Holly Johnson
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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.
Known for
Credits
Body Double (1984)
as Singing Nightclub Doorman (uncredited)
Holly Johnson - Baloise Session 2022 (2022)
as Self
Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Welcome to the Pleasuredome (2025)
as Lead Vocals
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? (2024)
as Self
Queer as Art (2017)
as Self
Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Hard On (2000)
as Holly Johnson / Self - Interviewee
Freedom: 50 Years of Pride (2022)
as Self
The Sound of Protest (—)
Actor
Holly Johnson mit der SWR1 Band beim Finale der SWR1 Hitparade 2019 (2019)
as Self - Performer
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Frankie Say Greatest (2009)
as Holly Johnson
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Legendary Children [All of Them Queer] (2023)
Actor