Acting
Holly Johnson
Also Known As: Frankie Goes to Hollywood, William Holly Johnson, William Johnson
Birth Date
February 9, 1960
(66 years old)
Place of Birth
Liverpool, England, UK
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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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Newsnight
1980 • 1 episode
The One Show
Self
2006 • 1 episode
Wogan
Performer (aka Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
1982 • 1 episode
Benidorm
Himself
2007 • 1 episode
The Word
1990 • 1 episode
Body Double
Singing Nightclub Doorman (uncredited)
1984
TV Story Superstar
Self (archive footage)
2020 • 1 episode
The Bob Monkhouse Show
Self
1983 • 1 episode
George Michael: Outed
Self
2023 • 5 episodes
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2023
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
Self
2024
Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
Self
2022
Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Lead Vocals
2025
Holly Johnson - Baloise Session 2022
Self
2022
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Legendary Children [All of Them Queer]
2023
Queer as Art
Self
2017
Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Hard On
Holly Johnson / Self - Interviewee
2000
Holly Johnson mit der SWR1 Band beim Finale der SWR1 Hitparade 2019
Self - Performer
2019
The Sound of Protest
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Frankie Say Greatest
Holly Johnson
2009