5 of the UK Singles Chart. In the 1990s, he also embarked on writing, painting, and printmaking careers.
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The Sound of Protest
Rated 8 out of 10 
Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Oct 31, 2025Rated 9 out of 10
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
Nov 25, 2024Rated 8 out of 10
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
May 06, 2023Rated 9 out of 10![Legendary Children [All of Them Queer]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/zK3IyPRrNTy9sCy09O5mxqrXB2p.jpg)
Legendary Children [All of Them Queer]
Jun 16, 2023
Holly Johnson - Baloise Session 2022
Nov 11, 2022Rated 8 out of 10
Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
Jul 02, 2022Rated 8 out of 10Holly Johnson mit der SWR1 Band beim Finale der SWR1 Hitparade 2019
Oct 25, 2019
Queer as Art
Jul 27, 2017Rated 3.2 out of 10
Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Frankie Say Greatest
Feb 11, 2009
Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Hard On
Nov 13, 2000Rated 8.3 out of 10
Body Double
Oct 25, 1984Rated 6.7 out of 10